Printing to scale
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I was wondering is there an easy way to print to scale.
I know how to print a whole drawing to scale but what if i only wanted to print just a small section at a certain scale. I have been looking for a set print area function but cannot find one. I also realise that you need to be in 2d mode eg parallel projection and front view.
Just can't figure this one out.
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Just zoom in on screen to the area you want to print. It's not quite as good as being able to highlight an area but it should be fine for most purposes. You can always crop it further in Photoshop to get the exact area you want.
By the way you don't just have to be in front view. Any of the set views will print to scale e.g. top, left etc.
Kenny
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Try using Layout.
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You want to fill the screen as much as possible with the area you want to print. Click on "Parallel Project" and the view you want from the Camera menu. Then go to Print Preview. Unclick "Fit to Page" and "Use Model Extents" and Scale boxes should be lit up. Enter 1 in both of them.
Only problem I've had with it is that it wants to print the entire screen so if something is real long or real wide in ratio to the other dimension, it prints out some unneeded blank pages.
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