• Batch Print Specs Default settings

    I have been adjusting some of the setting in my batchplt.spc through MS. When I start up a new .job file, the specs are pre-set somehow. How/where do I change this so that it will default to my desired specs? When I start New, it opens with Xerox 8…
  • Creating a configuration file

    Original Article Date: Feb 1, 2001 Last month, we talked about getting started with a customized workspace. This month we’ll look at creating a configuration file. The configuration file is the heart of a customized workspace because it tells…
  • More for the levelly challenged

    I just want to get a little more info out there on how the effect of certain settings of your references can effect what you see. Some of the wording or descriptions may not be clear as to what will happen when these settings are used. What I am getting…
  • Move your custom interface from one machine to another

    Original Tip Date: Feb. 28, 2006 Move/Copy your custom interface from one machine to another With thanks to Golgi Alvarez for this tip! All items that you customize via Workspace > Customize in MicroStation 95, SE, /J and V8 are…
  • Print organizer-multiple boundaries

    I am having an issue where I set up a .pset that is from a file with multiple print boundaries. The problem I am having is when I open the .pset that was created (ie a file of 128 cross sections contained in one file) and I used my OCE TDS700 plotter…
  • The User Preference File [UPF]

    Original Article Date: March 24, 2004 Last revised: May 13, 2011 Nearly everything you ever wanted to know about the User Preference File ...what it is, where it is, and configuration variables to help monitor it's condition. 2006-07-05 Updated to…
  • What happens when you launch MicroStation?

    Original Article Date: March 26, 2004 There are five levels of configuration that determine how MicroStation will behave when started, as well as when it's opened. These variables are defined in a variety of configuration files and are processed…