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Easy-print

Note! This function is an add-on that is limited to Atelier version.

General specifications

The feature was developed in order to be able to print your models at scale 1:1 on a desktop printer.

You can select, between different page formats, a specific printing layout and considering the maximum length and width of the selected piece, are calculated how many pages are necessary to print it at a real scale.

All the calculated pages are displayed in the in the working area, on top of the selected piece, as a group of rectangles which have the width and the length of the selected page format.

In the below picture the selected piece is printed on a A3 desktop printer, so its maximum length and width fits on three A3 papers (one A3 page is marked in the red rectangle).

Each A3 paper contains a letter and a number (A1, A2, A3) which can help you to easily identify each page and contain also some marks (+) that are used to perfectly join the printed pages.

How to use the function:

Go on general tool bar and select Easy-print
Select from working area the pieces that you need to export, as indicated in Step 1.
Set the PDF file layout for the parameters displayed in the Step 2:

Page format – you have the possibility to choose between different page formats: A4 , A3 … A6 …etc. or even you can set a Custom page format. When selecting a page format, in the edits Width and Height from Dimensions are displayed its real sizes.
Dimensions – Is specified the selected page format dimensions. You can edit the dimensions only when is selected from the Page format the Custom format.
Margins – Set the margin sizes for the pages by specifying the values in the edits: Top, Bottom, Left, Right
Orientation– Set the orientation: Portrait or Landscape for the pages.
Mark pages – if is checked, on each page is displayed a letter and a number (A1, A2, …), in order to be able to easily identify the printed pages.
Apply registration marks – if is checked, in the 4 corners of each page are displayed small crosses (+) which are useful when joining the printed pages.

Note! You can select first the pieces and then access the function Easy-print, and you will go directly in Step 2.

When you are done, click on Validate button from Step 2 and save the PDF in the desired location from the disk.

To set default parameters for the PDF pages go in Settings > PDF for printers and specify there the new parameters that you want to be displayed always in the Step 2.