Print ( Drawing Editor > Ctrl + p )
Tool summary :
Also see :
- Drawing Editor (where Print is a tool)
- Default for "Print" ( User and Site Options > Output > set default for Windows)
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Printing your current drawing under Windows :
Optionally set the User and Site Options > the " Output " tab > " Default for "Print ."
In the Drawing Editor , Open the drawing (of any type) that you want to print.
Method 1 : Click the Print icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' File ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).
Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose File > Print .
Method 3, 4 or 5 : Print can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .
3 . The Windows Print dialog opens.
3a (optional) : You can " Select Printer " to select a different printer to output to. You can change the " Number of copies ." You can click the " Preferences " button to, for example, change from ' Landscape ' to ' Portrait ' or vice-versa. You can " Print to file " if you want to output the drawing as a file.
3b : Press the " Print " button.
4 . Your current drawing is output as you designated in step 3.
If you selected " Print to file " in step 3, an output dialog opens so that you can optionally select a different file folder to output the drawing file to. By default, the dialog is set to User and Site Options > the " Output " tab > " Plot to file directory ."
Your current drawing is printed as it appears on screen. The printed version of the drawing may therefore be different than the last saved or next saved version.
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Printing your current drawing under Linux :
In the Drawing Editor , Open the drawing (of any type) that you want to print.
Optionally choose Interface > Plotting to " Change Printer " then click " Print Configuration " to set Print to ' Use Printer ' (if you want to print to a laser printer or plotter) or to ' Use User Options - Output - Printer ' (if you want to print to a file).
Method 1 : Click the Print icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' File ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).
Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose File > Print .
Method 3, 4 or 5 : Print can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .
3 . Your current drawing is output as follows:
Possibility 1 : If ' Use Printer ' is selected on the Print Configuration window, your current drawing is printed to the " Current printer ."
Possibility 2 : If ' Use User Options - Output - Printer ' is selected on the Print Configuration window, your current drawing is output as a file to the folder that is set for User and Site Options > Output > " Output configurations " > " Printer ." This drawing file is named after the original drawing and given a ".plt" extension.
Note: Print outputs the on-screen version of your current drawing. The printed version of the drawing may therefore be different than the last-saved or next-saved version.