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  • Adding Custom Paper Sizes to the DWG to PDF Printer Driver

    Plotting to PDF is an increasingly common method of creating deliverables and files intended for electronic submissions.  MicroSurvey  provides a PC3 file named DWG to PDF that allows you to select a ...

  • Title Block becomes tiled when printing from a Layout Tab

    When printing in MicroSurveyCAD users have reported experiencing their title blocks becoming tiled across the page, as shown in the screenshot below. This appears to only occur when the Visual Style i...

  • Fonts or text appear altered after printing

    Problem: After printing a drawing (or after displaying a print preview) the font type appears incorrect or altered from the intended format. See examples below. Note the W in Weston shown in blue: Not...

  • PDF file Creation via Print command

    MicroSurvey CAD provides a PC3 file named DWG to PDF.PC3 that allows you to print to a PDF document, just as you would print to a physical plotter: See this article for guidance creating custom paper ...

  • Customizing Title Blocks in MSCAD 2008 or Newer

    MSCAD users who like to use layout space to simplify printing and scaling can use Add Sheet and Title Blockin the MSAnnotate menu to easily insert a drawing border. This article will explain how to cu...

  • Configuring CTB Printstyles in MicroSurvey CAD

    CAD programs display display lines on the screen in various colors. If you are creating a plan to be printed in black ink, these colors can be configured to represent various line weights (or thicknes...

  • Layout Mode Made Easy - A.K.A. Paper Space

    Question: How do I print using Layout Mode (Paper Space)? Answer: Read the following TechNote for information....

  • Defining a Custom Page Form for Printing

    Question Can I define a custom paper size for printing? Answer Printer forms define a paper size and type used by a print device. Windows contains several predefined Forms for the most common paper si...

  • Tips for Printing Large Raster Images

    Issue When printing raster images with MicroSurvey CAD, occasionally the image will not appear in the final copy, whether it is to a physical printer/plotter a to a PDF file.  This tends to happen mos...

  • Copying Print Styles to AutoCAD or DWG Trueview

    Dwg Trueview is a free utility from Autodesk that can be used to view current version AutoCAD drawings, convert the drawings to an older format and can be used to print when drivers issues prevent Mic...