Learn/Drafting/Import & Export
At a glance
- True vector output — all geometry and dimensions render as vector primitives, not a screenshot
- Fit mode: zoom freely with a paper boundary overlay showing the framed area
- 1:1 scale mode: locks to true physical scale (1 unit = 1 inch on paper) for dimensionally accurate shop prints
- Title block: sketch name, component, file, and tolerance table — toggle on/off
- Paper sizes: Letter, Letter Landscape, Half-Letter, A4, A4 Landscape, A5, Index Card 4×6", 5×7"
- Lathe Mode integration: point dimensions print with D/Z or R/Z labels for conversational lathe use
- All settings remembered between sessions
Print lives in the sketch toolbar and builds the page as vector SVG — lines, arcs, circles, polylines, and every dimension are drawn as true vector primitives and handed to the system print dialog (print to paper, or save as PDF). Strokes stay crisp at any printer resolution, and what you see inside the paper boundary is exactly what lands on the sheet.
Two ways to frame the page
A paper-boundary overlay appears on the canvas with everything outside it dimmed. In 1:1 Scale mode — the default — the zoom locks so one sketch inch equals one inch on paper: pan to position the part, and the print is dimensionally true, good enough to lay a physical part on top of. Toggle 1:1 off for fit mode and pan and zoom freely to frame the drawing at whatever scale fills the page.
Paper and title block
Eight paper sizes: Letter and Letter Landscape, Half-Letter, A4 and A4 Landscape, A5, plus 4×6" and 5×7" index cards. The optional title block (on by default) rules off the bottom of the sheet with the sketch name, component, file, and the drawing's general tolerance table — the companion to per-dimension tolerances, which print beneath their values. An inner border frames the drawing area, and geometry is clipped to it so nothing bleeds into the margins or the title block.
Shop details
Construction geometry prints dashed, just as it displays. In Lathe Mode, point dimensions print with D/Z (or R/Z) labels so the sheet reads like the DRO on a conversational lathe. Paper size, scale mode, and the title-block toggle are all remembered between sessions.