All of the graphical plots in HEC-RAS can be sent directly to a printer or plotter. The printer or plotter used depends on what you currently have set as the default printer or plotter in the Windows Print Manager. To send a graphic to the printer or plotter, do the following:

  1. Display the graphic of interest (cross section, profile, rating curve, X-Y-Z, or river system schematic) onto the screen.
  2. Using the available graphics options (scaling, labels, grid, etc.), modify the plot to be exactly what you would like printed.
  3. Select Print from the File menu of the displayed graphic. When this option is selected, a pop up window will appear allowing you to modify the default print options. Change any desired options and press the Print button. The graphic will be sent to the Windows Print Manager. The print manager will then send the plot to the default printer or plotter.

Note: The user can print multiple cross-sections at one time by using the Print Multiple option from the File Menu of the cross section and rating curve plots. This option also allows the user to establish how many cross sections or rating curves they would like to have printed on each page.