Print preview dialog

Displays the model as it will be printed.

The model settings that you have specified regarding, for example, print scale, will be included. You can control the print preview with the following keys.

Print Print

Prints the content based on your settings.

Page setup Page setup

Opens the Header and footer and Page layout tabs for you to configure the output of headers and footers and page partitioning.

Print scale Print scale

Outputs the print scale, that is, the relative size of the model in relation to the page size.

You can enter the zoom factor directly or change it by clicking the arrow keys. The lower the percentage, the more objects a print page may include and vice versa. Thus, you can determine how model items of large models are to be arranged on the various pages. For small models you can increase the percentage so that the model items are larger when printed and the entire print page is used.

Fit to page Scale to fit page size

Clicking Fit to page Fit to page changes the print scale of the model so that all model items are printed on a single page. The modified scale is shown in the Print scale box.

Specify number of pages Specify number of pages

Opens the Specify number of pages dialog. Here, you can specify the number of pages your model is to be printed on by using the sliders for page width or page height.

Zoom in Zoom in

The page display is increased by 10% in the print preview. Instead of the button you may also use the Plus (+) key of your keyboard to increase the display by 10% increments.

Zoom out Zoom out

The page display is reduced by 10% in the print preview. Instead of the button you may also use the Minus (-) key of your keyboard to reduce the display by 10% increments.

Print blank pages Print blank pages

Displays blank pages and prints them if the spacing between items is so large that blank pages occur. Printing blank pages will help you gain a realistic impression of the model size when assembling the print pages.

If you specified that blank pages are not to be displayed and printed, the blank pages will be removed from the print preview, but the remaining pages will not be consolidated. Please use the scroll bars to display invisible model pages.

Removes colors from model items and background Remove colors

Prints model items and model background without colors.

Insert headers/footers Display header/footer

Outputs the contents of the header and footer in the print preview and when printing.

Print background Print background

Outputs the wallpaper and background colors of models, that is, they are included when printing, copying to the clipboard, and exporting to a file.

Print with frozen lanes Print with frozen lanes

Portrait

Prints models in portrait format.

Landscape

Prints models in landscape format.

Show one page Show one page

Only displays one page even if there are multiple print pages.