Printout not to scale

[tangent dynamic]

Occasionally I need to print out a quick paper template in order to rough cut out my materials.

 

For some reason my templates are printing out a little small, not 100% like I've got it set in the print dialogue box. I haven't gotten around to loading X3 yet so this is X2,MR2 SP1 I'm talking about.

 

Does anyone have any ideas on how to correct this?

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

What I do when I see this problem is make a legend to a known size say 3" or 6". Then when I print I can double check what I get. If it is not correct adjust the percentage till it is. Most problems are the drivers for the printer and have nothing to do with Mastercam.

 

HTH

[tangent dynamic]

Thanks Ron,

 

Yeah, I assumed the problem was in the printer driver. I was just hoping for less trial and error, but that should work and I suppose once I figure out the percentage that works it should be the same all the time.

 

Thanks, Adam.

[tangent dynamic]

Looks like my printer driver won't read anything but whole numbers. It will let me set 101% or 99% but not 100.5%.

[crazy^millman]

Then scale your part to make it print right on your printer. Make 2" to 8" boxes going in 1" increments in Mastercam. Then print it and measure them with a set of verniers. Then take the average difference and use that as your scale. Scale up or down the amount reprint and then check. Now when you print these templates you know what your scale factor needed to be to get them exactly what you need.

 

HTH

[tangent dynamic]

Yup thanks,

 

That's what I did yesterday.

 

Thanks to you both for responding.

 

A.

[crazy^millman]

We are one in the same, this is my regular user name and that is one of the companies I work for part time. Glad I could help you out. Yeah I know a little crazy, but such is life in the big city.