Print

Access: Open this function from the following location:

Select File > File Tools > Print from the menu bar.

Print out the current file.

The Print dialog is displayed.

To print the current view in the graphics area:

Define the parameters:

Printer

The Printer frame is similar to the one presented in the standard print interaction of Microsoft® Windows®. (A list of available printers, the printer's status, a button for the standard properties window of the printer, and the print to file option.) The CimatronPDF printer driver is provided and enables you to print to PDF files.

Note: See Printing the Online Help for the requirements to view a PDF file and also for links to the PDF versions of the Online Help.

Copies

The Copies frame enables you to define the number of copies to print and whether to collate them or not. If the number of copies is more than 1, the Collate checkbox is enabled and by default is checked.

Collate enables you to define how to produce multiple copies of a print job. For example, if you have a 5 page print job and you wish to produce 3 copies:

Collate ON	When producing multiple copies, plot pages 1,2,3,4 and 5 in that order and then repeat.
Collate OFF	When producing multiple copies, plot pages in this order: 111, 222, 333, 444, and then 555.

Print Area

The Print Area frame allows you to define the area to be printed. Naturally any definition here has an immediate effect on the Width and Height fields in the Scale frame. It could also affect the scale if the Fit to Page option is used (see the next item). The printed area can be defined in the following ways:

Displayed Window

The Displayed Window option defines the current boundaries of the display area as the print area.

Entire Window

The Entire Window option uses the current orientation and emulates a Zoom All operation. The print area is the entire area that would have been displayed as a result of that operation.

By Box

The By Box option allows you to select a box that defines the area to be printed.

Mark the By Box checkbox.
Click the box selection arrow . The cursor changes to :.
Draw a box around the area that you wish to print.

Scaling

The Scaling frame enables you to define the printing scale, using the following options:

Fit to Page

The Fit to Page option matches the scale to the page size and printed area.

When this checkbox is marked, the following fields are dimmed:

Scale, Width and Height (see below).

The centering checkboxes in the Layout area (see below).

Scale

The Scale option allows you to define a percentage scale from a dropdown list, or set the Width or the Height values.

Any change of one of these 3 values (Scale, Width or Height) automatically changes the other 2 respectively.

Units

The Units field allows you to switch from MM to INCH units. This affects all relevant numeric values.

Layout

The Layout frame enables you to set the position and orientation of the print area on the page, using the following options:

Offset

The Offset options enable you to set an XY offset for the printed area on the page.

The Offset parameters keep the last values that were defined. For additional information, see Keep Last Parameter Value.

Centering

The Centering checkboxes enable you to center the printed area relative to the page. The following options are available:

Horizontal	The centering can be done horizontally, vertically, or in both directions.
Vertical

Orientation

The Orientation dropdown list takes (and changes) the orientation parameter from the standard properties dialog. The available options are Portrait and Landscape.

White Background

Set the background color. This can either be white or the default color in the current display.
When this checkbox is marked , a white background is set for this operation.

Color & Pen

The Color & Pen frame allows you to switch between the following options:

Black & White	Colors are not taken into account. All curves are black, and the pen and font are set according to the entity.
Original Color & Pen	Color and pen are taken from the entities.
Define Pen Width by Line Font	Color & line font are taken from the entity, and the pen is taken from the entity's line font as defined in the Line font to Pen mapping frame in the General Settings dialog.
Define Pen Width by Color	Colors are not taken into account. All curves are black, and the pen is taken from the entity's color as defined in the Color to Pen mapping frame in the General Settings dialog.
Define Color by Color Map	Color is taken from the entity color but after re-assignment according to the Color to Color mapping frame in the General Settings dialog. The pen is taken from the entity.

Press the appropriate button:

Help	Display this Online Help topic.
General Settings	The General Settings button opens the General Settings dialog (see below).
Preview	The Preview button shows a rough sketch of the page, its margins and the space the printed area is going to use on it. It takes into account the page defined on the printer and its margins. The preview is displayed in the Print Preview dialog.
OK	OK: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and close the current dialog/task. This sends the selected data to the printer.
Cancel	Cancel: Cancel all changes and close the dialog/task without saving the settings.

Note: The Print tool works with a save-last-parameter mechanism that ensures that whenever the tool is used, you will get the parameters you used the last time (also across sessions). This also goes for the General Settings dialog.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.