With the new print dialog we made printing with ARCHLine.XP faster, easier and clearer.
In ARCHLine.XP 2024 printing view you can see in full sceen size what your print job will look like before you send it to the printer.
Command location : File - Print or
Command location: Documentation > Print > Print
When printing is activated, the other parts of the interface are hidden. To go back to the project, click on the Cancel button.
Click on the print icon and select any drawing or printable area you want to print or create a PDF file from.
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When all settings are done, click on this button to start the printing process or to create the PDF file. |
| Cancel | Exit the print dialog |
| Number of copies | Set the number of copies you want to create from the printing. |
| Printer/Plotter | Select the printer/plotter available on your computer to use for printing the created sheet. |
| Browse/Properties |
In case of PDF files you need to specify the path of the file. In case of printers/plotters you can change the settings of the printer/plotter. |
| Size | Select the paper size. |
| Orientation | Set the sheet orientation (portrait/landscape). |
| Printed area | Select the whole drawing or the printable area you want to print. You have the option to automatically create a print queue from the available printable areas. |
| Color setting | Select the grayscale, black and white or color option to fit the requirements of your printer. |
| Drawing orientation | You can rotate or mirror the content of the sheet. |
| Plot offset | you can move in horizontal and vertical directions the drawint on the sheet. |
| Center the plot | When acitvated, the drawing's center and the sheet's center will be aligned. |
| Scale settings | Set the right scale for the drawing. Use Scale to fit if you want the drawing to fit perfectly on the sheet. Select the preset values if you want it to be scalable after printing. Select the custom scale if you need a specific drawint size. |
| Scale line weight with scale factor | This command only takes effect if the Plot line weight on/off below it is turned on. This scales the line thickness according to the scale settings on the print sheet. |
| Plot line weight on/off | When enabled, the program takes into account the line thickness assigned to each element. |
| Replace halftone with thin lines | Replaces the half tones with thin lines to save ink. |
| Draw bounding rectangle | When activated, a grey rectangle replaces the drawing. It is useful in case your computer is too slow while setting up the print properties. |
3D printing
You can directly print the current 3D view into a PDF file or with a printer/plotter. This way you can easily share the 3D model views of your project with others.
Section printing
You can print image and vector sections with the new print dialog. In case of vector sections you can create printable areas, thus you can set the areas of section you want to print. In case of image sections the printable area command is not available.
Print queue
You can create a set of print sheets that will be printed into one file or into separate files. Create the print sheets, the set the print properties for each one. In the preview you can see what the final print will look like.
| Select/unselect all | With this button you can select/unselect all rows or you can click on the check box to select/unselect a row. |
| Page number | Automatically created numbering for the pages. |
| Document | The name of the print sheet. |
| Drawing number | You can set a drawing number for the pages. |
| Printer name | Displays the selected printer. |
| Filename | Displays the name of the file that will contain the print sheet. |
| Error report | Any error messages regarding the print sheet are displayed here. |
| Path | Set the folder where you want to save the PDF file. |
| Combine into a single PDF file | When activated, all the listed drawings will be combined into one PDF file. |
| Printer | Select the printer. |
| Add a new print sheet. | |
| Delete the selected print sheets. | |
| Change the print sheet settings. | |
| Refresh all print sheets with the settings. | |
| Move print sheet up. | |
| Move print sheet down. | |
| Create a cover page | Add a cover page to the combined PDF. |
| Browse | Select the used RTF file. |
| Parameters | Set the project parameters. |
| Preview | In the preview you can see the automatically created cover page. |
| When all settings are ready, create the PDF file with this button. | |
| OK | Save all settings and exit the Print queue dialog. |
Note:
If you have a printer problem it is recommended to follow this Microsoft Guide:
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