[V8i] Bentley pdf print drivers aren't working

Hi Tom,

When you say nothing happens, do you not get any messages in the Message Center?

Also, is your Drawing composition correct? In the print preview there is a line at the top edge titleblock yet none below so its just to rule out that your reference file isn't below the sheet area. I'm also a bit curious of your scale units; do you scale up your sheets and keep the references 1:1?

Hi Barry,

No there's no messages in the Message Center, doesn't seem to be any reaction from Microstation at all.

The drawing composition is correct, I've been able to print similar drawings in the past.

It's a 1:1 reference in to the model space of the drawing, and then that model space is referenced into the sheet at 1:100.

OK, the reason for asking was just to rule out any strange setting somehow causing the print process to fail.

1. I presume you have attemped closing and reopening MicroStation
2. Network Rail jobs are typically hosted on ProjectWise Online, is that the case or is this on your organisation's local server?
3. Is the pdf.pltcfg a customised version or the vanilla version delivered upon installation?

Yep I've closed an re-opened, it's been acting this way for a few weeks.

It is hosted on ProjectWise, but I've printed things hosted there this way before.

I'm not sure on the last point unfortunately, it might be time to contact my IT team for help.

So a pltcfg is a text-file which contains settings for how the PDF is to be printed. You can see at the top of your image that it says pdf.pltcfg. The question is where is that file located?

On your print dialog:

1. Go to File menu\Edit Printer Driver configuration file
2. Press the General Tab
3. Below the row of tabs there is an entry for file name, what does it show?

File Name:

C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Micrstation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System\pltcfg\pdf.pltcfg

Look at your configuration variable for MS_PLTFILES. It may be automatically saving to that location.

Look at your configuration variable for MS_PLTFILES. It may be automatically saving to that location.