Since I moved from U2 to U3, I noticed this problem.
I noticed priority seems to be ignored when printing, I have a sheet with a drawing containing colored shapes. They cover each other, and I used priority to define the order.
When printing, this seems to be ignored, while before the update, the print of the same sheet was OK. Nothing changed to the file. When I check 'rasterized' the print is OK.
See example below:
1. not rasterized:
2. rasterized:
I noticed the same with the axes from the automated grid level, you can see the difference in the preview window between rasterized checked or not:
1. Rasterized:
2. Not rasterized:
All other settings remain the same, all I did was checking 'Rasterized'.
EDIT: I just started a new drawing and created a brown (priority 0) and blue (priority -400) square. It seems the priority is ignored when not using rasterized, but the order in which they were created is used?
I just checked with the keyin "wset drop" and "wset add", this seems to work to make the brown one get on top without rasterizing. If I'm correctly these commands work on the element ID, which is more or less the order in which they were created. So it seems the program ignores the priority...
I would consider Element print priority a very basic requirement in any CAD software.
The fact that Bentley are ending licence support for SS6 next year and force us to use CONNECT edition, and they still have not addressed this problem..... is a problem.
I hope this is fixed before SS6 is no longer available.
It is a quite essential thing to contain a bug. But it hasn't been an issue in Connect 1-2, so it showed up in the latest version.
I hope it's solved in the U4, an doesn't show u again in later versions.
I wouldn't uninstall my SS6 too soon, since it's been an emergency solution for a few times now.
Windows 10 pro
OpenBuildings Designer Connect Edition 2023 | 23.00.00.114
FWIW, defect 891858 is currently slated for ABD CONNECT Update 5, with the release scheduled for Q1.
Any idea when AECOsim CONNECT Update 4 will be released, and if this same defect will be fixed in Update 4?
It should, this is such an essential thing. The only work around is a second computer (because you can't run 2 versions on 1 machine). If U4 doesn't contain a solution, you should work with a 2 versions old release (U2), which is unacceptable knowing the performance issues that seem to improve every next release.
Update 4 is now available on Software Downloads.
I just installed it, the print problem is still there.
So we have to keep a 2nd computer with U2 for me to print on. Let's hope it's solved in U5...
That's very disappointing.
I'm installing it now to double check.
I agree, element priority is still ignored when printing.
It displays correctly in the model and will print the correct priority when you select 'Rasterised', but normal printing to PDF element priority is ignored, it prints the order the elements were drawn.
I haven't used a custom pen table, just the default installed pdf.pltcfg that comes with Update 4.
Steve Cocchi - I just noticed your post from 9 days ago says defect 891858 is slated for Update 5, did you sneakily edit that from Update 4!? I didn't register previously that you had said Update 5 :-(
I guess that explains it at least.
Thanks for confirming the issue.
I hope this is solved next version, since there's no workaround.
No, it always read as Update 5. I'm not that sneaky... ;)
Hi all, our office is also struggling with this - have any of you had any updates or solutions or workarounds?