Printing a Design

  1. Position your design in the Design window as you would like it to appear on the printed page.
    Tip: Select Zoom > Zoom Extents from the Orient ribbon group in the Design tab.
    You can also print the design at different zoom levels by zooming in or out, but for the best results, you should use Zoom Extents.
  2. Select Print from the File menu.
  3. Set the following options:

    • Number of copies

    • Paper margins: Set the margins in millimeters (mm) or inches (in).

    • Paper orientation: Choose between landscape or portrait mode.

    • Paper size: Select from the list of standard paper sizes.

    • Print content: Select Scene to print the design based on the size shown in the Design window. This setting is used by default for designs. Select Extents to expand the design until it fills the printable area of the page. This setting is used by default for drawing sheets.

    • Print scale: If you select Extents for the Print content, you can set the scale of the printed image. Set a value for the scale, or select Scale to fit.

    • Shaded quality: You can set the resolution for 3D objects in dpi (dots per inch). Select System-defined to use the printer's default dpi setting.

    • Print as image: Set this to Yes to print the drawing as a snapshot of the screen. Default is No.

    • Print to PDF: The design window and its contents scale to fit the paper size of the selected printer. The Shaded Quality is automatically set to 110 dpi, which is best for on-screen viewing. For printing, change the value to 300dpi.

  4. (Optional) Click Preview to see how your printed design will look.
  5. Click Print.
    The Design window contents will be zoomed so that it fits the page size.