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How to print a sketch from Design?

Econdron
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How to print a sketch from Design?

Econdron
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Really hoping I can get some good insight here. Below is an example of a print that I made at work. I have a couple dozen "designs" saved all constrained with just a couple driving dimensions. A customer will select a design, tell us the dimensions to make it to, then I edit the sketch and print it out. Layout.jpg

 

It used to be so simple through inventor, I could open the part file, change the dimensions, Ctrl+P and print it out. I have to do about 100 of these/week, sometimes more, so making this process as fast as possible is the goal. Now that Inventor LT was discontinued, I've been playing around with the trial of Fusion 360. Fusion 360 lacks two very important options:

 

1) - I can't just print the screenshot of the sketch. It needs to be saved as a screen capture, opened, then printed.

2) - I can't adjust the size of the font on the screen capture. So when the sketch is printed, the dimensions are not legible. 

 

Inventor Professional is just too expensive for what I'm using it for. But honestly if I can't find a way to print these sketches out at the same rate as before, I'll probably end up just going with it. 

 

But can anyone provide any help on how I could quickly print out the below sketch from Fusion 360 so that it would be legible and quick to print?

X-Frame Legs v2.png

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g-andresen
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Hi,

1. extrude the profile 

2. save the design

3. create Drawing from design

4. dimension your view

 

günther

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jhackney1972
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Since you do not have the ability to print directly, I would suggest open your sketch and use the Capture Image command.  Save the image as a PNG, JPG or TIFF at the image size you desire.  You can transfer the image easily via email or it you like print it with most any free image management application.

 

Capture Image.jpg

John Hackney, Retired
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