At GDOT we have create some nice custom tools that allow us to use the Print Organizer for creating PDF's from V7 and V8.
We can do all our usual sizes in BW and Color as well as batch plotting.
We have an issue with the plotting of small circles of the same size in V7 and V8 that are used to designate rebar for Bridge Design cross sections.
The files Created in V7 look good when printed from V7 printing, the same files printed in V8 look line small points or dots in the file. We typically create
100% 24x36, 66% 24x16 and 50% 12x18. These files plotted from V7 all showed the rebars just fine, even at small sizes. When using V8 and the same
type of rebar, same size 1 to 1 scale drawing, bars are way too small. We create these cross sections with some home grown programs and then place
them on a border that best shows the drawing, ie. 1/2", 3/8" or 1/4" scale.
I found a few posts and looked for a setting called visible edges, but I think this was for 3d and The Plant Design Software. I've played with the Pltcfg, added
weight to the filled rebars and this did not help. Any ideas or things I could try to get them to plot like they look in the PDF? They look good on the screen too.
I have some examples if someone would V8-Bars Too Small when plotted.dgnV8-Bars Too Small when plotted.dgn
here is the V7 fileV7-Bars Correct size.dgn
Unknown said: here is the V7 file(Please visit the site to view this file)
here is the V7 file(Please visit the site to view this file)
Ok I have seen this before on our own DOTs here the cell is made from concentric circles not one circle with a fill,
I suppose in very dim dark past we couldnt make the circle have fill
What i suggest is you take one of th cells, drop it back to its geometry, delete all the concentric circles leave only the outer circle give it a weight of say 1 and turn on its fill attribute from the properties tab put it in a fence , put the cell origin at its center ( from the cell tools) now attach your cell library delete BARTCS cell, and create new cell BARTCS ie recreate a new replacement cell... then in your current drawing use the replace cell tool and it will replace all the BARTCS instances and try printing it now.. ... should come out perfect .. if you want it to always be a standard size on paper no matter sheet size or scale then consider turning it into a annotation scale cell...
Lorys
Started msnt work 1990 - Retired Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )
But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE update 16 (10.16.00.80)
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You may be encountering the same issue I ran into here.
http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/microstation_printing/f/19568/p/118722/366080#366080
Unknown said: You may be encountering the same issue I ran into here. Filled shapes don't honor Line weights - Printing and Plotting Forum - Printing and Plotting - Bentley... communities.bentley.com
David I examined the circle cells and as I said in previous post they are not filled but very closely spaced concentric circles, but as they originated in V7 maybe we had issues with fills and small circles and line weights back then .. V7 was a very long time ago software-wise a lot has changed...