Printing / Plotting

You can print the drawing on a printer or plotter. You can also print the drawing to a file.

To print or plot a drawing on a printer or plotter, or to print a drawing to a file:

1. Do one of the following:
   • On the application menu, click Print > Print.
   • On the menu, click File > Print.
   • Type Print.

2. In the dialog box, under Page layout options, select an option:

   In the dialog box, under Print configuration options, select an option:

   In the dialog box, under Print configuration options, select an option:

   • Quick print. Prints exactly what is on screen with the system default printer, default paper size, Fit to paper size selected, and Range set to Current view.

   • Use Page layout. Restores the settings for the printer, paper size, print scale and range, orientation, and offset saved in a PageLayout.

     Use Print Configuration. Restores the settings for the printer, paper size, print scale and range, orientation, and offset saved in a Print Configuration.

     Use Print Configuration. Restores the settings for the printer, paper size, print scale and range, orientation, and offset saved in a Print Configuration.

     Select a name from the list of Page Layouts. You can adjust the restored settings, if desired.

     Select a name from the list of Print Configurations. You can adjust the restored settings, if desired.

     Select a name from the list of Print Configurations. You can adjust the restored settings, if desired.

     Import uses a Page Layout defined in a configuration file or defined in a drawing or drawing template file.

     Import uses a Print Configuration defined in a configuration file or defined in a drawing or drawing template file.

     Import uses a Print Configuration defined in a configuration file or defined in a drawing or drawing template file.

   • Previous settings. Repeats printing with the same settings you used for the previous printout.
   • Manual setup. Lets you determine the current print settings.
3. Under Printer/plotter:
   • In Name, select an output device. Printers and plotters available on your system are listed. PDF, JPG, PNG, and SVG are also listed. These built-in plotters print to file in the specified format.
   • Click Properties to set up the printer or plotter in the dialog box provided by the printer's driver.

     If you selected a built-in printer (PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, or DWF), you can set custom paper sizes.

     If you selected a built-in printer (PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, or DWF), you can set custom paper sizes.

   • Select Print to file for output to a file instead of to the printer.
   • In Copies, set the number of copies to print.
   • In Paper size, select a size from the international standardized paper size formats and printer-specific paper formats.
   • Under Orientation:
     • Click Portrait or Landscape to set the orientation.
     • Select Inverse to reverse the output direction.
   • Click Use Hairline to use a hairline outlines for printing the drawing to a laser cutter. In LineWeight, specify the weight of the hairline outline. This option works for the Model and Layout Sheets. (Professional, Premium, Enterprise & Enterprise Plus)
4. Under Range, set the area to print.
   1. Select one of the following options:
      • All geometry. Prints the range that is determined by the bounding box of all visible entities.
      • Drawing boundary / Sheet. Prints the range that is determined by the drawing boundaries (when the Model is active) or the range that is determined by the Sheet size definition (when a Sheet tab is active).
      • Named view. Prints the view you select. This option is available only if named views exist in the drawing.
      • Current view. Prints the drawing that is visible on screen.
      • Specify. Click Window to select two opposite points for the print boundaries in the graphics area.
   2. Select Print only within specified window to cut entities at the boundaries of the specified print range on the printout regardless of whether there is remaining space on the output sheet.
5. Under Scale, set the output scale.
   1. Select one of the following options:
      • Select Fit to paper size to apply no specific scaling.
      • Clear Fit to paper size, then select a scale from the Scale list.
      • Clear Fit to paper size, select User-defined from the Scale list, and set the ratio between paper units (in Millimeters or Inches) to drawing units.
   2. Select or clear Scale LineWeights.
6. Select Print selected Sheets to select all of the Sheets you want to print. Click Select Sheets to specify the Sheets to print and the Print Configurations to use.

   Note: This option is available only if a Sheet tab is active.

7. Under Offset, select Print on center of paper to adjust the output with equal margins at the top, bottom, left, and right. Otherwise, set the X and Y margins.

   Note: The option Print on center of paper is not available only if a Sheet tab is active. Adjust the X and Y margins of the printout as needed.

8. Optionally, use the following:
   • Additional Options. Specifies advanced printing preferences (see below).
   • Print Preview. Lets you see how the output will look with the current settings. Opens the Print Preview dialog box.
   • Save Page Layout. Saves the current dialog box settings as PageLayout. Specify a name for the Page Layout.
   • Save Configuration: Saves the current dialog box settings to a Print Configuration file.
   • Save Configuration: Saves the current dialog box settings to a Print Configuration file.
   • Apply to Sheet. Applies the current dialog box settings to the current Sheet. This option is available only if a Sheet tab is active.
9. Click OK to print the document.

Additional Options

To set additional options for printing:

1. In the Print dialog box, click Additional Options.
2. In the Additional Print Options dialog box, under Options, set the following:
   • Hide geometry on sheet. Specifies whether the model geometry in Viewports is printed with hidden lines removed. The option is available only from a Sheet tab.
   • Print in background. The output is processed in the background so you can continue working in the drawing.
   • Print Sheet last. Specifies what to print first: the model geometry in Viewports or the Sheet geometry. The option is available only from a Sheet tab.
   • Save changes on Sheet. Saves the changes you make in the dialog box to the Sheet.
   • Use assigned LineWeight. Prints entities in the LineWeights assigned in the Layers. This option is available only if Use assigned Print Styles is cleared.
   • Use assigned Print Styles. Determines whether PrintStyles applied to Layers and entities are printed. Assigned LineWeights are also printed.
   • Print stamp on. Determines whether to print a print stamp along the drawing.
   • Print transparency. Determines whether to print transparencies applied to Layers and entities.
3. Under Shaded views, set:
   • Shade print. Applies a shade mode when printing: As displayed, Wireframe, Hidden, or Rendered (available when the Model tab is active).
   • Print quality. Applies a quality level when printing. The available options depend on the selected printer.
   • DPI. Sets the number of dots per inch printed depending on the Print quality setting.
4. Under PrintStyle table:
   • Select a PrintStyle table.
   • Click New to create a new PrintStyle.
   • Click Edit to modify the selected PrintStyle.

Access

Command: Print

Application Menu: Print > Print

Menu: File > Print

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + P

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + P

Keyboard Shortcut: Command + P