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This command allows the current draft document to be printed.
Creation stages / Use:
Click the icon from the system bar or select File >Print from the TopSolid button.
Select the area of the document to print.
To scale: The document is printed taking in account the format and the document's scale factor. In this mode the format of the printer paper must be equal to or greater than the document's format.
Center paper: The document is printed by calculating the optimum scale factor so that the frame of the document prints in the format of the printer paper.
Rectangular area: This mode allows you to define exactly the area to print using a resizable rectangular frame. In this case, an optimum scale factor is calculated so that the area defined prints in the format of the printer paper.
Paper: The maximum printable area of the printer is displayed on the document, you can move this area on the part of the document you want to print, set the scale factor and the orientation (using the option Landscape).
Select the printer to use and its resolution.
Select the format and orientation of the printer's paper.
Validate the printing of the document with the 
button or click the Preview button to display the print preview in a separate window.
Available Options:
Printer:
The printer list proposed corresponds to the printers given in the Windows Control Panel.
The Properties button allows access to the printer settings, these settings depend on the printer drivers .
The resolution allows you to modify the printing quality, a resolution between 300 and 600 dpi (dot per inch) usually gives a good quality result.
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The higher the resolution, the better the quality the result will be, but to the detriment of printing time. |
Paper:
The list of formats proposed corresponds to the formats defined in the selected printer driver.
Depending on the printers, there can be several paper sources (several trays, several rollers, etc.).
The Portrait mode corresponds to a vertical format whereas the Landscape mode corresponds to a horizontal format.
Margins:
These options allow you to modify the unprintable areas of the paper, they generally correspond to feeding zones of the sheet.
Line thickness:
For each line thickness (fine, medium, large, very large), you can define the actual thickness on printing.
Definition of dashes:
For each line type (except continuous lines), you can define the actual printing length of the full lines and spaces.
Modifications / Additional information:
The settings for line thickness and definition of dashes are specific to each document.
