What recommendations are available for Printing from Unity Pro?

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What recommendations are available for Printing from Unity Pro?

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Unity Pro


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If printing is a known requirement for Unity Pro Project Logic, then here are some tips that may help.

• Plan for the need to print and...
  • Choose a page size for printing before creating any logic
  • Test the printing of all Unity Pro Languages to determine the settings required to achieve optimized desired results
  • Use a single and common Number of Columns for all LD Sections in the Project
    • Use the Unity Pro Project Settings to fix the Column Size of LD Sections
    • Comments can be added to rows to serve as page break guides
  • Create FBD Section logic with regards to the page size and page breaks
    • Comments can be added to FBD Sections to serve as page break guides
    • it is recommended to use the Standard FBD Column and Row settings
  • The Number of Columns in SFC Sections must be managed to the test determined limit by the user
• Keep in mind the following...
  • Unity Pro only prints the occupied Columns and Rows used in FBD, LD and SFC Sections
  • Printing to Paper vs. Files has different final result expectations
    • Printing to Paper
      • Achieving acceptable results when printing FBD, LD and SFC Sections will most likely require the use of page sizes larger than 8.5x11
    • Printing to Files
      • Optimized results may require a variety of page sizes
      • Searching for Text content is expected
  • All of this takes time and is most likely not as simple as just clicking Print

The Microsoft XPS Document Writer is a recommended printer for printing in Unity Pro.  The XPS Document Writer is standard printer installed with Windows.
Here are some testing results from printing to the XPS Document Writer.

FBD Sections
Page Size
Letter
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        60x80                 90x50
Tabloid
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        90x140                150x80
C sheet
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        150x180              190x140
D sheet


Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        190x240              310x180
E sheet


Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        310x240              360x240

LD Sections
Cells Width:  Single Column (1)
Page Size
Letter
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        13x27                  18x19
Tabloid
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        18x47                  30x27
C sheet
Orientation:               Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:         30x63                  39x47

Cells Width:  Double Columns (1)
Page Size
Letter
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        6x27                   9x19
Tabloid
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        9x47                   15x27
C sheet
Orientation:               Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:         15x63                  19x47

Cells Width:  Triple Columns (1)
Page Size
Letter
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        4x27                   6x19
Tabloid
Orientation:              Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:        6x47                   10x27
C sheet
Orientation:               Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:         10x63                  13x47
D sheet
Orientation:               Portrait                Landscape
Cols-Rows/page:         13x100                20x63

Notes:
(1)  Setting the Cells Width is in the Project Settings>>Program>>LD

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