Print to a file

You can generate a printer-ready file containing a QY CAD drawing or other document for printing at a later time.

Generate a print file

1. In the active document window, display the model or the draft sheet that contains the design that you want to print.

2. On the Application menu, choose Paper Print.

3. From the Printer list, select the name of the printer that will print the document at a later time.

4. Select the Print to file check box.

5. Click the Print command.

   

6. In the Print to File dialog box, browse to the folder where you want to generate the print file, and then type a name for the document in the File name box.

   For draft files, the file Save as type list is set automatically to Printer File (*.pri). Assembly and part documents automatically generate printer-ready files with the extension *.prs.

7. Click Save to generate a printer-ready file.

Print a printer file

1. To print a file generated with the Print to file option, the printer must be local to the system.

2. Open an MS DOS command prompt window, and then change directory to the folder where the printer-ready file is located.

3. Type the following at the command prompt, where <filename> is the name of the printer-ready file, including the file extension:

   copy <filename> lpt1: /b

   This will cause the file to print. If you have more than one printer on this system you may have to use lpt2: or lpt3: as the printer name.

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