Use the Print dialog box to print SolidWorks files.
To display this dialog box:
- In File Explorer, select the files to print, right-click and click Print.
- In the Administration tool, under Tasks, click Task List. In the Task List dialog box, click Add Task, select the Print task, and select the files to print.
The options available in this dialog box depend on the how the Print Files task is configured. Some settings described might not appear.
Version of references
When a SolidWorks file references other files, it can reference the latest version of a file or an earlier version. For example, the last time an assembly was built, it might have referenced a version of a drawing that has since been modified.
Select one setting for all files in this print task:
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Referenced version |
Prints the version of a referenced file that was used when the source file was last built. |
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Latest version |
Prints the latest version of the file. |
Files Tab
The files you selected in File Explorer are listed, along with the files they reference. The files that are checked in the Print column depend on administrator-defined settings. For example, the print task can be configured to print the drawings referenced by the files you select.
Check the files to print and clear files that should not be printed.
If an assembly references subassemblies or contains multiple configurations, files might be listed more than once.
Right-click in the
Files tab to access the following options:
| Columns |
Lets you modify the Files tab display by adding or removing columns. Choices are:
- File Name. Required.
- Result. File status.
- Configuration Name. Configuration the file is used in.
- Print. Lets you select whether to print the file.
- Version. Latest version in the vault.
- Found in. Location of the file in the vault.
Changes you make to the column display are retained in the Print Files task definition.
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| Select All |
Selects all files so that you can check or clear the files in a single operation. |
| Select Files |
Displays a Select Files dialog box, where you can specify a wildcard pattern to select files. |
| Open File List |
Opens the file list in Microsoft Excel, with a column for each column you selected for display. |
| Save File List |
Opens the Save As dialog box so that you can save the file list to a .txt file that shows the columns you selected for display separated by commas. |
Margins Tab
| Paper margins |
Specifies alignment of printed output:
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Use printer's margins
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Uses printer defaults.
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Use custom margins
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Lets you set the following print margins:
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| Custom header |
Select Use custom header to specify header text. You can specify text to align in the:
- Left section
- Center section
- Right section
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| Custom footer |
Select Use custom footer to specify footer text. You can specify text to align in the:
- Left section
- Center section
- Right section
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| Orientation |
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| Printer |
Printers in this list are defined by the administrator. |
| Paper size |
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| Number of copies |
The Total is the number of files selected to be printed multiplied by the number of copies. Even if a file is selected multiple times because it appears in multiple configurations, it is only counted once.
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