Printing Options

The options available through the Database Configuration Printing dialog, shown below, automate some printing tasks and set various appearance options.

Note: A variety of other printing options can also be configured through reporting and printing features that are built in to the Fabrication products. For more information, see Printer Setup.

Default Font: Defines the default font to be used on reports.

Print Nest Labels with Part Labels: When this option is enabled, a nest label will be printed before the first part label, then the part labels will be printed in cut order.

Print Item Labels with Part Labels: When this option is enabled, an Item Label will be printed out before the first part of each of the fittings on a nest. Then the part labels will be printed in cut order.

First Part Cut of Each Complete Item: When this option is enabled, an item label will be printed before the first part label encountered in the cut order for each item in the job.

Part 1 of Each Item: When this option is enabled, an item label will be printed before the part label that corresponds to pattern development, one for each item in the job.

No Part Labels for Auto-Qty Parts: When this option is enabled, parts that have been set as auto-quantity parts will not have part labels printed for them.

New page when Material changes on Part Labels: If this option is enabled, this option will start all new part labels for new materials on a new page, otherwise they will follow on in numerical order.

Print Part Labels for Insulated Material: If this option is enabled, part labels will be produced for the insulation material applied to a fitting.

Accurate Pattern View Previews: Displays dithered images for the graphical pattern view print object found on worksheets.

Display Dithered Bitmaps on Previews: Displays dithered images for the BMP logo print object found on labels.