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Chapter 8

Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly

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Once you have more than one layer selected, you can choose to print
layers on separate sheets. You can also choose to print a header at the
top of each page, containing the design name, date, and layer name.
Finally, you can use the arrows to change the order in which layers will
be printed.

8.

When you have finished setting the print parameters, click Print.

Complete the following steps to print a 3D image of your design:

1.

Select Tools»View 3D. The 3D view of the design appears.

2.

Scale the image to the desired size and orientation. For details, refer to
the

Viewing Designs in 3D

section of Chapter 9,

Viewing Designs in

3D

.

3.

To set up the printing of the 3D image, select File»Print Setup.

4.

To preview the printing of the 3D image, select File»Print Preview.

5.

Select File»Print and click OK.

Previewing the Printed Design

Complete the following steps to preview the way a design will look when
printed:

1.

Choose File»Print

.

The Print dialog box appears.

2.

Click Preview. (At least one layer must be in the Layers to print
column to enable the Preview button). The Preview screen appears,
displaying an image of what the printed file will look like.

Tip

A blank page in a preview dialog box usually indicates an empty layer is being

previewed. If the preview displays a blank page, go back and make sure that you are
previewing a layer that has something on it.

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