When you select the Print command, a grid is drawn on the layout which represents each printed page. Clicking on the layout will select (or unselect) pages to be printed.
You can manually enter the Width and Height values to override the maximum values. You cannot enter values larger than the page size times the Scale.
The Print Order option controls the printing order of the pages. Relative to the Print Grid:
Whether tracks are printed with one or two lines (representing the center line and rails) depends on the Print Scale. If this value is smaller than or equal to twice the Two Rail Scale on the Display dialog then tracks are drawn with two lines. This corresponds to the way tracks are drawn on the main window, adjusted to account for the greater resolution of most printers. At 1:1 tracks are also drawn with a center line.
The other options:
The orientation of the print grid is controlled by:
You can set these values directly or by dragging on the layout.
Shift-Left-Drag moves the grid and Shift-Right-Drag rotates the grid.
The Reset button resets the values to 0.
The Print button prints the selected pages and removes the Print dialog. It is not enabled until you have selected some pages to print.
The Setup button invokes the
Printer Setup dialog.
The Clear button unselects all selected pages.
Suggested Uses:
Use the Snapshot button to set the scale and orientation for a one-page printout of the layout. Also set Engineering Data to add the Layout Title, Scale and other data for a summary.
Use layers to control which tracks are visible (and printed). Put benchwork, scenery or different tracks levels in separate layers and hide the layers you are not working with.
To transfer the drawing to the layout without printing at 1:1, make
the Snap Grid visible and orient it to match your room or
layout table.
Check the Print Snap Grid toggle and use the printed grid to transfer
measurements to your layout space.
You may want to change the color of the Snap Grid to make it more visible on the printout.
When you print multiple pages you can check Ignore Page Margins
so pages can be placed next to each other.
The tracks will line up
correctly without trimming or overlapping the pages.
Note: there will be an unprintable margin around the edge of the page.
If you print at 1:1 for direct transfer to the sub-roadbed,
check Print Roadbed Outline and set Width to show lines for making cuts.
If you make printouts in strips at different angles at 1:1 (to follow tracks around a curve), check Print Registration Marks to be able to align the separate strips.