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Print out parts for wood working

manley_gagemanley_gage Member Posts: 4 ✭
in Learning Center
Hi there community. I am wondering if anyone knows how to take something I have made and print out the parts on paper for stencilling on wood?

So say I have a complex object and I want to isolate a single panel out of it, then I want to be able to print the shape, in 2d on paper. I would like the print to be dimensionally correct. So that may mean the printer prints out a few pieces of paper that I would have to tape together to get the correct dimensions.

The purpose is so I can take the printed pieces of paper and stick them to a piece of wood and use it to guide me cutting the wood.

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  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,813 PRO
    edited September 2021
    Here is one way you can do this:
    • Create a drawing (Not a sketch) You can learn about how to create drawings here: https://learn.onshape.com/courses/fundamentals-detailed-drawings
    • Set the sheet size to the paper size you are using
    • Insert the part into your drawing (In this case you may want to choose a larger size that will fit your part 1:1 and tell your printer to print on multiple sheets)
    • Make sure your part view is set to 1:1 scale
    • Export the drawing as a pdf
    • Print the pdf (in your print settings on your computer, make sure scale is turned of


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  • manley_gagemanley_gage Member Posts: 4 ✭

    MichaelPascoe said:
    Here is one way you can do this:
    • Create a drawing (Not a sketch) You can learn about how to create drawings here: https://learn.onshape.com/courses/fundamentals-detailed-drawings
    • Set the sheet size to the paper size you are using
    • Insert the part into your drawing (In this case you may want to choose a larger size that will fit your part 1:1 and tell your printer to print on multiple sheets)
    • Make sure your part view is set to 1:1 scale
    • Export the drawing as a pdf
    • Print the pdf (in your print settings on your computer, make sure scale is turned of


    Awesome, that will work well. Thank you!

    Also, sweet Legend of Zelda sword! ;-)
  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,813 PRO
    Sure thing.

    Thanks  B)

    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

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