Hello, I'm quite new user of microstation, my knowledge is pretty basic. Recently upgraded from PowerDraft V8i (SELECTseries 2) to MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) (which might be the cause of the problem). I have already searched similar threads on many forums, with no luck.
Until very recently, everything was printed properly, and I hardly changed any settings - suddenty I noticed that in all print work (both printing to PDF and directly to printer) the line weights turn to 0.
What is important, in print preview it is viewed properly, only the output file is corrupted.
I tried many ways of solving the problem:
- view attributes are set correctly
- I tried to modify print attributes
- I created new pen table, in which I performed Map Pen Weights option. I also tried to manage it via Element Selection Criteria - Element Output Actions
- I created new (as well as tested old) pltcfg file, in which i performed 'Weight Maps -> Define maps from design weight to print width'
None of the above had any effect at all, and I run out of ideas. I suspect that the solution is quite simple, I just fail to find it - does anyone have a solution?
Also regarding the upgrade from series 2 to series 3 - I still have the previous version on my PC, and I checked if the problem applies to the older one - right now when I print with series 2 the problem occurs just as well.
Also my friend performed printing on the same files and the output was correct, with all the line weights - so it excludes the possibility that the .dgn files are corrupted.
Best regards,
Adam
A better place to post your question would be the Printing Forum.
Unknown said:Recently upgraded from PowerDraft V8i (SELECTseries 2) to MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) (which might be the cause of the problem)
The way to make multiple installations of MicroStation/PowerDraft work the same way is to share your workspace. Configuration variables in your configuration files should point to the same set of resources for each MicroStation/PowerDraft user on your network.
There's information about workspaces in MicroStation help. Post questions about configuration files and configuration variables to this Forum.
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
Hereby my reaction:
-In cases printing in rasterized mode lasts longer. (When in other cases it will be quicker). It's good to know that thickness is correct.
-MicroStation printing to PDF has nothing to do with AutoCAD printing, considering that MicroStation PDF.PLTCFG has been used.
-Display Style can be found in Settings - View Attributes-I'm looking forward for your test files.