drawing printer trouble

[harlekin]

OS: Windows 10
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.16117 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-18
Hash: dbb4cc6415bac848a294f03b80f65e888d531742
Python version: 3.6.6
Qt version: 5.6.2
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: Italian/Italy (it_IT)

I hope to be in the right place to ask for help.
After creating an object i activated TechDraw Workbench and i entered the varius views.After thath i selected >File>Print but nothing happened. No window to select the printer. I tried with Ctrl+p but noting yet.
Then i selected File>Preview. The window appeared to me. When i selected the printer icon appeard the window to save the file as .pdf!
What i'm doing wrong. Is it impossible to draw directly to printer?
Thanks in advance.

[chrisb]

Moved to TechDraw forum.

[wandererfan]

After thath i selected >File>Print but nothing happened. No window to select the printer. I tried with Ctrl+p but noting yet.
Then i selected File>Preview. The window appeared to me. When i selected the printer icon appeard the window to save the file as .pdf!

It works here. Can you print from anywhere else in FreeCAD (3D window, spreadsheet, etc)?

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OS: Linux Mint 19
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.3.
Build type: Release
Python version: 2.7.15+
Qt version: 5.9.5
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/Canada (en_CA)

[harlekin]

I'm sorry. From anywhere I try to print the command File> Print does not make me look at the window for choosing the printer. Nothing happens. From the Preview command I can only save in .pdf format.
Maybe there is a setting to change but I don't know which one.
i will try to uninstall and reinstall Freecad.
Thnks anyway.

[harlekin]

Uninstalled and reinstalled but it does not work.
With all the other programs I have no problem printing and choosing one of the two printers I have.
At this moment, if I can't find other ways, the only solution is to save in .pdf format and then print from Adobe or Foxit.
But i doesn't like to leave unsolved problems.
Anyway thanks for the help. Any other solution is welcome.
Thanks

[wandererfan]

Uninstalled and reinstalled but it does not work.
With all the other programs I have no problem printing and choosing one of the two printers I have.
At this moment, if I can't find other ways, the only solution is to save in .pdf format and then print from Adobe or Foxit.
But i doesn't like to leave unsolved problems.
Anyway thanks for the help. Any other solution is welcome.
Thanks

I suspect Qt 5.6. I'm on 5.9.

Is there another Win10 Qt5.6 user out there who can confirm?

[NoTrees]

OS: Windows 7
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.16131 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-18
Hash: 3129ae4296e40ed20e7b3d460b86e6969acbe1c3
Python version: 3.6.6
Qt version: 5.6.2
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)

I also am unable to Print a TechDraw page..........., and am using 0.18 Qt 5.6.2.....
Preview works, but <Ctrl>-P nor the Print button work.
Print button from Preview only brings up SaveAs *.pdf.
was able to save as 'filename.pdf' and then printed successfully from Foxit.

Tried to print a different part file/view, (part.FCStd) and similar issues: can't print, and not even able to Preview. pressing Ctrl-P or the Print button showed "Printing..." on the status line (lower left corner) but no corresponding action/response from the printer.

Perhaps will have to investigate how to obtain a later build version of 0.18....

[wandererfan]

This problem seems to have been around for a while. There's a solution proposed here: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... int+unable. I'm not a Windows guy, so I'm not sure if the solution is feasible.

[Laurie Hartley]

I am having the same problem but unfortunately I don't know where to access the file for the work around. Can someone please give me a link to the file location. Thanks.

OS: Windows 8.1
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.16131 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-18
Hash: 3129ae4296e40ed20e7b3d460b86e6969acbe1c3
Python version: 3.6.6
Qt version: 5.6.2
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)

[wandererfan]

I am having the same problem but unfortunately I don't know where to access the file for the work around. Can someone please give me a link to the file location. Thanks.

Don't know much about building for Windows. Maybe one of the packaging whizkids has an idea.

ping!

@sgrogan: Win/Qt 5.6 seems to have printing problems. Any chance of moving to newer Qt on Win? Or producing an x64/Qt4 build?