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Smart P&ID Version
10
Smart Engineering Manager Version
11
SmartSketch Version
10.0(2018)

You can print your drawings on many different devices ranging from dot matrix printers to laser printers and plotters. Except for the color settings and a few special effects, your drawing prints exactly as it appears in the Drawing view. This stipulation applies to special settings like the display of claimed items, inconsistency indicators, or filtered items.

  • Print an entire drawing or specific views from a drawing.

  • Set printing options, such as the range of sheets or number of copies to print.

The software supports plotting using standard Windows plotting capabilities. It also supports pen plotters, subject to the limitations of the device driver. Items look the same on the screen and in the printed drawing. However, the fonts you select can affect the match between what you see on the screen and what appears on the printed page. Three kinds of fonts affect your work: scalable fonts, printer fonts, and screen fonts. Use scalable fonts, such as TrueType® fonts, to make sure that what you see on the screen is what appears on the printed page. If you use printer fonts, you must have a corresponding screen font and font size to display each font on the screen. If each screen font you use has a matching printer font, the screen display of the drawing closely matches the printed drawing.

Printing Part of a Drawing

You can print selected sheets in a drawing or a selected area. This feature is handy if you are working on a complex drawing and you want to print only certain parts to proof them. You can print all views or certain views. You can print not only drawing items that are selected, but other items that are in the view with the select set print.

Printing Time

Drawings can take some time to print. Expect longer print times when you have drawings that contain a large number of the following items:

  • Curved items

  • Many fills that have complex colors, patterns, or textures

  • Large bitmaps

  • Links to various drawings

The type of printer you have also affects the printing time. PostScript® printers print faster than LaserJet printers, because they can make the necessary calculations faster. Some older versions of PostScript® printers are slower when compared to the newer ones. The type of controller boards and the amount of RAM in the printer also affect your printing times.