Class Printer
This class prints the selected design sheets to a file.
Hierarchical Diagram
Direct Known Subclasses
None
Constructor
Creates a printer object of the specified type.
public Printer(PrinterType type, boolean toFile)
When toFile is true, the design is printed to a file.
When toFile is true, the design is printed to a file. When toFile is omitted, the value for set to true for HPGL and Postscript and false for WIN and Preview.
PrinterType options are only:
• HPGL
• Postscript
• WIN
• Preview
Methods
• setSheets
Sets the sheets to print.
public void setSheets (vector <Sheet> sheets
sheets—A vector of the sheets to print.
Throws: RSDException
• setSheetsSelectionMode
Sets the method for selecting sheets to print
public void setSheetSelectionMode (sheetSelection mode)
The default is CURRENT.
• currentView
Prints only the current view.
public void currentView (boolean currentView)
When the value is false (default), the full sheet is printed.
• blackWhiteOnly
Prints the sheet in black and white.
public void blackWhiteOnly (boolean bw)
The default is false, the sheet is printed in color.
• invertWhite
Inverts black and white colors when printing the sheets.
public void invertWhite (boolean invert)
The default is false.
• autoScale
Automatically scales the printed sheet to fit the page.
public void autoScale (boolean scale)
The default is false.
• title
Prints a string in the design title.
public void title (string title)
Where:
title—Sting to print in the title.
• includeHiddenLayers
Prints design items on hidden layers.
public void includeHiddenLayers (boolean include)
The default is false.
• print
Prints the design with this Printer’s properties. Updates the design sheets before printing when UpdateSheets is set to true.
public void print (boolean UpdateSheets)
Throws: RSDException
• setFileName
Sets the path to the HPGL or postscript file.
public void setFileName (string name)
The default is false.
• autoRotate
Automatically rotate the sheet to fit the printed page when enable Rotate is set to true.
public void autoRotate (boolean enableAutoRotate)
• Rotate
Rotates the sheet.
public void Rotate (boolean enableRotate)
• margins
Sets margin size for printing.
public voide margins(Double X1, Double Y1, Double X2, Double Y2)
 | When this method is called without parameters, it clears all margin settings. |