T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
PRINTING DOCUMENTS
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T-FLEX CAD documents are printed out using the command “File|Print…” (“PT: Print Model”), which
is similar to printing commands of most Windows applications. This command allows outputting a single
(current) T-FLEX CAD document to a printer or other hardcopy-making device.
However, one may often need to print a whole pack of drawings, arranging those economically on one or
several sheets of paper of the specified format. In this case, one can use an additional command “Print
documents”. This is an external T-FLEX CAD application, which allows composing the required pack of
drawings and optimize their placement for printing on sheets of the specified size. The composed pack is
created in the current T-FLEX CAD document. The drawings included in the set will be represented in the
resulting joint document as internal 2D pictures with the preserved connection with the source files. The
resulting document is then printed out just like an ordinary T-FLEX CAD document.
Follow below are the descriptions of both methods for printing T-FLEX CAD documents.
Printing a Single Document
2D drawings can be printed as well as 3D models. It is important, which window was active at the time of
calling the print command. Printed are all elements that are visible on the screen, except those on the layer
assigned the «Screen only» attribute. Please also keep in mind that construction elements are not printed by
default.
To print out a drawing, call the command “PT: Print Model”:
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«File|Print…»
Upon calling the command, the «Print» dialog box appears.
“Printer” group of parameters:
Name. Specifies the printer from the list. The
list displays all installed printers. Brief
information about the selected printer appears
below.
The button [Properties] calls a Windows
dialog for setting up the properties of the
selected printer; it allows specifying print
quality, page parameters etc.
«Print range» group of parameters:
Whole Page. Upon setting this parameter, the
printout will contain only the contents that fit
inside the format frame.
Current window only. Upon setting this parameter, the printout will contain the image displayed by the
current window, including portions of the image outside the format frame.