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Select File > Print or the Print button on the Main toolbar to display the Print Dialog..
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Use the table below to set the print options as needed.
To print |
Do this |
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The entire drawing |
Under the Print range option, select Drawing. The entire drawing is printed. |
All defined views |
Arrange the views you want to print, and then on the Print dialog, select View and All. You can create more than one Drawing view by selecting Window > New > Drawing and zooming or panning to the area of the Drawing view that you want to print. |
The active view |
Select View and then Active. |
A selected area |
Select the item or portion of the drawing that you want to print. Select Selection. The Settings button becomes unavailable. Select OK on the Print dialog. |
To a file |
Select Print to file on the Print dialog. Select OK. The Print to File dialog appears, and you can enter the file name and select its location. |
Multiple copies |
In the Number of Copies box, enter a number of copies. To sort the sheets by sheet number, select Collate. |
Drawing fit to 1 page |
Under Options, select Fit to page. |
Watermark |
Under Options, select Print watermark. |
Black and white |
Under Options, select Print black and white. |
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You can set other options for the printer by selecting Properties or Settings on the Print dialog. You can set the paper size, source, and orientation.
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When specifying line widths for display sets, you can set label graphics and leader lines to appear in the default width of the labels regardless of the line width value specified for model items. This option is specified by using a key 'IgnoreDisplaySetWidthOnLabels' under the 'Options' section of the Smart P&ID.ini file (located in the users\<username> folder) as shown:
[options]
WaterMarkWhileWorking=True
WaterMarkWhilePrinting=True
undosteps=0
autogapping=False
ConsistencyChecks=True
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IgnoreDisplaySetWidthOnLabels=1
The following table shows how the values assigned in the SmartPlantPID.ini file affect the output.
Key Value
Resultant Behavior when Applying Display Set
IgnoreDisplaySetWidthOnLabels=1
Label line widths are independent of model item line widths; label line widths are set to default value for labels.
Label line widths are independent of model item line widths; line widths of label graphics and leader lines are set to the default value for labels.
IgnoreDisplaySetWidthOnLabels=0
Label line widths, including graphics and leader lines, are the same as the model item line widths.
No key
Label line widths, including graphics and leader lines, are the same as the model item line widths.
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If you want to print more than one drawing, use Smart P&ID Drawing Manager, which has multiple drawing printing functionality.