About Printing a Layout

This subtopic provides information about what is printed in a layout.

The print functionality usually prints exactly what is visible in the layout window (or, when printing multi-documents, what would be visible in the layout window if the printed sheet was the active one).

Important: In the case of the clipping frame, the frame itself is not printed.

When printing multi-documents in the context of a product, only the sheets of the edited layout (whether 3D shape representation or product) are considered.

For more information, refer to the next paragraph About Printing a Layout.

This subtopic discusses the factors that determine whether the raster or vector print mode is used.

Print is performed using a combination of raster and vector elements, depending on the following factors:

• which print Rendering Mode option you choose (from the Print dialog box: click Options... and then the Various),
• whether the Display all elements using Z-buffer check box (in Me > Preferences > General > Visualization) is selected or cleared.

The table below summarizes the possible scenarios.

Important: In the table below: 2D elements means the content of a layout view (2D geometry, dimensions, annotations, dress-up, 2D components) as well as its 2D background. 3D elements means the 3D background of a layout view (3D edges of surfaces and solids, which belong to the 3D background).

If the print Rendering Mode option is...	With the Display all elements using Z-buffer option cleared, 2D elements are printed in...	With the Display all elements using Z-buffer option cleared, 3D elements are printed in...	With the Display all elements using Z-buffer option selected, 2D and 3D elements are printed in...
Default	Vector mode	Raster or Vector mode*	Raster mode
Wireframe, Hidden Line Removal, Shading with Triangles	Vector mode	Vector mode	Vector mode
Dynamic Hidden Line	Vector mode	Vector mode	Not supported

* NB: Whether 3D elements are printed in raster or vector mode depends on the view mode of the 2D Layout for 3D Design tab, and not on the print rendering mode. 3D elements are printed in raster mode only when there is a shading to draw (for example Shading with edges or Material rendering modes). When there is no shading (for example in Hidden Line Removal or Shading with Triangles), 3D elements are printed in vector mode.

Important: Low Intensity option on 2D or 3D elements is only taken into account when printing in raster mode (object > Properties, Graphics section).

For detailed information about printing, refer to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform User's Guide: Printing Objects.