Drawing settings for batch print

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Drawing settings for batch print

Specifies drawing size, scale, offset, and other options.

Scale

Defines the correspondence of drawing units and its size in millimeters.

Scale

Defines the exact scale of the print. The most recently used standard scales are displayed at the top of the list. If value of the scales list is Custom you can create a custom scale by entering the number of inches or millimeters equal to the number of drawing units.

Format size

Displays selected drawing (image) size in inches or millimeters.

Predefined format

You can select any one of the standard format (DIN: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0) or input new size of the drawing (image). If you want to save new format press button, also you can edit (press ) or delete (press ) entered new format. ABViewer stores custom formats so they will be available after reloading.

Left

Specifies the drawing (image) origin in the X - directional from the upper-left corner of the selected format size. You can offset the origin by entering a positive or negative value. The printing unit values are in inches or millimeters on the printer's printable area.

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Specifies the drawing (image) origin in the Y - directional from the upper-left corner of the selected format size. You can offset the origin by entering a positive or negative value. The printing unit values are in inches or millimeters on the printer's printable area.

Width

Specifies the drawing (image) width in inches or millimeters.

Height

Specifies the drawing (image) height in inches or millimeters.

Lock

Saves ratio of width and height of the drawing (image) until you will not translate the Lock button in condition UnLock (the condition of the button is changed one-touches on it).

Paper offset

Specifies the printable area on the sheet. This is made for easy combining the sheets after printing superimposing their friend on friend when glued.
Use paper offset - set this option off to draw an image without fitting inside of the sheet's drawing area.

What does it mean? Every printer defines an area where it puts ink. This is printable area. In most cases this area is less then sheet sizes. The difference between printable area and sheet sizes has standard values for every specific printer.

For instance, there is a drawing with bounding rectangle scaled 1:1 in reference to the sheet's extents. If Use paper offset is on, this file will be fitted in the bounds of printable area. Thus the image will be distorted. If Use paper offset is off, this file will be fitted in the bounds of the sheet sizes and the image will be printed precisely.

Position of rectangle

This drop down list specifies a predefined

offsets of the drawing (image) of the printer's printable area.