Michael- Technote 156 (available on the v11.5 CD in the \tec_supp directory) outlines procedures and conventions to follow for printing to scale from SmartCAM.
Best regards, Jason Otto SDRC ASC - Minneapolis, MN USA Pete Ruehle wrote: > Michael: > > Smartcam prints the entire graphics window. The maximum printable scale is > determined by the size of the graphics window. Refer to the rulers on the > edges of the window (to turn them on: Utility; Display modes; check > "rulers"). If the extents in x or y of the window exceed you max printable > area, you can't print at full scale. > > You may be zoomed out too far. When you zoom out, the size of the graphics > window increases. If your model extents are 6 x 4; you should be able to > print at 1:1 if you do a zoom, full first. > > Hope this helps > Pete > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Senack [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 10:55 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Printing Graphics to scale > > > > I got a 6" X 4" job that I'm trying to print to scale using Advance Wire > > EDM V11.5. > > I'm trying to print this on a 8-1/2 x 11 letter size paper. > > > > When I try printing this job to scale by doing a Files, Print, Graphics, > > Scale I get either... > > > > Printer Error 2711: Invalid margin: The margins are too small for the > > specified printer. > > If the margins are set less then .5 for Left, Right, Top & Bottom. > > > > Or... > > > > Printer Error 2713: Current view will not fit margins/scale. Reduce the > > margins or decrease the scale. > > > > I've played with many of the printer properties to no avail. > > I know that I can print smaller jobs to scale as I've done this on > > numerous > > occasions. > > > > Any ideas? > > I can't use V4.5 because it will not print from Windows NT. > > I can export it to a .DWG file and read it into Pro/E or Corel Visual Cadd > > and print it to scale. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael Senack, X354 > > Your local friendly neighborhood CNC Programmer > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
