Get Rid of "-model-000" from PDF file names

In the New MicroStation Connect, every time I print to a PDF, I keep getting a default "-Model-000.pdf" added to the file name.


For example: The drawing name is: "4-111_Arch_A-101_Floor_Plan.DGN".


I want to print it as a pdf as: "4-111_Arch_A-101_Floor_Plan.pdf", NOT as "4-111_Arch_A-101_Floor_Plan-model-000.pdf".
How do I get rid of the "-model-000" or "-layout-000" from the PDF file name?

Thanks!

Parents
  • Hi William,

    Thanks for the post.
    One way to achieve this would be to change the Default Print File Name contained within the .pltcfg file.
    Try following these steps to resolve your issue:

    1. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\MicroStation\Default\pltcfg
    2. Copy the file pdf.pltcfg & paste it in your project directory. This is an arbitrary location. I chose the Desktop for my case.
    3. Load MicroStation and open your .dgn file you want to print
    4. File>Print>Print to open the Print Dialog
    5. Within the Print Dialog, File>Select Printer Driver Configuration and choose the .pltcfg file you pasted previously. Open this .pltcfg file so it is loaded.
    6. Back in the Print Dialog, navigate to File>Edit Printer Driver Configuration. A new window will appear. In this new window, go to Base Properties tab>Default Print File Name section>File Name setting
    7. By default this setting will be defined as $(MS_PLTFILES)$(basename(_DGNFILE))-$(MS_PLTMODELNAME)<autoInc?prefix=-?digits=3?base=0>
    Remove part of this definition so it only reads $(basename(_DGNFILE)) as shown



    8. File>Save in this pop-up window and then close
    9. Now back in the Print Dialog, File>Reload Printer Driver Configuration
    10. Now print your .dgn file and the output .pdf should be the title of the design file itself. For example, if your design file was titled test.dgn, the resulting pdf would be test.pdf automatically

    Here is some further reading on editing printer driver configuration files:

    Configuring Print File Name - wiki
    https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/13492/configuring-print-file-name

    Printer Driver Configuration Files - online documentation
    https://docs.bentley.com/LiveContent/web/ProStructures%20Help-v6/en/GUID-E017B7B3-F032-B63B-FA4A-73CCC5E2044C.html

    HTH,
    Jayson P.

Reply
  • Hi William,

    Thanks for the post.
    One way to achieve this would be to change the Default Print File Name contained within the .pltcfg file.
    Try following these steps to resolve your issue:

    1. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Bentley\MicroStation CONNECT Edition\MicroStation\Default\pltcfg
    2. Copy the file pdf.pltcfg & paste it in your project directory. This is an arbitrary location. I chose the Desktop for my case.
    3. Load MicroStation and open your .dgn file you want to print
    4. File>Print>Print to open the Print Dialog
    5. Within the Print Dialog, File>Select Printer Driver Configuration and choose the .pltcfg file you pasted previously. Open this .pltcfg file so it is loaded.
    6. Back in the Print Dialog, navigate to File>Edit Printer Driver Configuration. A new window will appear. In this new window, go to Base Properties tab>Default Print File Name section>File Name setting
    7. By default this setting will be defined as $(MS_PLTFILES)$(basename(_DGNFILE))-$(MS_PLTMODELNAME)<autoInc?prefix=-?digits=3?base=0>
    Remove part of this definition so it only reads $(basename(_DGNFILE)) as shown



    8. File>Save in this pop-up window and then close
    9. Now back in the Print Dialog, File>Reload Printer Driver Configuration
    10. Now print your .dgn file and the output .pdf should be the title of the design file itself. For example, if your design file was titled test.dgn, the resulting pdf would be test.pdf automatically

    Here is some further reading on editing printer driver configuration files:

    Configuring Print File Name - wiki
    https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/13492/configuring-print-file-name

    Printer Driver Configuration Files - online documentation
    https://docs.bentley.com/LiveContent/web/ProStructures%20Help-v6/en/GUID-E017B7B3-F032-B63B-FA4A-73CCC5E2044C.html

    HTH,
    Jayson P.

Children
No Data