MicroStation to PDF to reduce file size

Question

I am trying to convert very large .dgn file sizes to a smaller pdf size to make uploading easier on my company's website. I have be able to reduce it a significant amount by changing the dpi, but I am not very familiar with MicroStation, so I am looking for some help. Does anyone know of a way to reduce the file size? I have been using Adobe and Bluebeam to do this.

Lorys · Answer

Unknown said: I've run into this problem before, usually when there is a large air photo attached to the file, and when the plot has to rasterized because of transparent overlays. Use some combination of the following settings to reduce the pdf file size. Change the driver resolution (sounds like you already tried this). If your plots are rasterized, there is a setting in this group called Rasterized Quality Factor. Lowering this can also reduce the file size. Also, under the Base Properties tab, pick Raster Printing, and lower the quality factor. You can try different values to find out what setting reduces the file size and still get acceptable quality. You also may try setting Enable Optional Content to Off (this turns off creation of levels in the pdf).

As to raster change resolution, I suggest you try to do this at print time at first through the printer dialog box settings when your doing testing rather than edit the driver settings as its easier to understand ( if your unfamiliar with mnst) and you can just keep tweaking by the slider bar or value typed and it doesnt change the driver then when youve found the optimum setting you can visit the driver and make the change once..

Lorys · Answer

Unknown said: I tried all of the suggestions that you and John gave me and neither seem to really reduce the size. Thank you though! This is so frustrating. I'm thinking maybe I need to get on a forum for Adobe and Bluebeam to see how I can reduce the sizes once they are printed to a PDF.
 
 try this one Lowpdf.pltcfg 
 
 if doesnt make much difference try compressing or optimised in Full adobe acrobat or Bluebeam etc many tools around 
 If your putting on website an not intended for printing then make the paper size really small like A4 but he scale really big 1:50, 000 etc for maps this is still small

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