Printing a calculation

 

Okay...congratulations! You've created a Project File, added a calculation, entered data, retrieved database information, performed an automatic design, and viewed some graphics. It's time to print this calculation and take a look at what the software provides for documentation.

 

Please remember that you have previously entered project information, title block information, and of course now you have a valid engineering calculation to print.

 

You have three printing options in the Structural Engineering Library:

 

 

The icon that looks like a printer sends the report report directly to the printer.  The icon that looks like a printer with a page symbol displays the print preview in a window and allows you to review it before sending it to the printer. The icon with the Adobe logo creates an Adobe Acrobat PDF file of the report.

 

The Print Preview window looks like this:

 

 

 

To continue, simply click the [Print] button and the standard Windows print dialog will be displayed. Select your printer and you will receive a printout looking very similar to the one below: