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Hi Micha,
I'm going to assume that you're talking about Block Schematic drawings, so what follows applies only to that drawing type.
The symbols for Block Schematic drawings are designed to be printed at 1:1. If, at print time, Block Schematic drawings are output at 80% of their original size, or smaller, you are likely to run into problems with legibility. So, the rule of thumb is to print the drawing as close as possible to its original size, i.e. 1:1.
You're right to think about adding a guide for the paper size, and the easiest way to do this today is simply to draw a rectangle of the correct dimensions. So, for example, if you're planning to output to A0 simply add a rectangle that's 1189mm x 841mm and make sure your drawing stays within the boundary of that rectangle. This will ensure print output at 1:1.
However, if you're going to use a Title Block on your drawing you also need to allow for the borders that the Title Block adds so the following procedure is useful in that scenario: 1) Open your Title Block template project (e.g. "Title Block Templates - Metric.s07") 2) Choose the drawing tab for the paper size and orientation to which you are going to print (e.g. "A0 Landscape") 3) Bring up the Layers dialog and display the layer Title Block Drawing Area. You will now see a rectangle inside the Title Block template that is used to fit the Title Block to a finished drawing. Copy this rectangle. 4) In your working drawing, paste the rectangle and use that to define the boundary for any objects you use in the drawing; this will ensure that print scaling is 1:1 when the A0 Landscape Title Block is added and you then print to an A0 sheet.
Regarding your third question, you can use File | Print Area to print a section of your drawing. To set the Print Area: 1) Choose File | Print Area | Set 2) Drag a rectangle around the area you want to print. 3) Choose File | Print
To remove the Print Area choose File | Print Area | Clear
I hope this is helpful.
Kind regards, Rob Robinson Stardraw.com
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