• How can I create the pdf of 2d section view microstation file which has been generated from a 3d file containing lots of vendor models? The microstation is failing to create pdf and stops working.

    How can I create the pdf of 2d section view microstation file which has been generated from a 3d file containing lots of vendor models? The microstation is failing to create pdf and stops working.
  • How do I attach a 'Pen Table' so it remains attached when opening print dialogue box?

    Hi All, Hopefully this is a simple one, but I've not stumbled across the answer in the forum. I'm using Micro-station PowerDarft Connect. Every time I go to print a file I have to re-attach the Pen Table. How do I permanently attach a 'Pen Table…
  • Linestyle not printing from print organizer

    I have drawings with a certain linestyle pictured below. When I print from the microstation print dialog the linestyle shows up how it is supposed to. When I print from the print organizer it prints as just a line with no style associated. I have tried…
  • 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…
  • Print to PDF from Drawing

    Hello, I am having a problem with printing to PDF out of a drawing in Microstation. When I select a fence, then go to file>print and select a Bentley PDF driver and hit plot....nothing happens. I am not getting the "save as" dialog box pop up that I…
  • We use Microstation 8.11.09.832. When we go to print with print organizer the output is the wrong color. Black and grey can look Lavender or Brown.

    Is this a pen table issue? I had the Ricoh engineers out to look at the fiery and they indicated that the hardware was fine. The issue seems to happen most when printing to a printer shared from the server. When we print from IP address, it sometimes…
  • Printing issues

    Hello everyone, I have two problems with printing/exporting to pdf. 1) I am unable to print transparencies. If I rasterize the drawing, half drawing is printed in the sheet model (white background) and half in the design model (black background…
  • print organizer hangs

    Hello. This may be an obvious question or not but i have not been able to find a solution to my problem. I can batch print using print organizer no problem using a client's profile. But when I start from a new user profile, and i try to add files…
  • Print Organizer Beginer Task

    Hi Everyone, Preparing the print organiser for the first time in our company. No one used it before and no configuration available. I tried reading the and went to print organiser. But I am getting error on message centre and files are not added…
  • Print Organizer missing "Manual" button

    I am seeking to add files to a print organizer. When I click the "add files to set" button at the top of the print organizer a dialog box opens with the heading "Create Print Definitions." Typically this box has a manual override button at the bottom…
  • Microstation Printing

    Hi i have had a problem with my microstation prints , when i print drawings that was generated from the 3D module , the drawing prints with black blocks then when i close the drawing and open it again and then print it again then it prints correctly…
  • 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…
  • RE: Plot as 3D problem

    Hi Michael, Did you use the Bentley driver: pdf.ptlcfg and selected the Print to 3D from the print dialog? Please review this wiki article https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/microstation_printing/w/wiki/plotting-3d-models-faq …
  • 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…
  • Configuration Variable to force the active file to last position in Update Sequence

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for a MicroStation or InterPlot Configuration Variable to force the active file to be pushed to the last (bottom) slot in the Reference File>Settings>Update Sequence dialog. Does such a thing exist? The goal is that, at…
  • Print Organizer- Complex shapes/patterns won't print with organizer

    I am trying to print a set of 14 sheets using print organizer. There are some complex shapes with a hatch pattern referenced into the sheets. They do not print when using the print organizer. They print just fine if I go through File->Print within the…
  • I can't print Square "²" symbol on Text

    Hello Good Bentley community I have a situation here, let me explain I just placed a text that says "9m²" on the model, but when I see the printing preview and the print as well it just says "9m" missing the "²" (square symbol) does anyone knows…
  • Microstation v8 possible driver conflict with wide format

    Hello, my name is Sid with Cunningham systems LLC. I am a field service tech. I have a customer who uses Microstation extensively to print to one of our KIP 7170K machines. They use it in much a similar fashion as Autocad and so on. The problems i am…
  • 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…
  • Printing transparant references with MicroStation Connect

    Setting a reference transparant works just fine on the screen, but when I try to print a drawing with a transparant reference this isn't working. I have the 'Rasterized' checkbox highlighted. In V8i Series 3 this worked without much trouble. All…
  • Print Organizer Fonts and Lintestyles

    I am working on a new workspace for my company and have encountered a problem with print organizer not using the fonts and linestyles that are called for in the workspace. I am using the correct pcf. The dgn looks correct on the screen and when I print…
  • How to close print style dialog box with vba code?

    hi, i'm looking for vba command for "Save a Print Style" and close the print style dialog box. many thanks vinoth joseph
  • [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…
  • Export OpenRoads model to 3D PDF

    I'm trying to output an openroads model to 3D PDF. I have gone to File -> Print. However in the Settings menu, the 3D settings is greyed out. Am I missing something?
  • Is there a way to automaticaly show an X,Y coordinate (lower left sheet corner) when printing?

    Is there a way to automaticaly show an X,Y coordinate (lower left sheet corner) when printing? This one might be a little hard to explain. But we have sheet borders that we use in microstation. The sheet border itself doesnt change, but its location…