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posted: 17 Jun 2011 16:45 from: Gordon S click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Sorry to trouble you again Martin, but I'm struggling to see the overall grid dimensions (say the 1'-18' board size of Eastwood). At the side of the print there are numbers in feet to show the grid size and very faint lines showing the vertical and horizontal grid on the printed page. As it stands I can barely see the grid. I've tried changing the grid colour and it shows up better on the screen, but doesn't change the line density on the print. Is there anyway I can change the grid line thickness and density so they will appear to be far more prominent on the printed page? Many thanks Gordon S |
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posted: 17 Jun 2011 17:03 from: Martin Wynne
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Gordon S wrote: Is there anyway I can change the grid line thickness and density so they will appear to be far more prominent on the printed page?Hi Gordon, print > printed line thickness > set any line thickness... menu item. edit: Note that this won't work with dotted grid lines. For thick grid lines, click print > printed grid options > printed grid lines solid menu option. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 17 Jun 2011 17:18 from: Gordon S click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thanks Martin. That's brilliant...I was using B & W printing... |
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posted: 17 Jun 2011 17:34 from: Martin Wynne
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Gordon S wrote: Thanks Martin. That's brilliant...I was using B & W printing...You're welcome Gordon.  Sorry, my previous message about Black & White was a bit garbled. You can change between dotted and solid grid lines at print > printed grid options > printed grid lines solid/dotted menu options. This works with any colour setting. Note that if dotted is set, the grid line thickness will be ignored -- dotted lines are always thin. This is a Windows GDI restriction, not Templot. When you set Black & White printing, it defaults initially to dotted grid lines. If you want thick grid lines in Black & White, you must change it back to solid. Generally, grey-shade printing is much neater if your printer supports it. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 18 Jun 2011 00:11 from: Gordon S click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
When using a colour printer, does grey shade printing mean using more than just the black cartridge? I'm sure I read somewhere that setting your printer to B & W meant much lower print costs as only the black cartidge was used. | ||
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posted: 18 Jun 2011 01:41 from: Martin Wynne
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Gordon S wrote: When using a colour printer, does grey shade printing mean using more than just the black cartridge? I'm sure I read somewhere that setting your printer to B & W meant much lower print costs as only the black cartridge was used.Hi Gordon, Good question. It seems to depend on your printer. Photo printers tend to have fancy colour management functions which create greys with a slight colour cast using coloured ink. My Epson 1270 does this. Business-type text printers should just use black ink in varying intensity to create shades of grey. My trusty old HP inkjet does this -- grey-shade printing works just as well when the colour cartridge is empty. The only way to be sure is to do some tests on your actual printer. Try removing the colour cartridge and see if it makes any difference. A good way to save ink when printing from Templot is to change from solid infill to hatched or cross-hatched infill. You can do this for the rails and the sleepers. Or have no infill at all. The settings are at print > printed drawing options > menu items. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 18 Jun 2011 04:46 from: Gordon S click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
1.41am? Don't you ever go to bed Martin?  I thought that may be the case, so thanks for your reply. I had an HP colour printer that I used for everything. This developed a problem and required some standard spares. Believe it or not, the couple of replacement parts cost more than a new machine would be. My father, bless him, would turn in his grave at todays throw away society...  In the end I decided to buy two new machines. One for everyday requirements (Canon MG 6150) and a Dell 2230D, a high speed black and white laser printer, perfect for Templot prints. I shudder to think how many prints I've used in the build of Eastwood over the years. It certainly runs into thousands.... I'm very pleased with both printers as they are ideal for each of my different requirements and would have no hesitation in recommending either. Hopefully, they will last a bit longer than the five years of my HP one, which went to the tip in several pieces and minus its hard disc. |
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