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SoftPlan Frequently Asked Questions: Printing

1. Can SoftPlan print to a larger format plotter?
2. Is it possible to change the printable area that I see when I select the Position Print Window?
3. My @date and @time features are not working? How do I correct this?
4. How can I put all of my elevations on one sheet for plotting?
5. How do I change the walls to display with a shaded texture as well as print the walls with this shade?
6. How do I create a .pdf file from my SoftPlan drawings?
7. How do I create a plot file?
8. How do I enlarge a print of a drawing?
9. How do I enter in a custom scale size for printing such as 1”=15’?
10. How do I insert a logo into SoftPlan?
11. How do I plot one drawing at 1/8" = 1'-0" and another at 1/4" = 1'-0" on the same sheet?
12. How do I print half tones (shades)?
13. How do I print my Cross Section to an actual scale?
14. How do I print my fonts as solid fill rather than hollow?
15. How do I print out at a 1"=10' scale?
16. How do I print out paint patterns using different colors for different patterns?
17. How do I set up my elevation to print with a thicker pen on certain lines
18. I am unable to position my border after using Multi Drawing to import. How do I do this?
19. I'm unable to plot landscape on an HP Design Jet 200 series plotter.
20. Is there a way to control what is printed and what is not?
21. Is there an easy way to insert a border?
22. Is there any difference between the *.prn extension that is added to a plot file and the *.plt extension that earlier versions of SoftPlan used?
23. Message reads "not enough memory" when plotting a multi drawing.
24. My D size border does not fit inside the Print Scaling Window.
25. My printer can print on 11"x17" paper. Can I print on 11”x17” paper with SoftPlan?
26. Notes and dimensions are printing out too small at the scale I want to use.
27. On a Generated Material Report some entries are being cut off during the print.
28. When printing, do the drawings refer to the System or Drawing options for their pen setting?
29. Printed lines are coming out faint and the text looks as if it is made up of dots.
30. Printed Lines are not the proper thickness or color.
31. Since installing the Windows® Security update KB891711
32. Since installing the Windows® Security update KB890859
33. What are the optimum settings for plotting text using an older style pen plotter?
34. When I print a Jpeg (*.jpg) image that has been inserted into a drawing
35. When printing some multi-drawings in version 12.2.0
36. When scaling the drawing to print I cannot see the entire drawing or scaling box.
37. Where can I find a Windows driver for my older pen Plotter?
38. Where do I set up the pen settings for Walls?
39. Why are my symbols printing solid?
40. Why do my plot files have a *.prn extension?
41. Why is my HP Design Jet 600c omitting some text on prints?
42. How do I change the plan view of a wall to print with a grey tone fill
43. Is it possible to have the shading that displays on my roof and floor systems to print?
44. My SoftPlan Version 12 or earlier will not print.

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