Print a Drawing or a Model

The software uses Windows printers for printing the document. In addition, the software can have Vertex printers in use, defined in a setup file.

The presentation method for a printed model in the work window may be wire frame, shaded or visualized.

Do one of the following:
- Select File > Print from the menu bar.
- Select Print > Print from the toolbar.
Define the print settings in a dialog box.
- Select the printer from the Printer list.
- If necessary, click the Properties button to edit the printer properties.
- Select the scale from the Scale list.
- Select one of the following as the area to be printed:
  - Click All when you want to print the entire drawing.
  - Click Window when you want to print a certain area of the drawing.
- When printing a drawing, define which elements to print by clicking the Layers to print button.
- Position the drawing or model on the sheet using the Place drawing buttons.
Print Settings
Confirm your choices.

You can edit printing by pressing the Printer properties button. This change will be temporary. The change is valid until you start the software again, when the software will read the default printer settings from the settings.
You can define several drawings on one sheet by using the Add drawing to sheet button. This requires that you have selected a sufficiently large sheet.
You can print a document to a PDF file, see PDF printing.
You can edit the properties of a Windows printer by selecting Start > Settings > Printers > Document Defaults.
The properties of Vertex printers are defined in the ../user/SETUP file under the keyword plotter.