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1. Background Picture Printing

... files with included full-size background scans, and so far it is all working fine. The created PDFs can be printed from both the Adobe and Foxit readers. Here for example is part of a scanned picture shape of 3496 x 1348 pixels, stretched to a page 5000mm (197") x 2000mm (79"). This is the 600dpi PDF created from Templot, opened in Adobe Reader 10 (Adobe Reader X) on Windows7: 2_071741_170000000.png This is a bit of the printed output from the above Reader: 2_071742_370000000.png I've also tried the same file in Adobe Reader 9.4 on WindowsXP, printing to my trusty 12-year-old HP DeskJet, with similar results -- no problems. The next Pug will also have the option of creating a PDF from the sketchboard. Nils's code includes some clever bitmap manipulation, so it may be that a scan which won't print on a given system as a picture shape, may still be printable as a bitmap image from the sketchboard. Yes, please report your results from the printing shop. ...

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2. Printing Background shapes

... : 1? The reason for the question is, I was under the impression that you needed the new pug option 'Sketchboard' to do this !! All the best, Brian Nicholls. posted: 3 May 2011 12:12 from: Martin Wynne Brian Nicholls wrote: Q. Can you actually print your background track plan together with the rail templates on it, at say, 1: 1? Hi Brian, Yes, printer permitting. But please read the? help notes first: print_picture_shapes.png Here's a typical result: 2_071742_370000000.png More info at: topic 227 regards, Martin. posted: 3 May 2011 13:05 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: On a Canon IX5000 inkjet I get an entirely black shape( therefore not being able to see the trackplan) where the background shape is when printing with the 'Print Pictures( Stretch)' option ticked- expensive on ink with A3! Hi Rob, Solid black usually means you are trying to print a transparent image on a device which does not support transparency. Have you got the ...

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