Using a Print Stamp when Issuing Printouts
The PrintStamp command lets you add information such as drawing name, Sheet name, date and time, or user-defined data in form of a print stamp when you issue the print or plot output.
To define and use a print stamp:
- Type PrintStamp at the command prompt.
- Enter On to enable the output of the print stamp when you print, or Off to disable the printing the stamp.
- Enter the Fields option to determine the fields to be printed when the plot stamp is enabled.
Specify whether to stamp - the drawing name
- the layout name (Sheet name)
- your login name
- the plot device name
- the paper size
- the plot scale
- Enter the User fields option to determine two user-defined fields to apply to the stamp.
- Enter the Log File option to specify wheter to write the plotstamp information to a log file or to print it. You can also specify the
- Enter the Location option to specify
- where to place the printstamp:
- TL: Top left
- TR: Top right
- BL: Bottom left
- BR: Bottom right
- the text orientation of the printstamp in relation to the printed page (Horizontal or Vertical)
- whether to create the stamp upside-down
- the offset of the stamp in relation to the specified position
- whether the offset is relative to the Paper border or Printable area
- Enter the Text properties option to determine
- the font used for the stamp
- the text height
- whether to place the stamp on a single line
- Enter the Units option to determine the units used for the offset: inches, millimeters, or pixels.
Access
Command: PrintStamp