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Problems with printing and customizing a frame on my first schematic

acsann — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 03:04:21 GMT

I am completing my first schematic. I have add FRAME_A_L to my sheet because I want to print on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. When I use the print command and print to a PDF, the text and symbols are very small. So I modified the print to increase the size to print on 4 separate sheets of paper. Is there any easier way to get a small schematic to be legible when it is printed?

Also, how do I edit the title block of the frame? The title block says Schematic V10 and the Document Number is blank.

Re: Problems with printing and customizing a frame on my first schematic

jorge_garcia — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:26:34 GMT

Hi @acsann ,

I hope you're doing well. In the print dialog check out the scale parameter by adjusting this you can make the the schematic fit in the printout. Adjusting the title block is best done in the library, check out the frames library for examples.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Re: Problems with printing and customizing a frame on my first schematic

acsann — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:28:45 GMT

Jorge

when you use the scale command, won’t all or part of the frame blow out past the edge of the paper? What is needed is some way to scale the drawing within the sheet.

Could you please elaborate on what you mean by adjusting the title block in the library? I obtained my frame from the library, how do I adjust it there?

Re: Problems with printing and customizing a frame on my first schematic

jorge_garcia — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:09:26 GMT

Hi @acsann ,

I hope you're having a great day. Copy the frame you want to use as a starting place into your personal library then modify it there. You will not be able to modify the frames library because that one is write protected.

It's true that the scale option would blow the frame past the edge, I didn't take that into account. There's currently no option to just scale the schematic apart from the frame, it's all treated as a single unit.

Another option is using the FRAME command and drawing a custom frame on the schematic directly which you can then make as tight as you want around the schematic design, at that point scaling will become a more viable option.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,