Plotting a PDF with color and grey level

Hello,

I was wondering how to make changes clearer on a PDF print.

Say I do all my revisions on a dedicated revisions level, say level 99, and it is a hot pink color.

Then print the drawing.   

a color plot would be created. 

Then I would like microstation to plot a second duplicate in greyscale, excluding the revisions on level 99 and place that 'on top of' the original PDF.

Preferably this grey layer would default as ' hidden' or 'not shown' by default...

such that when someone is opening the PDF  they will see the full color drawing, and if they are curious about what changed, they can turn on the grey layer to see the hot pink highlighted?

When the drawing is revised next time the drafter would take the revision elements off level 99 and place them on appropriate levels.

is that possible thru print scripting? 

or do i need to reference the design file onto itself and make the reference print in grey and exclude that level?  

is there a better way to do that?

thanks!!

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  • not sure I understand you fully on putting pdf on top of original one, but you can either use plot tables, or level overwrites. both methods allow you to "alternate" visual attributes of the geometry without actually modifying it. or, if you use CE, you can play with display rules.

    /pt

  • ok Peter this should have gone to printing  forum...

    First thing what  you ask I don't think can be done the way you described easily .. But you would need to create a second image ( pdf) reattach it to your drawing as  raster  on say levelname grey then make a new layered  pdf then you could toggle the layers on off but the default would be the raster image ie the grey on top... this unfortunately it makes you current drawing look wrong and you would need to remove the older raster after printing, IMHO this seems like a troublesome work flow...

    What we do at my  work  is print to pdf the BEFORE case, or from saved in superseded folder  or dated as part of name, then print to pdf  the after changes case both cases have the same size sheets same driver, then open both with Acrobat reader at the same time and toggle between before and after with Control shift tab  this works extremely  well for me and my overlords and is really simple .. It follows the KISS principle Keep It Simple Son...

    Lorys

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  • ok Peter this should have gone to printing  forum...

    First thing what  you ask I don't think can be done the way you described easily .. But you would need to create a second image ( pdf) reattach it to your drawing as  raster  on say levelname grey then make a new layered  pdf then you could toggle the layers on off but the default would be the raster image ie the grey on top... this unfortunately it makes you current drawing look wrong and you would need to remove the older raster after printing, IMHO this seems like a troublesome work flow...

    What we do at my  work  is print to pdf the BEFORE case, or from saved in superseded folder  or dated as part of name, then print to pdf  the after changes case both cases have the same size sheets same driver, then open both with Acrobat reader at the same time and toggle between before and after with Control shift tab  this works extremely  well for me and my overlords and is really simple .. It follows the KISS principle Keep It Simple Son...

    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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