Printing Diagram View Area

You can define an area of a diagram view and print it.

Before you begin: Open an existing diagram view.
  1. In the Layout section of the action bar, click Print Custom Area .
  2. In the Custom Print dialog box, select a format in the Format list to change the size of the printing frame.
  3. In the diagram view, drag the frame on the area of the diagram view to be printed if needed.

    Note: The printing frame appears as a blue rectangle.

  4. In the Orientation area, change the orientation if needed.
  5. If you have defined a frame symbol in the TitleBlock For Printing resource, it will appear in this list. Select the symbol in the list and click Update preview. For more information, see Diagram Resources.
    The preview is updated with the appropriate frame symbol is selected according to the defined frame format and orientation.
  6. Click OK to launch the printing dialog box.

    Notes:
    • Printing properties can differ from one printer to another. Review the page setup (format and orientation) defined in the printer dialog box before launching the printing process.
    • When printing the content of a diagram view, lifecycle information (maturity, revision, ..etc.) cannot be displayed using text templates.

Trouble ?
  • The preview is not updated with the expected frame and titleblock symbol: Only one symbol per format/orientation combo should be defined. If more than one symbol is defined in the TitleBlock For Printing resource, the first symbol is selected.
  • The frame is no longer visible in the preview: Changing the orientation or the frame format after adding the frame removes the frame from the preview. If a frame symbol with the format and orientation settings is defined in the Titleblock For Printing resource, it will be selected.
  • The visual in the preview differs from the diagram view: certain elements like ports or the snapping grid are not to be printed.
  • Some parts of the diagram view are missing after printing: In the preview, the frame symbol will be placed over the selected content of the diagram view. During the printing process, the content of the diagram view located under the frame symbol is cropped to display only the frame.