[milepost131]

I have not found a procedure to control printer output size.

I'd like to use inventor (9) to create output to burn images for etching Printed Circuit boards.

I can create the drawings but I'd like the capability to "control" the output (increase/decrease) by an amount (say by percent).

After looking through help and several books I've been unsuccessful. I doubt that I am the only person who has ever desired to do this.

Gord

[JOE65]

Are you printing an .IDW?
If so you shoud be able to change the scale of the view.

Select view, right click, edit view

[milepost131]

Maybe I need a brain transplant-
Version 9 does not offer a "FILE SAVE option that includes . IDW files
It also does not offer that as a PUBLISH option

I am looking at an IPT file. (could that be a factor)

Gord

[milepost131]

I learned to make drawings by starting off in "standard.ipt" file. I looked and this seems to be the reason that I cannot output to IDW as suggested.

Is that the key issue?
If so I didn't see any easy conversion to IDW format. (Needless to say redrawing wasn't in my planning <g>)

Gord

[JOE65]

.IDWs are basically Inventor's "paper" output.
An .IDW will allow you to produce a 2d image of the part (.ipt) you have modeled.

Under the file menu select new, select one of the canned .IDW templates
and insert a view of your part.

Change paper size, dimension, annotate, etc and your all set.

Maybe post your .Ipt and I could help more.