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Smart P&ID Version
9 (2019)
Smart Engineering Manager Version
10 (2019)
SmartSketch Version
10.0(2018)

Controls how a drawing is printed. This dialog opens when you select File > Print on the menu bar.

Name

Specifies the printer you want to use. You can select from a list of all the available configured printers. The information below the Name box applies to the selected printer. The printer you select in the Name box is the default printer for the rest of the current design session until you specify a different printer.

Properties

Opens the Printer Document Properties dialog, which allows you to specify page setup and other printer settings.

Status

Describes the state of the selected printer, such as, busy or idle. This area is read-only.

Type

Displays the type of printer currently selected. This area is read-only.

Where

Identifies the printer path, printer port, queue name, or physical location of the currently selected printer. This area is read-only.

Comment

Displays any comments you entered during printer configuration. This area is read-only.

Print to file

Stores your drawing in a file with extension .prn or as a .pdf file, instead of sending it to a printer. The Print to File dialog appears when you select the Print to file option on the Print dialog and then select OK.

PRN file

You select a file name and location for the print file in the Print to File dialog. Then you can print from a computer that does not have the application installed or print to a printer other than the one you currently have configured.

PDF file

In the Print to File dialog, from the Save as Type select list, select All Files and in the File name field type the file name including the .pdf extension.  Select the folder to where you want to save the file.

Drawing

Prints your entire drawing.

View

Activates the All and Active check boxes so you can then define the view or views to print.

Selection

Prints the user-defined area. When you select this option, the Settings button at the bottom of the Print dialog is unavailable.

All

Prints each defined view associated with the drawing.

Active

Prints only the active view.

Fit to page

Prints your entire drawing on one page.

Print watermark

Prints a faint graphic in the drawing background.

Print black and white

Prints the drawing in black and white.

Number of copies

Displays the number of copies you want to print. Type the number or use the scroll buttons to specify a number.

Collate

Prints the copies in proper binding order.

Settings

Opens the Settings dialog, which allows you to view and edit the scale and origin of your print area. This button is disabled when the Selection option in the Print range group is selected.