Settings for printing in batch mode

Tool(s): Print Layouts
Printing several layouts using Windows drivers

Batch mode

Printer / Format / Print profile -> Current, As in layout

Use the settings in the Printer, Format and Print profile areas to specify whether to use the current setting for all layouts or the output device, page format or print profile saved with each layout.

• Printer - Current
  All layouts print with the output device set here. Allplan proposes the setting of the current layout.
• Printer - As in layout
  Each layout prints with the output device saved for the layout. If an output device is not available for a layout, Allplan does not print this layout.
• Format - Current
  All layouts print in the format and orientation set here. Allplan proposes the setting of the current layout.
  
  If the page format defined for a layout is not within the printable area specified here, Allplan does not print this layout.
• Format - As in layout
  Each layout prints in the format and orientation saved for the layout in question. The printable area of the output device is irrelevant.
  
  If the page format saved for a layout is not available as a paper format to the output device, Allplan does not print this layout.
• Print profile - Current
  All layouts print with the print profile set here. Allplan proposes the setting of the current layout. You can find the settings of the current print profile on the Print profile tab; however, you cannot change these settings.
• Print profile - As in layout
  Each layout prints with the print profile saved for the layout. You can temporarily change the settings on the Print profile tab. However, those changes apply only to the current layout.

In addition, you can use the following options to control printing in batch mode.

Format - Similar format

Allplan prints layouts even if the printable area specified for the Format - Current setting or the page format saved with the layout (with the Paper format - As in layout setting) is not available as a paper format to the output device.

First, the program tries to find an identical paper format with a different name. If the program cannot find such a format, the program selects the next largest paper format. The program uses this paper format if the resulting larger printable area is within a specific tolerance range defined as a percentage in the Options and you have selected this option.

Otherwise, Allplan does not print the layout in question, adding a note to the print log or test log.

Format - Orientation

You can choose between portrait format and landscape format.

Print profile - Check output

When you select this option, the program checks the settings before printing, writing potential problems to a log file, so that you can solve these issues in advance. This prevents incomplete printing output.

Print profile - Number of copies

You can specify how many times you want to print each layout.