Light Printing

You can choose the printer, specify rotation parameters, page fitting, scale and margins

1. In the PLM Access menubar, select Print.

   The Print dialog box appears.
   
   

2. To choose a printer, in the Printer Name list, select a printer.

3. To modify the rotation, in the Rotation list, choose a value (Rotation: 0, Rotation 90, Rotation 180 or Rotation 270).

4. To modify the scale, click No Fitting, Fit in Page or Fit To (fit to percentage of the page).

5. If you chose the Fit To option, in the Scale field, enter the desired percentage of the page and enter the desired offsets: Left, Bottom, Width, Height.

   Examples:
   

   • With the No Fitting option, the scale is 100% and the Left and Bottom figures are zero. Thus the image of the viewer is not scaled and keeps its size defined by the viewer zoom level. The image is position in the page at its bottom left.
   • With the Fit To option, you control the scale and positioning of the viewer image.
   • With the Fit in Page option, the image is scaled and positioned to fit at the center of the page.
   
   
   

You can modify page setup characteristics such as page format and margins.

1. To modify the page setup, click Page Setup.

   The Page Setup dialog box appears.
   
   

2. To modify the paper format, in the Format Name list, select a format.

3. To modify the paper size, enter the width in the Width field and the height in the Height field.

4. To modify the margins, enter the Left, Right, Top and Bottom offsets in the corresponding fields.

5. Click OK to validate (or Cancel to discard changes).

You can modify print options such as page color, rendering quality and banner presentation.

1. To modify the print options, click Options.

   The Options dialog box appears.
   
   

2. To modify the color options, click Color.

   The Color tab page appears.
   
   

3. To modify the color, choose one of the options (True Color, Greyscale, Monochrome) by clicking the corresponding option button.

4. To modify the rendering options, click Rendering Quality.

   The Rendering Quality tab page appears.
   
   

5. To modify the quality, in the Quality list, choose one of the proposed values (Low, Medium, High).

6. To modify the line width, in the Line width list, choose one of the proposed values (Absolute, Scaled, No thickness).

7. To modify the line type, in the Line type list, choose one of the proposed values (Absolute, Scaled).

8. To modify the banner options, click Banner.

   The Banner tab page appears.
   
   

9. To modify the banner text, in the text entry field , enter text and variables.

   The following variables are used by default:
   

   • $USER: the current user
   • $DATE: the current date
   • $TIME: the current time

10. To modify the banner position, in the Position list, choose one of the proposed values (None, Top Horizontal, Bottom Horizontal, Left Vertical, Right Vertical).

11. To modify the banner size, select the Use banner size checkbox and use the spinner to choose a height value.

    Note: The application does not control the display of the banner text, whatever value you enter in the Banner text height box. Therefore, it is recommended to preview the banner to make sure that the text is entirely displayed.

12. To add a logo to the banner, select the Insert logo checkbox, click the "..." file selection and select a file (allowed file types are .BMP, .TIFF, .JPG).

13. To modify the other options, click the Other Options tab.

    The Other Options tab page appears.
    
    

14. To paint non-visible objects (white) in black, select the White As Black check box.

    This option enables you to print white color of the paper as black in order to make all the objects visible on the resulting printout. Similarly, vectorial prints provide you with the option of changing white objects to black so that every object of the document is visible.

15. To clip the printing area to the current viewpoint, select the Clip to current viewpoint check box.

16. Click OK to validate (or Cancel to discard changes).

For multi-sheet documents, you can select the specific page you want to print.

1. To select a page, click Select a page.

2. Select one of the proposed pages or click All to print all of the available pages.

   
   
   

After you've set the different print parameters, you can preview the page as it will be printed.

1. To preview the page to be printed, click Preview.

   The Print Preview dialog box appears.
   
   

2. To reframe the image, click Fit All In .

3. To print the image, click the Print .

   Note: Modifications to the image that you make in the preview page will not be taken into account.

4. Click Close to close the dialog box.

You can modify printer properties such as file format, dots per inch and compression.

1. To modify printer properties, click Properties.

   The Printer Properties dialog box appears.
   
   

2. To select a driver for your printer, in the Driver list, select a driver.

   The list will vary according to your operating system, please see your system administrator to define which printers require which drivers.
   
   

3. To access advanced printer options, click Advanced Configuration.

   The Advanced Configuration dialog box appears.
   

   • To modify the file format, in the File Format list, select a format.
   • To modify the dots per inch setting, in the DPI field, enter a value or use the spinner to modify the value.
   • To modify the compression setting, in the Compression list, select a setting.
   • To modify the quality level of the print, adjust the Quality slider accordingly.
   • Click OK to validate (or Cancel to discard changes).

   
   
   

4. To change the Paper Format, select the desired values from the Default and Maximum lists.

   
   
   

5. To select the document orientation, select Portrait or Landscape.

6. To modify the document margins, click Default Margins.

   The Default Margins dialog box appears.
   
   

7. Enter the desired margins. (The settings are in millimeters, mm).

8. Click OK to validate (or Cancel to discard changes).

   Submission Scripts enable you to specify:

   output file name: each time you print a document, an output file is created at the location you specify in the text field default queue name: this field lets you choose which print queue to send the print job to.

   The Custom options let you specify the location of your own submission scripts. Clicking these buttons activates the Edit Script... action buttons to let you modify the script in the Runtime Script window.

   
   
   

9. To specify the Output File Name manually, select Declaration Default and enter the document path and name in the box.

10. To specify the Output File Name via a script, select Declaration Custom and click Edit Script....

    The Runtime Script dialog box appears.
    

    • enter the script in the dialog box (see your system administrator for script specifications)
    • click OK to validate
    
    
    

11. To specify the Queue Name manually, select Execution Default and, in the Queue Name list, select a queue name.

12. To specify the Output File Name via a script, select Declaration Custom and click Edit Script....

    The Submission Script dialog box appears.
    

    • enter the script in the dialog box (see your system administrator for script specifications)
    • click OK to validate
    
    
    

13. To validate the settings in the Properties dialog box, click OK (or Cancel to discard changes).

When you are satisfied with your choice of all print options, you can launch the print.