When I select the relevant printer driver configuration we use at work, it does not take affect when I print or export at pdf. We have tried reinstalling Microstation Powerdraft V8i but it still does not work. Does anyone have suggestions on how to…

I am in the process of taking drawing files from a number of different projects with the intention of converting them into PDF. I am having issues using the print organizer function, as when I go to export the files, the fence cuts off part of the sheet…

HI, I've made printing changes. I'm getting off our legacy design scripts and going with more WYSIWYG printing (due to design script priority issues). My old printing routines used Print and the Print Organizer successfully in conjunction with a .dgnlib…

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…

If I use Print Organizer i can chose between windows printers No option to save PDF Thanks!

hello all i have a filled complex shape - color = 0, linestyle = custom (doesnt matter, acts same with predefined ones), weight = 1, fill = 0. While weight was set to 0, i wasnt able to see the boundary (i found this 'work around' on this bentley forum…

Hello, I'm quite new user of microstation, my knowledge is pretty basic. Recently upgraded from PowerDraft V8i (SELECTseries 2) to MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) (which might be the cause of the problem). I have already searched similar threads on…

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…

In my sheet view I have two self-references, one is the main map and another one is an inset. Both references have custom names and descriptions. Using the Bentley driver, with Enable Georeferencing set to On, I print to PDF. The output PDF looks fine…

I am creating sheet files for road corridor with the Google Earth Image superimposed. I captured Google Earth image in the 3D file with correct coordinates and it came out good in my sheet files when referenced 3D file to base file I am using. Problem…

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…

I have enabled the optional content in my pdf configuration file to get my pdfs to show layer information. I am printing a multiple page pdf and once opened it is very slow to scroll or go from page to page. If I disable this option the pdf is much more…

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…

I have some levels in my file that I want printed to my pdf, however by default I want those levels to be off in the pdf so that the user would have to manually turn them on in the pdf in order to see them. Is this possible? Ray

Good afternoon, I have a somewhat similar issue when printing linked Excel spreadsheets, but never this bad. I have an Excel spreadsheet linked in this file, and when I zoom in and out of the view, it will look strange for a second, and then update…

1st remind me how to put a hyperlink in to my dgn to open another file... dgn, doc, xls,PDF. 2nd I want the hyperlink to be accessible to anyone who opens my pdf plot file. I have spec sheets in pdf format that I would like to be opened and point…

Hi Is there a known issue with printing patterns to PDF using the Bentley PDF driver? We've found that hatching can increase the file size by a significant amount using the Bentley driver compared to printer.pltcfg and using Acrobat: Our…

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…

I have attached a black and white pdf detail as a raster to a certain dgn file. I have the raster set to be printable, but when I Print Preview the dgn, the pdf does not show up. How do I get it to print? I tried using Bring to Front, but that didn't…

We are using the default pltcfg file that comes with Microstation Select Series 2 in Windows 7. When we try to plot a file using the PDF.pltcfg, Microstation goes through the steps of choosing a location to save the PDF, but when Printing Status starts…

<Posted on behalf of user> User has created links in a v8i dgn file (Microstaton SS2) to open documents and photos. They exported the DGN to pdf (iplot and microstation pdf.pltcfg) and have toggled ON to retain links. However, on opening the…