HARD COPY PROBLEM

[savtav]

Is there any way i can save my printer settings in Mastercam when i do a hardcopy. I like to use landscape and A3 papper , but every time i print again i get the default letter a4...

[cadcam]

that is not a mastercam problem but a printer setting default setup..

 

[Dennis at CAD/CAM Consulting]

Savtav,

It's annoying isn't it? In Mastercam versions 3,4,5 and 6 when you used the Hardcopy function the X axis was along the 11" length and the Y axis was along the 8.5" width of the paper (landscape). In version 7 and 8 someone decided that the output should be orientated the other way. Wouldn't it be nice if we could select the orientation in Mastercam so we would not have to change the configuration of the printer for different applications?

Maybe this will help. Instead of File, Next, Hardcopy try Screen, Next, Plot. If you have a inkjet or laserjet printer you can usually plot to it. Go to Screen, Configure, Plotter Settings, check the "Use Windows Driver" option and select your printer. This also allows you to control the scale of the drawing(Hardcopy does not). You can set the drawing's rotation in the Mastercam's config settings but you will not have to change it to get the landscape output you want.

Hope that helps,

Dennis

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Dennis,

Shouldn't you be working? LOL

James Meyette

[Toby]

Yes it is very annoying. We have found that if you duplicate the needed geometry to another level (10=1st op etc) rotate it 90 deg, zoom extents, then copy it prints out nicely. Because its a duplication the rotation will not flag any ops in the manager.

As an alternative by pressing the page up button while viewing your geometry, in effect enlarging the drawing by scale, then hardcopy it you can also get an ok print. If some added notes are not viewable, enlarged above/below the screens view, we have found that it will still print these out.

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Toby Baughman

Magic Mfg

[savtav]

Dennis,

Thanks for the advice about my hardcopy problem. Ploting is heaps better than hardcopy,like the 1:1 plot

 

Thanks SAV

 

[johns]

I copied my existing printer ( HP Portrait ) and renamed it HP Landscape. I then set the properties as needed for MC, landscape, paper, etc.. I use this as my default printer since I'm using MC 90% of the time.