How do I print a picture (the 2D control) with exact dimensions?

[bmihura]

I'd like to print some circles so that when they print on paper, I can measure them and their diameters will be exactly (or really close) to what I specify. Is there a good way to do this?

[Roohcifer]

To my best knowledge, there is no simple way to designate a particular unit length to front panel objects or curves on graphs/waveform charts when printing. Is there any specific reason why your circles need to be generated in LabVIEW? 

[bmihura]

Why yes, there is a specific reason.

I'm going to buy some coins and this is my first-pass test to make sure the coins are exactly the diameter they should be. I'll print the circles on a piece of paper then lay the coins on their respective circles to see if the coins are the right diameter and shape.

If LabVIEW is capable of doing this, then I don't have to buy a bigger micrometer (mine only goes up to one inch) or buy and figure out some other fancy CAD software.

[jcarmody]

I used to do that with VBA in Microsoft Word.

[jcarmody]

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I'm going to buy some coins and [...]

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Buy a scale.  If the diameter & thickness are correct you'll want to know the weight is, too.

[bmihura]

A scale is absolutely required, yes!

For the gold coins, if they fit into a specific volume and weigh at least a certain amount, they're either gold or something more expensive than gold to counterfeit.