PCB Print Preferences

Parent page: WorkspaceManager Dialogs

The PCB Print Preferences dialog.

Summary

This dialog allows the designer to define global print preferences that are applied to all PCB-related print output (with the exception of PCB 3D Prints).

Access

The dialog is accessed by clicking the Preferences button, at the bottom-left of the PCB Printout Properties dialog.

Options/Controls

Colors & Gray Scales

• Main Grid - this area allows you to control the coloring that is used for each possible layer than can be printed. For each layer, you can define the color used when printing in grayscale or color. Click on the left-hand color swatch to access the range of grayscale shades. Click on the right-hand color swatch to access the Choose Color dialog, from where you can choose from a range of predefined colors or create your own, custom color.
• Retrieve Layer Colors From PCB - click this button if you wish to print using the same colors configured for the PCB design in the PCB Editor.

Include on New Printouts

As well as adding mechanical layers individually to a printout, you can also automatically include them in all printouts - when the print job(s) for the parent document type is sent to the nominated printing device. Use this region of the dialog to enable/disable each of the 16 possible mechanical layers for printing, as required.

Options

• Print Keepout Objects - enable this option to have keepout-designated design objects included on the printed document.
• Use Net override color - enable this option to have the net color used in prints, rather than the layer color.