[V8i SS2] Print Organizer omitting raster images

So this issue just recently started occurring and I have tried many different thing to try and remedy it.  If I print from the normal print dialog I get a perfect print, but when I setup the exact same print for 20+ documents then I end up with no rasters in my .pdf's.  It is very frustrating because the alternative is extremely time consuming to do printing them one at a time to individual files and then combining them.

I am printing with print organizer having it find shapes by layer for the fence for each sheet each sheet and in the advanced pane I have print raster images checked.  I also validated that the print option is selected of each image in the raster manager.

 

Any idea?

Thanks, Matt

I can post my .pset file or some pictures if that would help

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  • Update: This specific problem occurs when Inroads and Descartes are both installed on the same machine.  The raster will not plot in Print Organizer.  TR 38603 has been filed.  As a workaround for now, you can remove dcartes.cfg from the ..\config\appl folder or use the Print dialog to plot.



  • I too have the save issue. (MS 08.11.09.459, Desc. 08.11.09.432, Inr. 08.11.07.615)

    my raster's will not print or show in the print preview when using Print Organizer.

    Yes, I have Inroads and Descartes installed (because I do need to use both).

    I also have the command line switch in my MicroStation Icon to load the Inroads Application menu in MicroStation.

    When I remove the command line switch, the raster will display in the Print Preview.

    While this seems to be the temporary fix, it is also a an inconvenience, when can we expect a real fix??

  • When Print Organizer prints, it starts a separate 'ustation.exe' in the background (non-graphics) to process the plot.  There appears to be a problem with some applications not functioning correctly in this context. I suggest posting to the application’s (Inroads) forum or using the application’s support channels.



  • Todd,

    I have also confirmed that if we uninstall Descartes and leave the Inroads Command line switch intact print organizer will print the raster's.

    Is this a Descartes problem or an Inroads problem?

    I was under the impression that MicroStation was the base Platform for Bentley products.

    Perhaps what Bentley needs is a support category for product Integration.

  • I don't have Descartes, so this is just a suggestion not a recommended solution.  But if removing config/appl/dcartes.cfg resolves the problem, it should also be possible to resolve it by bracketing the contents of dcartes.cfg with

    %if !defined (_CONSOLEAPP)

    ... <contents of dcartes.cfg>

    %endif

    That will prevent the dcartes.cfg variables from being defined when running in a non-graphics context.  Presumably that would prevent the Descartes application files from loading in the Print Organizer worker process, without requiring you to modify any command line arguments.

          
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  • I don't have Descartes, so this is just a suggestion not a recommended solution.  But if removing config/appl/dcartes.cfg resolves the problem, it should also be possible to resolve it by bracketing the contents of dcartes.cfg with

    %if !defined (_CONSOLEAPP)

    ... <contents of dcartes.cfg>

    %endif

    That will prevent the dcartes.cfg variables from being defined when running in a non-graphics context.  Presumably that would prevent the Descartes application files from loading in the Print Organizer worker process, without requiring you to modify any command line arguments.

          
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  • Unknown said:

    I don't have Descartes, so this is just a suggestion not a recommended solution.  But if removing config/appl/dcartes.cfg resolves the problem, it should also be possible to resolve it by bracketing the contents of dcartes.cfg with

    %if !defined (_CONSOLEAPP)

    ... <contents of dcartes.cfg>

    %endif

    That will prevent the dcartes.cfg variables from being defined when running in a non-graphics context.  Presumably that would prevent the Descartes application files from loading in the Print Organizer worker process, without requiring you to modify any command line arguments.

    Andrew,

    if we change the "!defined"  to  "defined" this is an elegant solution to the problem. We also used this method on msgeo.cfg file.

    Thanks!