PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING DRAWINGS FROM NX IDEAS 5 Set IDEAS Preferences for Windows Print 1) Select Options, Preferences, Icon Panel. 2) Select toggle for Windows Print (as shown in fig 1). 3) Select OK Note: Steps 1 thru 3 will only have to be executed once. I‐DEAS will remember this setting from session to session. FIGURE 1 PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING DRAWINGS FROM NX IDEAS 5 Print Drawing using Windows Print 4) Select File Print (This will open I‐DEAS Print Window Fig 2). 5) Select desired Printer (Cadplot‐11 shown). 6) Set all other toggles as shown, including “Scale to Paper Height”, “Landscape”, “Center on Page”., “Invert White Objects..”, “Print Monochrome”. 7) Select desired Paper Size (OCE C, OCE D or OCE E). FIGURE 2 PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING DRAWINGS FROM NX IDEAS 5 PLOTTING From ONE SIZE TO ANOTHER (Size D Drawing to Size C Print) Set IDEAS Preferences and select File Print (See Steps 1‐4 above) 1)
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Change your Printer to “Cadplot10”. Under “Scaling”, change the setting to “Best Fit”. Select desired Paper Size (example: OCE 17x22). Turn off “Center on Page” option (unclick). (All other options (toggles) remain the same as FIGURE 2) FIGURE 3