Hi,
(Note: this is a repeat posting of one I put in the Microstatoin Forum. I could not figure out how to move it here.)
I installed Bentley View CE Update 11 (1st public release of Bentley View CE). In the installation options it allowed me to specify my Custom Configuration, which I pointed to my Microstation Custom Configuration Folder. In that, I have the pltcfg drivers for the printers in our office. When I select those printers I get:
Unable to find file 'PSCRIPT.ma' at specified location or in search path 'C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\required\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\filehandler\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlapps\;C:\ProgramData\Bentley-MyConfig\Organization\mdlapps\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\smartsolid\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\acis\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\luxology\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\pointools\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\OpenCascade\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Application\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Environment\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Kernels\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Modules\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Python\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\filehandler\RealDwg2018\'
Unable to find file 'LORIP.ma' at specified location or in search path 'C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\required\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\filehandler\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlapps\;C:\ProgramData\Bentley-MyConfig\Organization\mdlapps\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\smartsolid\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\acis\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\luxology\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\pointools\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\OpenCascade\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Application\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Environment\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Kernels\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Modules\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Python\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\filehandler\RealDwg2018\'
Unable to find file 'HPGLRTL.ma' at specified location or in search path 'C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\required\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\filehandler\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlapps\;C:\ProgramData\Bentley-MyConfig\Organization\mdlapps\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\smartsolid\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\acis\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\luxology\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\pointools\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\OpenCascade\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Application\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Environment\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Kernels\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Modules\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\asneeded\vue\Python\;C:\Program Files\Bentley\Bentley View CONNECT Edition\BentleyView\mdlsys\filehandler\RealDwg2018\'
Is this WAD, or an oversight?
--Thanks,--Robert
Hi Robert,
Let me check into this. I'll keep you posted on what I find.
Thanks,
Daniel Eng
Dan,
Thanks for your help.
--Robert
Bentley View CONNECT Edition only supports printing to the Windows printer and PDF. Therefore, the printer drivers you may be trying to call from the configuration are most likely drivers that are not delivered with Bentley View CONNECT Edition and cannot be used.
Hi Dan,
Would you start a service ticket / defect report for this? (And many a enhancement request to allow all Microstation printers?)
Here is the sequence of events to report as a defect:1) Create a Custom Configuration with Post Script and/or HPGL2 pltcfg files. 2) Set the MS_PLTCFG_PATH to include only your Custom Configuration pltcfg folder.2.5) If there is a Windows Printer pltcfg file, please move it to a different folder.3) Install Bentley View and select the Custom Configuration folder during the installation4) Open a drawing with Bentley View, and hit "Print"5) A dialog box will come up to select your pltcfg. Select a non-Windows-Printer pltcfg file.6) A dialog box will come up to select your pltcfg. Select a different non-Windows-Printer pltcfg file.7) A dialog box will come up to select your pltcfg....
If you do happen to select the Windows-Printer pltcfg, then after that go to select a non-Windows pltcfg, it will tell you to look at the message center at the errors that I showed you above.
My first preference would be to allow Bentley View to print to the same printers as Microstation.My second preference would be inform the user that they need to use a Windows printer or a pdf pltcfg.
HI Robert,
Thank you for the workflow you provided. We would need to consider this an enhancement and provide an alert to inform you to use a Windows printer or PDF pltcfg since we made a decision to only allow those options.