• Support for Embedded TrueType (TTF) font in MicroStation Print/Interplot/ICS authored PDF files

    We switched over from traditional RSC fonts to a unified TrueType font (TTF) family and have been struggling with modern PDF applications (e.g. Acrobat, Bluebeam, web browsers, etc.) rendering the MicroStation-authored TrueType font characters such as…
  • Trouble Printing with Hatches

    If I print one of my drawings out of MicroStation V8i to a pdf with a hatch in the drawing (road hatch) then the pdf size is extremely large. If I turn the hatch layer off and print in the exact same way that I printed before, then the pdf size is normal…
  • Problem with printing border from Print Organizer in Microstation v8

    I created a Print Organizer in Microstation v8 and tried to print my files to PDF. Some of them printed without borders, although the border was set up the same way in all files. Is this a common problem that anyone knows a fix for? Thank you!
  • MicroStation plotting to PDF. intermittently I get what

    intermittently I get what the two pics show in my screen shots. These are a clients TB and we work on their workspace for their projects. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this. I use V8i (series4). THanks for any help.
  • PDF raster print with MicroStation Connect updt9

    Hello everyone I find problem with the PDF raster print, the slowness of CONNECT is unsustaineable respect the v8i releases, so I solve only changing in low parameters the point/inch resolution into the driver config. Can someone suggest me another solution…
  • RE: Plot as 3D problem

    Hi Michael, I found a Defect filed 496602 regarding printing to 3D PDF when attaching to the sheet model using Drawing Boundary (new) in CONNECT Edition. I believe this could be the same problem. what version are you using? Do you have the same issue…
  • PDF print shows text nodes...not visible otherwise

    We have a number of drawings going out this week which are being finalised now. Our technician has created some check prints and on one of them it appears that the text nodes were switched on. This shows a cross hair and the text node number at the text…
  • Print Organizer keyins vs dialog results

    I am writing a VBA to do some cumbersome printing. I have found that if I use the following commands (either KeyIn or VBA) I get different results than if I do the EXACT same thing in the Print Organizer dialog box. mdl load bentley.microstation.printorganizer…
  • [MicroStation V8i] Printing Levels in PDF

    Hi All, Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere before, but I did do a search and couldn't find what I wanted. When I am printing to PDF I am able to view the levels in Adobe, but they come out as below with folders. However, when I receive…
  • Bentley Learn - Print Organizer

    This is a comment and a question... We pay for Bentley Learn and while it can be handy and has some good content; sometimes I spend FAR more time trying to find the training than is reasonable (or frankly worth the effort). For example I wanted find…
  • Re: Not getting all levels in PDF

    Evidently It had a problem posting the dgn The attached zip contains both the dgn and pltcfg. Sorry!
  • Linestyle plot as straight lines from Print Organizer

    I am having some trouble plotting some sheets with the Print Organizer. There is one linestyle that won't plot right. It comes out as a straight line. It doesn't make sense to me because it is stored in the same .rsc file as all the other linestyles that…
  • Printing Embedded XLS files

    Here's Microstation SS2 printing issue number 4 of the day: We have a situation where we embed XLS files into sheets, and have encountered sparatic results when printing them. When printing using either a modified Bentley PDF pltcfg, or a modified…
  • Not getting all levels in PDF

    I am using V8i and am using a ,pltcfg that will generate levels in the PDF file that can be turned on-off. I am getting sporatic output results. About 20% of the time. I get a pdf that does not contain all the levels that were displayed…
  • Re: Not getting all levels in PDF

    Hi! I don't think it is the same problem but might have to do with the PDF Driver or something about a problem level. I have attached a copy of the dgn file and a zip containing the pltcfg file I was using to create the pdf. When use this file…
  • Printing custom line styles with Print Organizer

    We utilize custom line styles in our workspace i.e. a "w" inserted in a line for waterline. When we print this sheet using the standard print option and our pdf plt driver, it shows up correctly. I am new to Print Organizer so hang in there with me. I…
  • 3dPDF - Shading with shadows

    I don't seem to be able to get 3D PDF's with shadows! Is this a limitation or can anyone shed some light on it? Can we get this implemented? Ben
  • Microstation Print 3d PDF with Links

    Hi Everyone, Maybe some can help me here. I have a question: Is there any possibility to print 3d drawings to -> 3d PDF with e-links to use inside 3d PDF? For example If i have 3d PDF to have inside with e-links to other pdf files. I want to create something…
  • Missing Shared Cells (Pseudo Cells) in PDF Files?

    Hello everyone, Has anybody ever noticed missing shared cells (pseudo cells) when printed in large numbers to PDF files? I design conveying systems and I use shared cells (pseudo cells) to display large numbers of reoccurring components to keep…
  • Re: Large PDF output size V8i...

    Apologies.....that worked......I assumed that when I send 'yes' to 'save changes' that it would automatically pick up those changes in the current session. thanks for your help. (File now 0.5 Mb as expected!) cheers
  • Large PDF output size V8i...

    I have an A4 sized sheet with 2 attached raster images (each original image is just over 1 Mb ), but the PDF output file is over 8Mb!!....not very useful..... can someone help - I've not touched the driver configuration.