Print a bill of material

This command allows to print a bill of material document.

Creation stages / Use:

Click the icon from the system bar or select File > Print from the TopSolid button.

Select the printing scale.

	No scaling: This mode allows you to print with the scale 1:1 on the chosen paper size. If the paper size is too small, the print will be continued on other pages.
	Fit sheet on one page: This mode allows you to print all entities on one page. The bill of material is printed with an optimized scale factor so all its elements will be printed on the paper format.
	Fit all columns on one page: The bill of material is printed with an optimized scale factor so all its columns will be printed on the paper format. If the paper size is too small, the print will be continued on other pages.
	Fit all lines on one page: The bill of material is printed with an optimized scale factor so all its lines will be printed on the paper format. If the paper size is too small, the print will be continued on other pages.
	Scale to factor: This mode allows you to print with the entered scale factor on the chosen paper size. If the paper size is too small, the print will be continued on other pages.
	Fit to pages: The bill of material is printed regarding the entered number of pages (wide and tall). The scale is automatically defined so that the bill of material will be printed on the wanted number of pages.

Click Preview to visualize what you want to print.
Select the printer to use.
Select the size, the source (rack, roll or others according to the printer type) and the paper orientation of the printer.
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 list of proposed printers corresponds to the printers declared in the Control panel of Windows.

The Properties button allows access to the printer settings, these settings depend on the printer drivers .

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.

Copies::

This section allows to enter the number of print copies. They can be collated or not.

Options:
Font: The font, the height and the style of the text in the bill of material cells can be modified during printing.
Grid: The bill of material can be print in a table if the option is checked.
Alternate background: By checking this option, a grey background will be displayed on one out of two lines.
Headers on each page: By checking this option, the header of each column is added on each printed page (bill of material printed on several pages).
Compress columns: By checking this option, columns are not taking into account their width, but will fit to their content.

Preview options:

Print:

Prints from the preview.

Scale:

The display can be enlarged or reduced by selecting a scale factor from the drop-down list. The Auto zoom automatically adapts to the size of the document to print. The window can be resized by dragging on of its corner.

Pages:

Displays from one to six pages to print.

Close:

Closes the preview window without printing.