This is probably a rather stupid question, but...

As I said earlier, I'm new to the 3d/rendering side of CAD. I've completed my drawing, and I've applied materials from the materials library, now I've rendered it. How do I print this finished product? When I print, I see only the wireframe of the dwg.

Thanks for any help.

In the render window set the destination to file rather than to viewport or render window...

As I said earlier, I'm new to the 3d/rendering side of CAD. I've completed my drawing, and I've applied materials from the materials library, now I've rendered it. How do I print this finished product? When I print, I see only the wireframe of the dwg.

 

Thanks for any help.

Hello Cy, you cannot print a rendered image in AutoCAD. You have to render to a file. In your render dialog box choose file as you destination. Like this....

http://members.tripod.com/F700ES/render-file.gif

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Also, see here http://www.cadtutor.net/acad/acad2ki/atop/atop.html#Render for a full description of this process. Obviously, once you've rendered your file, you'll need to print it using some bitmap editor like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro.

or insert your image into word.

i know,i know. word is not the best page layout program. but everyone has it.

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Click the LAYOUT tab

Pull down INSERT menu, RASTER IMAGE

Click and drag a box the size you want.

Print (by typing PLOT)

Nick

Hi

I am having a lot of trouble trying to set the render destination to "file". I am just not seeing it AT ALL!!! all i got is viewport and window.

note: i followed this pathway: View - Render - Advanced Render Settings

*i use autocad 2010.

What am i doing wrong?

This is from 2011, but I don't remember being all that different in earlier releases.

File>Save As...

so let me ask you this....where is superjari getting able to set the render to save as a file?

"In the render window set the destination to file rather than to viewport or render window..."