Posted by ChrisT on Nov 07, 2024; 4:06pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Print-is-coming-out-blank-tp5725558p5725578.html

Been playing with this phenomenon this afternoon and I think I have the solution:

A little background, I have two templates for 'blank_in' and 'blank_mm' to set up the paper size and units.

1. Open either template and draw a rectangle on any layer
2. Go to print preview
3. Print using [Microsoft Print to PDF]  >>  pop-up asks to apply margins >> [no]
4. Enter a name for the file
5. Result a blank PDF
6. Back in Print Preview, uncheck the dimension [fixed] box
7. Select [Fit to Page]
8. Print using [Microsoft Print to PDF]  >>  pop-up asks to apply margins >> [no]
9. Result a printed drawing as expected
10. Go back to Print Preview and manually enter "1:1" and select the [fixed] box
11. Printing results in a blank page


My personal problem earlier today was caused because when I imported my border onto my blank_mm template (A3), everything just happened to be 1:1 and the drawing filled the preview screen. I didn't go through steps of unchecking [fixed] and [Fit to Page] as I normally do. Result was a blank PDF.


Hope this helps someone.
Chris