All,
At present, I have a Microstation plotting issue I am trying to resolve. Currently our organization is using v8i but in order for them to plot B&W plots, their screen display elements are all white and/or grey scale.
This is the basic plot routine we go through. WYSIWYG with a few color elements in the title block.
What I’m wanting to do is incorporate a .plt file so I can control colors 1-245 as black output colors, 246-253 as shades of gray scale, 254 as white on color plots and leave 255 alone.
I think this code is “right on” but when I load the pen table, select True Color as shown, it plots in color. When I select Grayscale instead of True Color, I get too many grayscale elements. When I select Monochrome, I get B&W and the gray scaling in these strings won’t come out on forms of gray scale.
That’s why we’re presently resigned to black and white on the screen because we are not able to override it any other way.
You’re welcome to look at my .plt file:
# N:\Norsworthy\RDEfullsize.tbl
BEGIN_GLOBAL
VERSION = 890
PLOTTING
VIEWS = 1-8
SYMBOLOGY = AsStored
EXPLODE_SHARED_CELLS = 0
EXPLODE_DIMENSIONS = 0
EXPLODE_MULTILINES = 0
EXPLODE_TAGS = 1
MATCH_MULTIPLE_SECTIONS = 0
PST_COMPATIBLE_MODE = 0
SORT_EXPORTED_GRAPHICS = 0
END_GLOBAL
BEGIN NEW
;Pen Definition for Black
pen(1)=(0-245)/rgb=(0,0,0)
;Pen Definition for 10% screened lightest
pen(2)=(246)/rgb=(220,220,220)
;Pen Definition for 20% screened
pen(3)=(247)/rgb=(196,194,195)
;Pen Definition for 30% screened
pen(4)=(248)/rgb=(180,180,180)
;Pen Definition for 40% screened
pen(5)=(249)/rgb=(160,160,160)
;Pen Definition for 50% screened
pen(6)=(250)/rgb=(140,140,140)
;Pen Definition for 60% screened
pen(7)=(251)/rgb=(120,120,120)
;Pen Definition for 70% screened
pen(8)=(252)/rgb=(100,100,100)
;Pen Definition for 80% screened darkest
pen(9)=(253)/rgb=(80,80,80)
;Pen Definition for white on color plots black on mono plots
pen(10)=(254)/rgb=(255,255,255)
END
BEGIN_STRINGS
"$FILEL$" = "_FILEL_"
"$DATE$" = "_DATE_"
"$TIME$" = "_TIME_"
END_STRINGS
BEGIN_WEIGHTMAP
0 = 4 0.169
1 = 4 0.375
2 = 4 0.5
3 = 4 0.625
4 = 4 0.75
5 = 4 0.875
6 = 4 1
7 = 4 1.125
8 = 4 1.25
9 = 4 1.375
10 = 4 1.5
11 = 4 1.625
12 = 4 1.75
13 = 4 1.875
14 = 4 2
15 = 4 2.125
16 = 4 2.25
17 = 4 2.375
18 = 4 2.5
19 = 4 2.625
20 = 4 2.75
21 = 4 2.875
22 = 4 3
23 = 4 3.125
24 = 4 3.25
25 = 4 3.375
26 = 4 3.5
27 = 4 3.625
28 = 4 3.75
29 = 4 3.875
30 = 4 4
31 = 4 4.125
END_WEIGHTMAP
The weightmaps come out fine. File name, date and time come out fine. But the pen definitions appear to be controlled by the driver’s selection of True Color, Grayscale or Monochrome. Can you recommend a work around solution.
Regards,
David