For some reason my microstation often crashes when opening a new file after I have loaded a print configuration. Any idea what is causing this? It says it created a log file but I checked it out and it was last modified more than a year ago, so I don…

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…

I created a few new levels on my working file to make it easier to edit...... but when I print to PDF the lines I drew with the new levels are not displayed. Any ideas how to fix this? or do I just have to stick to the existing levels?

We have a stipple / stucco / dot pattern which always prints lighter than desired. If we use the cell library "archpatv8.cel" and a PNT-type pattern "Stucco" to create a hatch, it prints light. If we place the same cell at the same scale into our drawing…

So I'm using V8 2004. I have a reference file attached to my master file. I would like to be able to set the reference file to a 0 line weight and a specific color so that when I plot, the reference file does not stand out so much. I've changed the Level…

Hi all, I am new to Microstation, trying to learn as I go. I need to force a form feed on the HP plotter after it has finished drawing my plot. Left unattended, it will eventually eject the finished plot but if there are several plots…

Is there a way to substitute text that is part of a paragraph - without making it its own element? For example, if I had: "See sheets $xx101$ for details" As far as I know, I need two elements for the pentable to recognize this: "See sheets…