Print from Converge Viewer

You can print documents from the Prolog Converge Document Viewer.

In the Prolog Viewer, click the Print button on the toolbar to open the Print dialog.

This dialog contains four tabs: Print, Options, Watermark and Pen Table. The options available under each tab are:

Print Tab

Option Description
Print Portion
All Pages Prints all pages, sheets or views.
Pages Prints only a page range e.g. 1, 3-5, 10.
Whole of current Page/ Image Prints only the current page.
Displayed Portion Prints only the visible portion of the image as displayed.
Print Scale
Scaled to fit the paper Reduces or expands the image to match the paper size.

Scaled from:

to:

 Allows you to enter the scale factor for printing the image. For example, Scaled from 10 to 1 will reduce the image to 1/10 its original size (though this may still require several sheets of paper – refer to the Poster option below).
Scale in preview Scales the printout as described in Print Preview options.
Print Control
Center the printout Centers the printout on the paper.
Poster Prints over multiple sheets. You can set the number of sheets in the No. horizontal and No. vertical fields. The number of sheets used and the position of the image are shown in the preview window. You can scale and move the image to match the selected number of sheets as described in Print Preview options.
Print Monochrome Produces a black and white printer output.
Rotate Rotates the image 90 degrees from the current rotation.
Printer Allows you to check, modify or change the default Windows printer. Use the Setup option to set the paper size, source and orientation (landscape or portrait).
Print Preview Allows you to view the printout before you print. You can fit the image to the paper both vertically and horizontally by not checking the Maintain aspect ratio.

Options Tab

Option Description
Print Control
Maintain aspect ratio Allows the user to choose if the height and width ratio should be maintained when scaling the print. If this is not selected it is possible to stretch the printed image in only the vertical or horizontal direction.
Collate Copies Prints a complete copy of the document before the first page of the next copy is printed. If you prefer to print all copies of the first page and then print all copies of subsequent pages, clear the check box.
Print Margins (Inch)

Left

Right

Top

Bottom

 Fills in the required paper margins in these text boxes.
Header
Enable Header Includes header text on the printed document and drawing. Enter the text to use as header in the text box below this field.
Footer
Enable Footer Includes footer text on the printed document and drawing. Enter the text to use as footer in the text box below this field.

Watermark Tab

Option Description
Enable Watermark Allows you to add a watermark to the printout of your file.

Watermark as

Vertical Position

Color

Orientation

 Enables you to change color, font and orientation. Position the watermark above, below or across the drawing. Set the watermark in front of or behind the drawing.

Pen Table Tab

Option Description
Use Pen Table Allows you to use the Pen Table function. The other options are enabled only after this option is selected.
Pen Settings

Allows you to define how you want a particular line color on the file to be printed or plotted.

Typically, in a vector file, lines have the same on-screen thickness but different colors. Colors can be interpreted to create printed output with different line thickness, colors and styles.

Width Sets the desired printed width for the selected lines. –1 indicates that width isn’t defined for that pen.
Style Sets the desired printed style for the selected lines (full, dotted, dashed etc.). –1 indicates that no width has been defined for that pen.
Color Sets the desired printed color for the selected lines.
Settings
Units Allows you to select the units of measurement, metric (mm) or imperial (inches), you wish to use when defining line widths.
Scale

Allows you to set the scale of the drawing file.

Select Scaled to resize a drawing file so that the line widths follow the scale of the drawing.

Select Unscaled to keep the line widths constant irrespective of the scale of the drawing.
Change Applies the changes to the file.
Default Returns to the default settings.
Load Loads a previously saved pen table (*.RPT) file. A Load Pen Table dialog opens to enable you to find and select the desired file.
Save Allows you to save the table as an .RPT file after you have made the desired changes to the pen table so that you can reuse the settings. A Save Pen Table dialog opens enabling you to name the file and place it in the appropriate folder.