Print frames from drawings

File > Print > Print frames from drawings, DSHEETMULTIPLEPRINT

Print all drawing frames and print frames from all layouts.

Do the following:

  1. Select File > Printing > Print frames from drawings.

  2. Select the drawings you want to print. Use Shift and Ctrl keys to select multiple items.
  3. Specify print settings:
    • Select a printing device.

    • Select a print style table.

    • Select paper size.

    • Select scale. Drawing can be printed according to scale defined in drawing frame or using fit scaling.

  4. Click OK.

Print print file or PDF file

Check this option if you want to print to a print file or a PDF file. Enter the name of the print file in the field. You can select the print folder by clicking the Browse button button next to the field. The program will automatically add the .PLT or .PDF extension.  If no print directory has been defined, the program will print to the directory defined in the file settings. If no print directory has been defined, the program will print to the User files directory.

PLT and PDF prints paper size

Paper size is selected same way as if printed to paper. If print area is smaller than selected paper size PLT driver will automatically remove empty trailers. If it does not work, either the driver is not capable of doing that (Windows driver needs then to be updated) or automatic cutter is switched of in Windows printer settings. By default empty trailers are not removed from PDF files. Empty trailers can be removed by checking "Remove empty trailers from PDF-print" in print settings dialog.

    • You can set the print file name to be set automatically according to a attribute of a certain symbol in the drawing.

      1. Check setting Print file or Print PDF.

      2. Check setting Define file name by symbol and attributes.

      3. Click Set.

      4. Select a symbol in the symbol drop list or type the name of a symbol in the field.

      5. Select max. 3 attributes that together define the print file name.

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