Hello,
I am relatively new to Microstation and I am having trouble printing my work for University. My tutors didn't explain much about the printing options in the program and I don't know how to set the desired line weight for a layer when printing - for example, I'd like that the 0 line weight to print as 0.05 mm on paper. I have been told that the line weights in the design file are preset and can't really be changed, but if that is so than I can't really print my work properly.
If you could please take me through the printing options I'd be very grateful as the final submission date is around the corner and I can't get my head around this isssue. I am attaching the file I am currently working on. I should mention I am using the student version of Microstation.desfasurata pietei 1 problema linie in vedere.dgn
Thank you in advance,
Claudia
Your math assumes each dot is spaced with no overlap, which isn't always the case. Additionally if your doing these lines in color you need multiple dots to create one color. Something like an 8x8 matrix to get 24 bit color. Good article here which shows why 1440 dpi yields a color cell resolution of only 180 dpi
Unknown said: Your math assumes each dot is spaced with no overlap, which isn't always the case. Additionally if your doing these lines in color you need multiple dots to create one color. Something like an 8x8 matrix to get 24 bit color. Good article here which shows why 1440 dpi yields a color cell resolution of only 180 dpi Inkjet Resolution www.rags-int-inc.com Rags Int., Inc. Digital Photography Thanks a lot for that David a really interesting article. I only meant to convert imperial DPI dots per inch to Dots per mm so it would make sense to me and others as I was trying to make sense of the line width 0.05mm We all hear the DPI' s bandied about by printer vendors and now I see its all over rated and used with the intention of misleading the buyer... but it is true rating system though but only relative that the higher the dpi the better versus each resolution quoted.. but in any case it was in the realms of possibility as a B&W printable line width... so I tried it and it does print but I didn't measure the line with a loupe or microscope vernier to get its true width, as it just may be my printer prints at the minimum width possible.. but it sure was very fine on paper with using my a4 samsung B&W 600 dpi laser
Thanks a lot for that David a really interesting article.
I only meant to convert imperial DPI dots per inch to Dots per mm so it would make sense to me and others
as I was trying to make sense of the line width 0.05mm
We all hear the DPI' s bandied about by printer vendors and now I see its all over rated and used with the intention of misleading the buyer... but it is true rating system though but only relative that the higher the dpi the better versus each resolution quoted..
but in any case it was in the realms of possibility as a B&W printable line width... so I tried it and it does print but I didn't measure the line with a loupe or microscope vernier to get its true width, as it just may be my printer prints at the minimum width possible.. but it sure was very fine on paper with using my a4 samsung B&W 600 dpi laser
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