• Re: Raster options when creating PDF’s and plots using *.pltcfg

    You might be interested in this blog article about rasterized printing. I don't have a ready explanation for your results. I agree -- the final print size matters, the print scale should not. There must be some other difference, perhaps in the…

  • Re: Default pdf.pltcfg settings have caused lots of hours for the interpretation by the "Printer Software"(24 hours): how reducing this time?

    There is no functional difference between pen color maps defined in a pen table vs. those defined in a printer driver configuration file. If both are defined, the pen color maps in the pen table take priority. The .pltcfg color maps were introduced long…

  • PDF file presets.

    Hi, what will be the command or changes to be do in pdf.pltcfg file for change the duplexmde from simplex to duplex. please find the attached for my exact requirement. thanks in advance. Joseph

  • Plot drives for Transparency/Priority

    What are the two letter abbreviations for priorty and transparancy so I can auto set them in an XML file? Thanks in advance.

  • Large PDF Files

    When I create a PDF with the pdf.pltcfg I get a file that's 2.5Mb With printer.pltcfg and setting the windows printer to Adobe PDF I get a file that's 313 Kb . Both PDF files look and print the same quality. I have all the extra's turned off like bookmarks…

  • Re: Large PDF Files

    We are using IPLOT XM to print from Microstation XM I found an option in the general tab of the print properties - "rasterized" If I use this option and "image" based pdf is created and the jpg compression works results: Rasterized option…

  • Default linestyles print hole lines.

    Some default linestyle print as hole lines. Example the linestyle 1. Any hope for fix to pre V8i users?

  • Re: Large PDF Files

    I'm not exactly sure of the resolution but the cause is how the Bentley driver defines white space. Adobe sees white space as blank or missing pixels. It seems the Bentley driver wants to give them a specific RGB designation. We have seen this with a…

  • Combine Pen Tables

    Is there anyway to use multiple pen tables without puting everything into one file? Or calling out another pen table from within a pentable? Or maybe even defining two pen tables from the PLTCFG file? Thank you for any input.

  • Prining Help File

    I am trying ot print the help file to bind into a hard copy manual. The only way I manage is to print each chapter individually. Has anyone got a better way? I would like to give a single print instruction to print the entire helpfile, its index an its…

  • Raster options when creating PDF’s and plots using *.pltcfg

    We have been struggling with plotting sheets that have rasters that display large areas (1"= 500'), (1"=1600' ect...). We have set the raster Quality Setting down to 30 (under the Raster Printing dropdown). The driver resoloution is set to 600, 600. We…

  • Re: Large PDF Files

    Dear Mike, I make a similar test same results - I found the options in question it looks like these are specifically for rasters - "normal" cad items will probably not be effected. I also tried to change the default print settings in the adobe…

  • Plot menu with a last plot setting save feature

    The Plot menu in Microstation XM is a bit better than V8, but when will we be able to have it save the last plot file settings like its AutoCAD competitor. Autocad has the ability to keep the last plot settings. Xm does not. Can this save feature be added…

  • Colored Square in PDF prints

    I'm making prints to PDF using the latest XM configuration. When the config files is set to enable the file/level optional content, the PDF will look correct in adobe pro 9, but will print with these big squares as shown in the attachment. …

  • Re: I Want to create an editable PDF file from V8 XM

    Andrew, depending on your MicroStation Version there are different ways to achieve this. With MicroStation J you would need a Windows PDF printer, i.e. Adobe Acrobat Standard or higher. Be aware that there are many commercial substitutes…
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