• Low resolution when exporting to stl?

    Hi, how can I export stl files in higher resolution? The dgn files that I export to stl files is not perfect round but instead small lines put together in a circle?
  • Note Background Fill Issue

    Hey everyone - Having an issue with my notes when I'm trying to apply a background fill color to the text box using a pentable. The text prints on top of the fill shape, as it should, but the actual box line is covered by the fill shape. (See attached…
  • >>> POWER DRAFT v8i - ss3 / Printing error "document unable to print"

    PC: on three types of Windows OS: XP Pro - 64x, XP Pro 32x, Vista With v8i ss2 and earlier, we used an 'hpgl2.PLT' file, pointing to an IP address. When I configured Powerdraft v8i ss3, i receive an error. I searched Google and found the error listed…
  • Apply PrintStyle Sloooow

    Picking a printstyle, other than the default, via the "Apply PrintStyle" selection of the print dialog box is very slow. I have tried to simplify things as much as possible by having only (2) .pltcfg files where line weights and linestyle scales are set…
  • [V8XM/V8i]Printing with tif image driver failure

    Hello! In all versions of V8XM and V8i tif driver (tif.pltcfg) has a problem. If you set any resolution and then you print, the result will always be of 3072x2304 pixels. Matteo
  • Deep references not showing up in the output from print organiser

    I am working on moving an existing Bentley Architecture project over to v8i I have discovered that extractions which are nested quite deep (my sheets has nestign depth 5). All of the overlayed 2D information which is higher up the nesting tree does print…
  • 3D printing

    Has anyone be sucsesfull using V8i in creating 3D printable objects and if so how. I seem not to be able to create a object in Microstation, export it with VRML into a printer usable file and print it. It reports manifold error after uploading the…
  • Print Organizer - Fence Shape is in a NESTED Ref

    The fence is in a reference that is NESTED 1 level deep. How can I get Print Organizer to find this shape? It's acting like it doesn't see the shape and is instead using the view to define the print window. Thanks! EDIT: I thought I'd…
  • 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
  • Batchplot -> Supported File Extensions

    Since I am a Geopak user and it has been determined that Print Organizer will not function at all if Geopak is installed (I've tried and tried, activated or deactivated, with no results), I am forced to remain using BatchPlot. By using the keyin to locate…
  • Printing layers to PDF with PDF Factory Pro

    Hello all, I am currently working with Microstation V8i. I am almost finished with some testing, but I still have the following problem. I am using PDF Factory Pro for plotting my files to PDF. With the pdf.pltcfg I get a layered pdf file, but when…
  • Pentable Wildcard Selection

    Has any thought been given to adding the ability to select levels with a wildcard e.g S-* . When selecting level names; if another level is added in a reference later it will not be included in the pentable. If you could select via wildcard, if the level…
  • 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.
  • Microstation v8i Printing

    Hi experts, Anyone can tell me how to print by selecting an object or area instead of using the fence command? For example I created a square that covers my drawings and I want to print the drawings inside that square. Instead of using the fence…
  • Print Organizer Not Substituting Fonts

    Hello, We have been using the batch print function and finally biting the bullet and moving to Print Organizer (PO). However, we are finding that the fonts are not plotting correctly and the default font is being substituted. When we plot from the…
  • PrintStyle - Save last used

    Is there a way to have MicroStation keep the last used PrintStyle instead of changing to the Default PrintStyle when changing drawings?
  • Model Space within a DGN file

    When working with model spaces within a DGN file, our presentation files have several model spaces that make up various stages of our presentations. Is there anyway to have a tag of some sort printed somewhere within the printed copy that places which…
  • No "save as" dialogs appearing with use of Bentley PDF drivers.

    Hello all. We have begun having issues with newly created user accounts. When we add a new user to to ProjectWise ( SS3 - 09.11.09.109 ) they are unable to print to PDF files within MicroStation V8i ( SS2 - 08.11.07.443 ). The "save as" dialog which…
  • 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 Andrew! It's not specific elements, it is any elements on a particular level. Originally all the elements on the Alt1-Udrive level (Level was renamed to T1) were reassigned to Existing Topo and G- Anno-Dims levels on the PDF and the Alt1-UDrive…
  • Slow printing from Sheet referencing 3D models

    I've been experimenting with V8i recently and have created a 3D model of an electricity Substation. From this I have created the various sections as Saved Views using place fitted section. The Saved Views were then used to create new sheets to further…
  • Difference between Plotting to PDF and Plotting to Plotter

    We are having an issue with our line weights when we plot to PDF. When we plot to the printer, all of the line weights look exactly the way we want them. The problem occurs when we plot to PDF. Line weights get larger or smaller, but only for certain…
  • Re: Print Organizer: Error adding files

    Here is the key-in: mdl load batchplt This should still work like you are used to. I don't know if this is related, but have you tried locking the two variables in the c:\Program Files\...\MicroStation\config\system\printserver.cfg file…
  • Printing help

    Hello, I am new to the site. I have been using microStation V8i since august of 2010 and have conformed to the typical usage of my office. I am not key on the way we go about printing pages because it takes more time then it should. The current process…