Create drawing print to scale full#
Create drawing print to scale iso#

) Re-confirm the layout in the Print Preview:.

Note: Setting the вЂScale FactorвЂ™ when inserting a block didnвЂ™t work for me, but the block can be scaled after inserting by using вЂScaleвЂ™ (Tools -> Modify -> Scale).

Create drawing print to scale iso#

) Or, insert a border / title block from the Library (predefined borders are in the вЂsheetsвЂ™ directory for ISO paper sizes) and scale it using the ration determined above, e.g for a 1:2 ration, scale the border by 2.

) Draw lines for a page border offset from the perimeter line drawn above.

draw a rectangle 297 mm x 210 mm for an A4 paper.

) Draw lines defining the page perimeter, e.g.

) Add the border and title block around the original drawing:.

) Close Print Preview (click the вЂPrint PreviewвЂ™ icon) and return to the drawing window.

) Fix the scale by clicking the вЂfixedвЂ™ checkbox.

For example, if the вЂFit to PageвЂ™ ration is 1:1.5, adjust the ration to 1:2.

) Adjust the scale to ensure the drawing will fit on the printed page and accommodate a border that will be added in a later step.

The is the largest scale that can be used for the current paper size.

) Click the вЂFit to PageвЂ™ button on the tool bar and note the drawing scale shown in the drop-down box on the toolbar.

) To establish the largest scale the can be used for the paper size:.

The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview.

) Open the drawing file to be printed and select File -> Print Preview or click the вЂPrint PreviewвЂ™ icon.

Starting with a full-scale (1:1) drawing:

Insert the page border and title block,.

Select the paper size for the print and adjust the drawing scale to suit,.

Create drawing print to scale full#

Starts with a drawing drawn full scale (1:1),.

To print a drawing with a drawing border / title block template, but to a specific scale requires several steps: Printing to Scale with a Border and Title Block

Click and hold anywhere in the drawing space and drag the paper to the desired position.

) The drawing can be re-positioned on the page by moving the page behind the drawing.

) Click the вЂCenter to PageвЂ™ icon from the toolbar.

) Select the desired scaled from the drop-down box on the toolbar.

This establish the largest scale the can be used for the paper size defined in step 2 above.

) Click the вЂFit to PageвЂ™ button on the tool bar.

To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template but to a specific scale requires a couple of additional steps. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click вЂOKвЂ™.

) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the вЂPropertiesвЂ™ button.

) Select File -> Print or click the вЂPrintвЂ™ icon.

This ensure the drawing is scaled to fit and centered on the page.

) Click the вЂFit to PageвЂ™ button on the toolbar.

) The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview.

) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences.) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing:.) Select File -> Print Preview or click the вЂPrint PreviewвЂ™ icon.To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template or a specific scale is relatively quick and easy. These steps for printing assume the drawing to be printed was drawn full-scale (1:1)