Plotting small filled circles - using Print Organizer to create PDF's

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

like to take a look.

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  • Unknown said:

    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) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
    click link to PM me 

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  • Unknown said:

    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) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
    click link to PM me 

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