Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
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I have Solidworks 2010, I am printing on 11x17 paper, my sheet and model scales are at 1:1. I choose in page setup to scale 100%. I print the page out, then take my caliper and measure the actual printout to see if the scale is right on to the measurements called out on the drawing... what I'm finding is that the printout is actually slightly larger than 1:1 scale? For instance I have a part that is 5.5" long, and the drawing dimension shows 5.5". When I print it out on 11x17 paper at a 1:1 scale then I use my caliper to measure the actual printout.. my caliper is reading about 5.6". So the scale is not printing correctly... the same holds true for when I save the drawing as a PDF and print the PDF out as well.. same scale issues..
does anybody know why this is?
does anybody know why this is?






RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
Maybe the best you can do is to force the software to print the scale you need by measuring the output & adding a scale factor. For example if a 5.5" part comes out 5.6", next time try a scale of .982.
I know it's silly, but some times you have to work around the system.
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
- - -Updraft
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
If you want scale, use a plotter designed to plot drawings.
Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
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RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
I wish this wasn't the case because I do manufacture parts and many times I will print the parts out at scale 1:1 and then hold the finished part up ontop of the printout to verify some dimensions just for quick measurements.
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
go to the 3d model, and try printing it from there. get into a view plane like your drawing view and print 100%. this usually works for me.
on the same subject...what's the use of having "100%" as an option, if it doesn't print at 100%? Whether it's the SW software or the print drivers, you shouldn't have to tweak scales, sofware codes, etc...It's just not right. Yes plotters is the way to go, but most companies have printers nowadays.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2009 SP 4.1
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RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
If I am right, the federal law prohibits printer manufacturers to produce printers capable of printing true 100%. It has something to do with money.
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
If a printer printed 100% scalable, there would a lot more counterfeiters.
Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2009 SP 4.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
1. Printers are everywhere in many forms and qualities. They are far more prevalent than plotters.
2. Printers do not always print at 100% scale and might not even print at the same scale in feed and cross-feed directions. Why this is is irrelevant.
The issue becomes how to deal with offscale printing. It is typically not the fault of the software, but of the printer. If you cannot change the printer characteristics then you must find a way to compensate by sending it information that yields the result you want. Scaling your object seems to be the only way, but if the printer is not off by the same amount in both directions then this becomes a lot more involved. Otherwise you could just tell it to print at 98.95% if that would give you the lines at 100%.
- - -Updraft
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
Every laser printer I've had at work had the same problem, stretching in the direction of paper feed. When I print the same job on the roll fed large plotter it is dead on. Every plotter we've had has done this.
Most printers wrap the paper around something in the print process. A plotter usually has a straight through paper path so there's less chance of distortion.
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
Eric
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
-Kirby
Kirby Wilkerson
Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
I have HP Officejet Pro printer and square dimensioned 100x100 mm is printed accurately.
RE: Solidworks 2010 printing 1:1 scale at 100% of 11x17 paper is not right
ymmv, Diego