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These steps for printing assume the drawing to be printed was drawn full-scale (1:1) | These steps for printing assume the drawing to be printed was drawn full-scale (1:1) | ||
− | + | ===Printing, Quick and Easy=== | |
To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template or a specific scale is relatively quick and easy. With a drawing opened in LibreCAD: | To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template or a specific scale is relatively quick and easy. With a drawing opened in LibreCAD: | ||
− | + | #) Select File -> Print Preview or click the ‘Print Preview’ icon. | |
− | + | #) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing: | |
− | + | ##) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences. | |
− | + | ##) Set format as desired, e.g. A4, Landscape, and click ‘OK’ | |
− | + | ##) The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview. | |
− | + | #) Click the ‘Fit to Page’ button on the toolbar. This ensure the drawing is scaled to fit and centered on the page. | |
− | + | #) Select File -> Print or click the ‘Print’ icon. | |
− | + | #) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the ‘Properties’ button. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click ‘OK’. | |
− | + | #) Click the ‘Print’ button. | |
− | + | ===Printing to Scale=== | |
To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template but to a specific scale requires a couple of additional steps. With a drawing opened in LibreCAD: | To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template but to a specific scale requires a couple of additional steps. With a drawing opened in LibreCAD: | ||
− | + | #) Select File -> Print Preview or click the ‘Print Preview’ icon. | |
− | + | #) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing: | |
− | + | ##) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences. | |
− | + | ##) Set format as desired, e.g. A4, Landscape, and click ‘OK’ | |
− | + | ##) The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview. | |
− | + | #) Click the ‘Fit to Page’ button on the tool bar. This establish the largest scale the can be used for the paper size defined in step 2 above. | |
− | + | #) Select the desired scaled from the drop-down box on the toolbar. | |
− | + | #) Click the ‘Center to Page’ icon from the toolbar. | |
− | + | #) The drawing can be re-positioned on the page by moving the page behind the drawing. Click and hold anywhere in the drawing space and drag the paper to the desired position. | |
− | + | #) Select File -> Print or click the ‘Print’ icon. | |
− | + | #) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the ‘Properties’ button. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click ‘OK’. | |
− | + | #) Click the ‘Print’ button. | |
− | + | ===Printing to Scale with a Border and Title Block=== | |
To print a drawing with a drawing border / title block template, but to a specific scale requires several steps: | To print a drawing with a drawing border / title block template, but to a specific scale requires several steps: | ||
− | + | * Starts with a drawing drawn full scale (1:1), | |
− | + | * Select the paper size for the print and adjust the drawing scale to suit, | |
− | + | * Insert the page border and title block, | |
− | + | * Print. | |
− | Specifically, the process is as follows. | + | Specifically, the process is as follows. Starting with a full-scale (1:1) drawing: |
− | + | #) Open the drawing file to be printed and select File -> Print Preview or click the ‘Print Preview’ icon. The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview. Zoom out if necessary. | |
− | + | #) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing: | |
− | + | ##) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences. | |
− | + | ##) Set format as desired, e.g. A4, Landscape, and click ‘OK’ | |
− | + | #) To establish the largest scale the can be used for the paper size: | |
− | + | ##) Click the ‘Fit to Page’ button on the tool bar and note the drawing scale shown in the drop-down box on the toolbar. The is the largest scale that can be used for the current paper size. | |
− | + | ##) Adjust the scale to ensure the drawing will fit on the printed page and accommodate a border that will be added in a later step. For example, if the ‘Fit to Page’ ration is 1:1.5, adjust the ration to 1:2. | |
− | + | ##) Fix the scale by clicking the ‘fixed’ checkbox. | |
− | + | ##) Close Print Preview (click the ‘Print Preview’ icon) and return to the drawing window. | |
− | + | #) Add the border and title block around the original drawing: | |
− | + | ##) Draw lines defining the page perimeter, e.g. draw a rectangle 297 mm x 210 mm for an A4 paper. | |
− | + | ##) Draw lines for a page border offset from the perimeter line drawn above. | |
− | + | ##) Or, insert a border / title block from the Library (predefined borders are in the ‘sheets’ directory for ISO paper sizes) and scale it using the ration determined above, e.g for a 1:2 ration, scale the border by 2. Note: Setting the ‘Scale Factor’ when inserting a block didn’t work for me, but the block can be scaled after inserting by using ‘Scale’ (Tools -> Modify -> Scale). | |
− | + | #) Re-confirm the layout in the Print Preview: | |
− | + | ##) Click the ‘Print Preview’ icon. | |
− | + | ##) Reset the scale to the ration determined in step 3b, i.e. 1:2. | |
− | + | ##) Click the ‘Center to Page’ icon. | |
− | + | #) Select File -> Print or click the ‘Print’ icon. | |
− | + | #) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the ‘Properties’ button. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click ‘OK’. | |
− | + | #) Click the ‘Print’ button. |
Latest revision as of 14:18, 19 October 2018
These steps for printing assume the drawing to be printed was drawn full-scale (1:1)
Printing, Quick and Easy
To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template or a specific scale is relatively quick and easy. With a drawing opened in LibreCAD:
- ) Select File -> Print Preview or click the ‘Print Preview’ icon.
- ) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing:
- ) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences.
- ) Set format as desired, e.g. A4, Landscape, and click ‘OK’
- ) The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview.
- ) Click the ‘Fit to Page’ button on the toolbar. This ensure the drawing is scaled to fit and centered on the page.
- ) Select File -> Print or click the ‘Print’ icon.
- ) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the ‘Properties’ button. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click ‘OK’.
- ) Click the ‘Print’ button.
Printing to Scale
To print a drawing without a drawing border / title block template but to a specific scale requires a couple of additional steps. With a drawing opened in LibreCAD:
- ) Select File -> Print Preview or click the ‘Print Preview’ icon.
- ) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing:
- ) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences.
- ) Set format as desired, e.g. A4, Landscape, and click ‘OK’
- ) The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview.
- ) Click the ‘Fit to Page’ button on the tool bar. This establish the largest scale the can be used for the paper size defined in step 2 above.
- ) Select the desired scaled from the drop-down box on the toolbar.
- ) Click the ‘Center to Page’ icon from the toolbar.
- ) The drawing can be re-positioned on the page by moving the page behind the drawing. Click and hold anywhere in the drawing space and drag the paper to the desired position.
- ) Select File -> Print or click the ‘Print’ icon.
- ) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the ‘Properties’ button. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click ‘OK’.
- ) Click the ‘Print’ button.
Printing to Scale with a Border and Title Block
To print a drawing with a drawing border / title block template, but to a specific scale requires several steps:
- Starts with a drawing drawn full scale (1:1),
- Select the paper size for the print and adjust the drawing scale to suit,
- Insert the page border and title block,
- Print.
Specifically, the process is as follows. Starting with a full-scale (1:1) drawing:
- ) Open the drawing file to be printed and select File -> Print Preview or click the ‘Print Preview’ icon. The page is represented by the shadowed rectangle in the print preview. Zoom out if necessary.
- ) Set or confirm the paper layout for the current drawing:
- ) Select Options -> Current Drawing Preferences.
- ) Set format as desired, e.g. A4, Landscape, and click ‘OK’
- ) To establish the largest scale the can be used for the paper size:
- ) Click the ‘Fit to Page’ button on the tool bar and note the drawing scale shown in the drop-down box on the toolbar. The is the largest scale that can be used for the current paper size.
- ) Adjust the scale to ensure the drawing will fit on the printed page and accommodate a border that will be added in a later step. For example, if the ‘Fit to Page’ ration is 1:1.5, adjust the ration to 1:2.
- ) Fix the scale by clicking the ‘fixed’ checkbox.
- ) Close Print Preview (click the ‘Print Preview’ icon) and return to the drawing window.
- ) Add the border and title block around the original drawing:
- ) Draw lines defining the page perimeter, e.g. draw a rectangle 297 mm x 210 mm for an A4 paper.
- ) Draw lines for a page border offset from the perimeter line drawn above.
- ) Or, insert a border / title block from the Library (predefined borders are in the ‘sheets’ directory for ISO paper sizes) and scale it using the ration determined above, e.g for a 1:2 ration, scale the border by 2. Note: Setting the ‘Scale Factor’ when inserting a block didn’t work for me, but the block can be scaled after inserting by using ‘Scale’ (Tools -> Modify -> Scale).
- ) Re-confirm the layout in the Print Preview:
- ) Click the ‘Print Preview’ icon.
- ) Reset the scale to the ration determined in step 3b, i.e. 1:2.
- ) Click the ‘Center to Page’ icon.
- ) Select File -> Print or click the ‘Print’ icon.
- ) Select the printer on the Print dialogue and confirm the properties by clicking the ‘Properties’ button. Adjust the properties if necessary and then click ‘OK’.
- ) Click the ‘Print’ button.