Printing Drawing Sheets and Designs

Your zoom settings determine how a drawing sheet or design will print. For best results, select a paper size from the Print window that is the same as the drawing sheet format. If you changed the orientation of the drawing sheet, then the view that appears in the Design window is the one that will be scaled to fit the selected paper size. This can result in a clipped drawing.

Shaded designs are converted to hidden-line removed graphics style when you select Print from the File menu. Select Shaded from the Graphics Style drop-down after printing to return your design to the shaded style.

When a curve is clipped (or hidden) behind a solid or surface in the Design window, it will not be clipped when it is printed. The curve will appear to be in front of the solid or surface on the printed page. The example below shows a curve that is clipped in the Design window on the left, and the same view in print preview on the right.