Printing a Schematic

When you are preparing to print a schematic, you can control page setup, and preview the print with your chosen settings before printing.

Setting Up the Page Layout

To set up the page layout before printing:

1. Select Page Setup from the File drop-down on the Twin Builder top menu bar.

The Page Setup dialog box opens.

2. Change settings as desired.

• Use the Paper, Orientation, Margins, and Print Zoom controls to specify how you want the print to appear.
• In the Schematic Options panel, you can specify whether to draw the grid and print the design variables.
• In the Border type panel, you can select the type of border to print around the schematic.

Select the Ansys border type to place a single line box around the schematic and add the current date and page number to the print.

Select the Schematic-defined border type to print the border as defined through the Schematic > Page Borders menu option at the size specified. Typically, select this option when printing out at a specific scale (that is, 100%) to ensure that the border will be visible. Select File > Print Preview to preview the effect of your choices.

3. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box with your settings.

Using Print Preview

1. Select Print Preview from the File menu to see a preview of the schematic print.
2. To navigate through the preview, click Next Page, Prev Page, and/or Two Page.
3. To zoom in or out on the preview, click Zoom In or Zoom Out. You can also click directly on the preview image to zoom in and out.
4. Click Print to close the preview window and open the Print dialog box for printing.
5. Click Close to dismiss the preview and return to the project.

Printing the Schematic

To print the schematic that is in the active window:

1. Right-click in the schematic window and select Print from the menu (or select Print from the File menu) to open the Print dialog box:
2. Use the controls to specify how you want the print to appear.

• In the Schematic Options panel, you can specify whether to draw the grid and print the design variables.
• In the Border type panel, you can select the type of border to print around the schematic.

Select the Ansys border type to place a single line box around the schematic and add the current date and page number to the print.

Select the Schematic-defined border type to print the border as defined through the Schematic->Page Borders menu option at the size specified. Typically, select this option when printing out at a specific scale (that is, 100%) to ensure that the border will be visible.

• Make any desired selections in the Print Range, Copies, and Print Zoom panels.

3. Click OK to print the schematic, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.