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slavamir
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Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:07 pm

Hi all, I am using windows 7 premium. Qcad ver. 3.9.1
I had Qcad 3.7.7 for a long time, I edit my old projects (made on 2.2.2) usually and today when I got into the print preview tab the project was like on the attached picture I thought that if I will update the program the problem will be solved but I was mistaken, the problem follows me to ver. 3.9.1 too.
Print Preview > Landscape > Autofit drawing to page(s) // and this is what happens..
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Re: Printing problem

Post by andrew » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:23 pm

- Load Drawing
- Edit > Drawing Preferences > Printing > Page > Adjust Paper size
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- File > Print Preview
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:48 pm

Thanks for the fast reply, I have the same settings as you but it"s still showing me this. I think that the problem is in the page borders settings where can I change it?
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Re: Printing problem

Post by andrew » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:53 pm

You very likely changed application settings, not drawing settings.
Please use Edit > Drawing Preferences for drawing preferences.
Application preferences are defaults for new drawings.

Print margins only have any effect when printing to multiple pages.
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:07 pm

Both Drawing preferences and application preferences are same as on your screenshot, it didn't help.
Note that the problem is only on old files after editing them. new projects have no problem at all.
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Re: Printing problem

Post by andrew » Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:15 pm

Are you still using auto fit? If so, don't. Auto fit might indeed use your margin. You can adjust margins under multi page settings.

If you have changed other things in your file meanwhile, I'd suggest to download the file posted above, load it and only make this one change of the page size. This should definitely fix the problem for this file. Let me know if not.
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:37 pm

I open old drawing for 2009
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I open old drawing for 2009
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:39 pm

when you click Print Preview screen turns gray
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when you click Print Preview screen turns gray
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:41 pm

click auto fit drayving
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click auto fit drayving
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:45 pm

earlier it never happened
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Re: Printing problem

Post by Husky » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:36 pm

Hello slavamir,

is "Screen based Linetypes" on or off? Try to switch it to on: Menu -> View -> Screen-based Linetypes"
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Re: Printing problem

Post by andrew » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:38 pm

slavamir wrote: I open old drawing for 2009
when you click Print Preview screen turns gray
click auto fit drayving
earlier it never happened
Yes. Please do NOT proceed like this. Instead follow my instructions above. Here they are again:
- Load Drawing
- Edit > Drawing Preferences > Printing > Page > Adjust Paper size to "ISO A4"
- File > Print Preview
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Re: Printing problem

Post by Husky » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:43 pm

Husky wrote:Hello slavamir,

is "Screen based Linetypes" on or off? Try to switch it to on: Menu -> View -> Screen-based Linetypes"
NEVER Mind! Andrew is right with the Paper size! :wink:
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Re: Printing problem

Post by slavamir » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:11 pm

Thank you guys very much! Andrew's instructions fixed the problem. Best regards and thank you again!
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