Record Printer

Print CAD PDF records to viewable, sharable, in-game inventory items!

What is the Record Printer?

Sonoran CAD’s Record Printer seamlessly connects CAD records with the in-game world, enabling officers to generate and view official documents directly through an interactive in-game printer.

Records can be printed at configurable printer objects or within vehicles, shared as inventory items, and viewed entirely in-game.

Activation Guide

1. Download and Install the Resource

This submodule is already enabled by default when installing the Sonoran CAD FiveM resource.

2. Adjust the Configuration

The CAD display settings are stored inside of the /configuration/recordPrinter_config.lua file.

Record Printer user-facing notifications also use the shared FiveM notification system configured in /configuration/config.json with notificationSystem.

3. Ensure Players are Linked

Ensure the players have already linked their CAD for this integration to work.

Configuration

The record printer settings are stored inside of the core configuration file.

recordPrinter_config.lua

Variable	Description
recordPurgeDays	The number of days that the downloaded PDF's will be stored on the local server
commandPrefix	Base command prefix, e.g. /printer queue, /printer print, /printer share
printQueueCommand	Command the view the print queue
printCommand	Command used to print PDF's in-game
clearPrintQueueCommand	Command to clear the print queue
shareCommand	Command to share a queued or printed record with other players
acceptShareCommand	Command to accept a shared record into your queue or your hand
maxPrintsPerQueue	Max number of print requests a user can have in their queue at a time
vehicleConfig	Configuration of LEO vehicles that have a printer
printerObjects	Array of in-game printer objects that can be walked up to and print records
printerCoords	Array of specific in-game coordinates where a print station is
frameworks	Framework activation configuration
translations	List of translations

Commands

In-game commands can be used to

• /printer queue Opens the print queue

• /printer print [id] Print a specific record from the queue

• /printer clearqueue Clears the current print queue

• /printer recordshare Shares a record with the closest player

• /printer accept Accepts a record share from another user

In-Game Usage

Sending Files From Sonoran CAD

When in-game, units must also be actively signed into the dispatch, police, fire, or EMS panel.

Using the records section in CAD, navigate to the record you would like to print, click the down arrow next to the blue PDF button and press Print In-Game.

Sonoran CAD - Print Record Option

Printing In-Game

After selecting Print In-Game, an in-game notification will appear stating "You have a new record to print. Use /printer queue to view queue".

You can print this file by using the command /printer print <PRINT QUEUE #> near a configured printer (printerObjects) or inside a configured vehicle (vehicleConfig).

Once printed, the PDF will be placed in your hand with a viewer shown on your in-game screen. Buttons on-screen will allow you to maximize, minimize, and exit the window.

If configured, closing the record will place it in your player inventory. Otherwise, the record will be deleted.

Drop Record on Ground

In standalone mode, selecting the Drop on Ground icon will drop the item on the ground. Other users can interact with the drop to pick it up and view the record.

Inventory Support

Records can be stored and shared as an inventory item. The frameworks configuration item allows for inventories like ESX, QB Core, OX Inventory, and more.

Optional: Ox Inventory Support

If you are using ox_inventory on the ESX Framework you must add the following to your ox_inventory/data/items.lua file in order for records to work properly:

["sonoran_evidence_pdf"] = {
        label = "Police Record",
        weight = 1,
        stack = false,
        close = true,
        consume = 0,
        server = {
            export = 'sonorancad.sonoran_evidence_pdf'
        },
    },

Sharing Records on Non-Framework Servers

You can now share records on non-framework servers via the newly added commands /printer recordshare and the target user can use the command /printer accept to accept a PDF. If you are in front of someone you can directly hand them the PDF in your hand, or you can "email" the record to their print queue from anywhere on the map. The record must be in your print queue in order to email it.