The instructions below apply when you are printing using
Printer Catalog printer instances, which means that you have set the advanced option
XS_USE_OLD_PLOT_DIALOG to
TRUE in
.
This example describes how you can print an A3 drawing on A4 paper. This is useful, for example, when you need draft drawings that do not have to show the correct scale.
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Open the A3 drawing.
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On the
File menu, click
Print drawing.
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In the
Print Drawings dialog box, click the printer instance that you want to use.
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Click
Add / Edit..., click the printer instance that you are going to use and ensure that:
- It prints to A4 paper.
- The
Print area h*b value takes into account the printer hard margins. In this case, the
Print area h*b could be
287*200.
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If you changed any settings, click
Update and
OK.
If you did not change any settings in the
Printer Catalog, click
OK to return to the
Print Drawings dialog box.
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Set
Scaling to
Auto.
When you use
Auto, and the drawing is bigger than the paper, the drawing is scaled down to fit the paper.
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Click
PrintPrint.
