maximizing print cartridge

[megaladon]

i print atleast 10 colored screen shots a day on average


normally i print them out using the default gray


if i have a colored printer with the blue/red/yellow & black


what colors should i print out to end up with no ink left


i am not going to print out solid yellow parts so maybe i print out using orange and green until the yellow is gone then go orange?


what are your thoughts

 

[appinmi]

One thing to save on ink would be to change the background color to white. White uses no ink, and it makes the part show up better on paper.

 

[telecomguy]

Yup. I have a 'bgw' (background white) mapkey and a 'bgb' (background blue) mapkey. And obviously, if you can get by with a 'no hidden line'image instead of a 'shaded' image, then you are really getting somewhere.


<tg>


ps. 'bgw' tweaks the system colors of all entities so they can be seen on a white background. You might go with a shade of gray instead of black in order to reduce ink usage.
Edited by: telecomguy

 

[jswinderman]

I have my system setup to print as a generic color postscript. This only prints the part and not the background. The only problem is that I have to use the shade button on the tool bar instead of the shade option under the view menu. If I use the shade option the part will not print shaded.

 

[fisa]

hello


every one i have a problem about taking print in pro-engineer .i want to take a print from pro-engineer WF2 like auto cad where i can see preview before print i can take a print from window option .where i know that what i am printing .i am very thanks full for all pro-engineer users who any one tell me the way of better printout from pro-e