print does not recognize sheet

Hi,

I have some sheets, with some sheet models.
when I try to print, the sheet boundary is not recognized,
it is grayed out in the printerdialogbox

the models are all defined as sheets
how to make the sheet boundary to be regognized by the pltcfg

OBD u9.2

regards Rik

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  • very strange, the X-and Y-values must be  positive numbers,
    every "integer" can be positive or negative
    why should the negative value give an internal error?

    good to know, but this can rather be fixed

    regards Rik

    btw (my product: OBD u9.2 =  Open Building Designer update 9.2)

  • Because paper size is a number based on the size of the paper measured from the bottom left corner to the top right corner, always measured in the positive direction.

    Yes, integers can technically be positive or negative, but certain measurement types follow specfic parameters and standards. There is no "negative width".

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
    OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2

        

  • Thanks for the detailed info,

    but it should be better to give a clear error while filling the negative value,
    now nothing is telling what is wrong, and the sheet is grayed out
    this is not "fool prove"

    on bigger sheets the "header" is always placed on the right bottom corner.
    if  this header is filled in, ore the sheet is duplicated,  the height and width can be adapted while this header stays on place.
    now every thing has to move

    having a negative value for the sheet does not say the paper should be negative,
    it only says the sheet is measured from the origin to the left
    this reduces some unnecessary handling


    regards Rik

  • You definitely have a point!

    An error message might be helpful. Or some way to tell MicroStation to define from right-to-left. Or to mention this point in the Help somewhere. I don't know if this is strictly a MicroStation convention, or a Windows convention.

    Good luck!

    MaryB

    Power GeoPak 08.11.09.918
    Power InRoads 08.11.09.918
    OpenRoads Designer 2021 R2