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      • "Date modified" should not be affecting after printing
      • "invalid expression" when using "Named Expression" for Text Substitution
      • 3d PDF Animation
      • 3D pdf file looks mirrored or reversed
      • 3D pdf won’t rotate in Adobe Acrobat
      • Access denied when trying to copy plot files to a printer.
      • Additional elements are visible in the print preview which are not part of a reference clip area. The elements are not visible in the hardcopy or pdf file, as it should be.
      • An exception occurred populating the printer driver configuration ECInstance
      • An internal printing error occurred - SystemPrinter.GetCurrentFormGeometry
      • Bad print quality when Rasterized is ON
      • Blank Page when I print from MicroStation
      • Can the background image be a part of the printout?
      • Can wildcards be used when naming the cell that will be the plot boundary when using Print Organizer?
      • Can you apply two Default print styles and if so how are they applied?
      • Can you change a color Raster which is referenced to a .dgn file to black and white?
      • Can you define the fence shape from bylevel options in Print Organizer.
      • Cannot open the Print Dialog. When I try to open the print dialog from my MicroStation "Pull-Down" menus or a key-in the program freezes.
      • change print color value based on override color number
      • Changes To Batch Print In MicroStation V8 2004 Edition [CS]
      • Curves are not smooth in 3D PDF. The lines making up the curves are very visible in the PDF file.
      • Customer is using pantone colors in their model. He has created two PDF files from MicroStation 08.09.03.48. One using "Plot to 3D" and the other without (2d). The resulting colors are not the same between the two.
      • Data format within MicroStation used for 3D-Printing
      • Define print styles will not display
      • Did you know that the MicroStation print preview can be opened without the Print dialog box displaying?
      • Does MicroStation V8i automatically attach Autocad .ctb, .stb plot style files?
      • Edit plot driver option grayed out.
      • Elements are printed with the wrong priority
      • Error message when trying to use modified printer.plt
      • Errors when I try to edit my Printer Driver Configuration (.pltcfg)
      • Explanation of the Quality Factor setting under Settings - Raster Options in the Print dialog.
      • Expression names list in Print Organizer
      • Find/Replace Paths in MicroStation Print Organizer Print Sets
      • Folder field in Print Organizer is not displaying
      • Get blank 3D PDF when using Bentley PDF.pltcfg plot driver file
      • Getting a 3D PDF with a grey layer on top using IPLOT -> File ->Export PDF , although master and reference files are 2D file.
      • Getting a linked excel spreadsheet to print correctly.
      • Getting error plotting to the Adobe PDF printer using printer.pltcfg.
      • Getting error when bringing design models into Print Organizer, “Exception encountered inside [WorkerMicroStationProxy.AutoAreaScan]”.
      • Getting the following error when attempting to add design files to Print Organizer: Exception encountered inside [WorkerMicroStationProxy.LoadDesignFile]
      • Getting white space when printing to a HP DesignJet T7100 using the printer.pltcfg plot configuration file.
      • Grayscale RGB values
      • How are levels (layers) included in a PDF created with MicroStation printing?
      • How can I allow paper size editing in the Print Dialog Box?
      • How can I change the color of Raster Manager attachments at print time?
      • How can I configure the MicroStation Printer Driver printer.pltcfg to print to a specific roll on an HP Designjet?
      • How can Print Organizer's default print definition name expression and the output file name expression be defined by the User?
      • How can you change the display of the page size units in Adobe Reader?
      • How can you enter a user-defined rotation in the Print Dialog box? )
      • How can you force line weights OFF/ON each time you plot no matter how the view attributes are set?
      • How can you force the print scale to be updated when changing paper sizes without having to choose the maximize option?
      • How do changes in Level Display Manager appear in a print set?
      • How do disable Edit Printer Driver dialog
      • How do I add the file revison number to the output file name?
      • How do I change the date format used in Text Substitution to reflect MM/dd/yy?
      • How do I control the "Rasterized / Non-Rasterized" toggle button in the print dialog?
      • How do I control the setting under Settings->Raster Options-> "Honor transparency in raster references" within the Print Dialog?
      • How do I convert Pen Maps in .pltcfg to a .CTB file?
      • How do I convert the .PDF file back to the DGN format?
      • How do I get MicroStation plot files (pdfs) to be created in the same directory where the design file is located?
      • How do I print a design file to the windows default printer without user interaction from Windows file explorer. Example: right click on any design file and select print.
      • How do I turn on/view the Geo Referencing ability in the PDF file created by MicroStation Print?
      • How do you convert a .plt (text) plot driver configuration file to a .pltcfg (XML) file?
      • How do you convert saved views in a DGN file to bookmarks in a PDF file using MicroStation printing?
      • How do you print a Rendered Dynamic View in Grayscale or Monochrome?
      • How do you save configuration files (.ini) files as a print set files (.pset) which can be used in MicroStation V8i printing?
      • How do you set a default scale value in the plot driver file (*.plt or *.pltcfg)?
      • How do you use wildcards in a MicroStation pen table to specify several reference file logical names?)
      • How is rotation determined for a 3d pdf?
      • How to add text to pdf filename
      • How to Auto Maximize when changing paper sizes.
      • How to avoid the change of "Date Modified" in Windows Explorer, when printing a MicroStation drawing
      • How to change path of DGN files in a PSET.
      • How to change the thickness and pattern of drawing lines when printing to PDF
      • How to configure the Color Maps?
      • How to create a Named Expression that will give you the name of the pen table and the name of the design file being printed?
      • How to Decrease PDF Printout File Size
      • How to delete the Most Recent Used (MRU) PSET history from Print Organizer
      • How to display a Raster file below the level layer in the PDF file?
      • How to get a black and white Plot using MicroStation J printer.plt
      • How to get date and time stamp to plot using a single MicroStation pen table text substitution variable?
      • How to get printer information from a command line
      • How to manually attach an Autocad .ctb or .stb plot style file in MicroStation
      • How to open a existing Print set file (*.pset) from the MicroStation Key-in instead of using Print Organizer -> File -> Open
      • How to prevent the Color Mode set in the print menu from being applied to raster images.
      • How to print 11x17 paper sizes using pscript.pltcfg.
      • How to print cells in a Microstation cell library...
      • How to print from Windows 7 (64 bit) using a Windows driver to an "old" HP DesignJet 600?
      • How to save a newly created PDF file to a local directory instead of to a Projectwise data source location
      • How to save plot ready files to same directory as design file?
      • How to set "Fit View" or "Fit Master" in...
      • How to set a default paper size in the plot driver file *.pltcfg and maximize the size regardless of the size of the sheet model being selected
      • How to set the default printer using a MicroStation Configuration variable?
      • How to start Print Dialog with Units=MM
      • How to switch Off the Fill attribute in the print dialog box
      • How to transfer the print styles from a design file to a DGN Library file.
      • How to use multiple expressions in the Pen Table "Level regular expression" field? Example: To test off all level names beginning with F and G.
      • How to use text substitution in a MicroStation pen table to produce only the filename with no extension.
      • How to use wildcards in pen table -
      • How to: Add Automatic File Path to Print Border
      • How to: Add Automatic File Path to Drawing Header
      • How to: Resymbolization using Pen Table to change Line Weight in Print
      • HPGL2 output files, no extension
      • I cancel the ProjectWise Save Print As dialog it does not take me to the desktop.
      • I have a PDF file with a 3D object and when I display the file in Acrobat Reader 7.0 the "Model Tree" is not being displayed
      • I would like for MicroStation to immediately send the plot directly to my plotter and keep the plot ready file when using the HPGL2.PLTCFG
      • I'm using MicroStation V8i and when I print from Print Organizer my custom line styles and Custom fonts are not plotting correctly.
      • If creating a U3D PDF file from a dgn file containing shadows the shadows will preview but will not show in the U3D PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.
      • In MicroStation V8i, how do I incorporate the date into the name of the output file from a Bentley Driver?
      • In MicroStation XM version and later there is no emf.plt or emf.pltcfg available to create an EMF file using print/plot functionality
      • In Print Organizer while creating Print Styles, I am able to set more than one print style as the "Default". Is this correct?
      • In Print Organizer, when changing the printer at print time, the Paper size gets reset.
      • In the Print - Raster Options, how do you set "Print monochrome raster as-is" to always be turned on?
      • In the Print Dialog, the option Color is grayed out
      • In the ProjectWise environment, if the design file saved in the pset does not exist in the saved location, where does Print Organizer look for the design file?
      • Interacting with a 3d PDF in Adobe
      • Invalid command via File -> Print
      • Invalid Printer Driver Configuration File
      • Is it possible to identify a AutoCAD pen table (*.ctb files) from the configuration in MicroStation printing without the need to convert them to *.tbl files?
      • Is it possible, in MicroStation, to create a print output longer than an A0, so called an Extended A0. Some print sizes need to be from 5 up to 10 meter.
      • Is the Print Organizer part of MicroStation PowerDraft V8i?
      • Is there a configuration variables to override the software's default print definition name expression?
      • Is there a PDF size limit of 200 X 200 inches when using Microstation v8i printing ?
      • Is there a way to change the color option from B/W to color within MicroStation (*.pltcfg, print style)?
      • Is there a way to format the plot scale other than the two standard formats that come with the pen table editor? We want 1"=50' format instead of 50.000'/in. 1:50
      • Is there an InterPlot Design Script Assignment Keyword that corresponds the MicroStation Pen Table (or Autocad CTB) “Screening” setting?
      • Line corners plotted to a .PDF file are not squared. The current setting is for linejoin=0(mitered). However, line corners meeting at an angle do not come out nicely mitered. Instead, each line is squared off individually.
      • Line styles are plotting solid using printer.plcfg to the KIP 7700.
      • Line styles do not display correct in the Print Preview
      • Line weights not plotting correctly...
      • Line width defined in Pen Table not displayed in the print dialog and also not printed correctly on a HP Design Jet T770 printer using the Bentley printer.pltcfg driver
      • Lines weights are incorrect
      • Long paper format to Oce TDS 700
      • MicroStation Plotting General
      • MicroStation Printer Driver Information
      • Missing directory \ via Pen Table text sub
      • Monochrome printing performance
      • Multi printers in Print Organizer
      • Need to control levels for plotting. User wants to turn off certain levels on the plot and also control the display of these levels in the design file.
      • Open print dialog with predefined settings via function keys
      • Open the Print dialog and see the pen table attached as expected. Detach the pen table. Leave the Print dialog open and change files. The pen table gets reattached. In MicroStation v8 XM, if you do the same thing, the pen table remains detached.
      • Open Windows Explorer automatically after the PDF creation process is finished
      • PDF background color same as DGN file
      • PDF file is distorted when printed to certain printer devices.
      • PDF file is not displaying OLE attachments (Excel spreadsheets) if the size is larger than 11x17
      • PDF Print Driver [CS]
      • PDF raster is not appearing in PDF. User has two PDF files attached with Raster Manager. If he detaches his pen table the PDF files show up in the PDF file he creates.
      • PDF weight issue with two attached elements
      • Pen Table Text Substitution scale format
      • Plot option missing in Level Manager
      • Plot Orientation On Roll-Fed Plotters [CS]
      • Plotting 3D Models FAQ
      • Plotting To A Printer With Non-Sysprinter Plotter Driver Files.
      • Plotting to HP Designjet 500 colors Red and Green plot Yellow
      • Plotting to Port LPT1 generates the following message: LPT1 This file name is reserved for use by Windows. Choose another name and try again
      • Plotting White Element
      • Point Cloud force rasterized setting in print dialog box
      • Preprocessing Geometry and Processing Visible Edges message
      • Print dialog keyin to set raster quality factor
      • Print directly to Printing device using Bentley Printer driver
      • Print job does not come out clear
      • Print Organizer "Select Files" location
      • Print Organizer - tool not allowed. File is Read-Only
      • Print Organizer - Update
      • Print Organizer - DGN search path
      • Print Organizer - paper drop down list
      • Print Organizer - Please enter a valid print style name -
      • Print Organizer dialog will not display in MicroStation
      • Print Organizer Error: Unable to load design file, ProjectWise using managed workspace
      • Print Organizer is not automatically updating the Title Block information when printing
      • Print Organizer is not plotting correct linestyles from ProjectWise managed workspace.
      • Print Organizer PDFDriver.OpenPdfFile exception (PDDocOpen) error when creating a single multiple page PDF file.
      • Print Organizer window does not appear
      • Print preview timeout expiration error. When opening the print/plot dialog in a complex model, I keep getting the error "The print preview did not complete due to timeout expiration".
      • Printer Driver Configuration file being edited by wrong Editor
      • Printing Dynamic Views - What works, what does not?
      • Printing Images from MicroStation V8 Raster Manager.
      • Printing to 3D, data missing
      • Printing to PDF error: The coordinates are outside the valid range of the GCS
      • ProjectWise - Print Organizer - "Unable to load design file"
      • Pscript .pro files not getting copied out of ProjectWise
      • QVision error when printing raster attachments
      • Raster does not display in Print Preview
      • Raster image prints inverted
      • Raster Manager attached Tiff files are printing with random gray shapes
      • Receive error message "Error - Specification Default does not exist" when bringing .job files into Print Organizer.
      • Reference files are plotting out of sequence.
      • Round pipes are displayed as square pipes in a 3D PDF file using pdf.pltcfg driver
      • Saving pdf's in Most recent used directory
      • Setting MS_PLT_DESIGN_SCRIPT_USE_POST_STROKE_LINE_STYLES
      • Setting origin via print styles
      • Sheet model sizes (ISO A0, A1,A2,A3) are not honored when loading design file in print organizer using the Manually specified option -> Fence -> Prefer sheet models. Print Organizer loads the sheets and set the paper size = ANSI A
      • Sheet Models paper size issue...
      • System fault 20301 Exception error when attempting to print.
      • Text elements always display and print on top
      • Text is not searchable in PDF using PDF.PLTCFG and pen table
      • Text Substitution Enhancements To MicroStation V8 Pen Tables [CS]
      • The measuring tool is not available for a PDF created in MicroStation when using Adobe Reader.
      • The presentation order of elements, which are set with a pen table (priority) are shown wrong in the print preview and on the printout.
      • The print border is cut (not visible) on the hardcopy
      • The Print Widths field does not accept a dot when mapping weights and colors.
      • The sheet model option in the print dialog box -> General Settings -> Area is grey out.
      • Things to consider when setting raster quality factor
      • Unhandled exception message during Printer Driver converting process
      • Update fields do not get updated properly when plotting from Print Organizer and Batch plot.
      • Use ADOBE touch up text in the PDF
      • User getting "Unable to find filename.tbl at specified location or in search" error when attaching pen table, yet the pen table attaches and actually works.
      • User has a file with multiple Shapes placed in it and wants to use the shapes as the plot area. He has created a Print Style defining the shape as the Fence. When the Print Style is applied only one job is added to Print Organizer.
      • User is looking for a way to always have data_fields never plot.
      • User received a blank print/preview and a blank paper print independent which *.pltcfg driver he used and with or without using the print option "rasterized".
      • Using PDF.PLTCFG I would like to be able to include the revision number of the file in the output file name
      • Using Print Organizer Key-ins
      • Using Print Organizer with ProjectWise. Filenames are unique but have the same description in ProjectWise. When adding these files to Print Organizer, the print definitions take on the description name, not the design file name, causing multiple plots.
      • Using printer.pltcfg, is there a way to define the printer using the local printer name rather than using a UNC path to the printer?
      • Using the same ctb file and dwg file, the line weights do not match between AutoCad and MicroStation XM.
      • Video: Adding Files to MicroStation V8i SS2 Print Organizer
      • Video: Creating Print Definitions using Project Explorer links
      • Video: How to use a pen table to screen a reference file gray when printing
      • Video: Mapping Colors with MicroStation V8i SS3
      • Video: MicroStation Print Organizer - Create a print set from a shape
      • Video: Printer driver file conversion
      • Video: Text Substitution using a Pen Table
      • Want to open Windows Explorer with the folder in which the PDF file was created.
      • What does a Print Organizer "˜Update from Design File" actually update in the Print Definition (pset)?
      • What is the correlation between the Transparency setting number displayed in the Element Output section in the pen table dialog box and what you see when you open the pen table directly with a text editor?
      • What is the difference in the Raster Quality Factor setting and the Rasterized Quality Factor setting?
      • What is the named expression to use for the design name and extension for the Print output filename?
      • What keywords in an InterPlot Design Script will work with MicroStation SS3 and Print/Print Organizer?
      • What MicroStation Printer Driver Configuration file do I use?
      • What options are available to make the tiff output file smaller?
      • When creating a pdf with pdf.pltcfg the fonts in the pdf look pixilated and not rendering correctly when zooming into the pdf.
      • When creating the PDF from Microstation, the settings for Allow Changes in pdf.pltcfg do not seem to carry over to the PDF display in Adobe Reader.
      • When placing line strings to create a shape, the corners of the shape are rounded rather than square when printed.
      • When plotting transparent gradient fills, why do you have to use Rasterized mode for PDF output?
      • When printing from MicroStation, the plot area is the sheet. How do I get the scale to be honored from the sheet?
      • When printing with the rasterized option to PDF from within MicroStation, the resulting rasterized tiles in the PDF file are causing grey shapes to appear over color shapes when printing to a Canon iR C2880 using the latest iR C2880/C3380 UFR II driver.Th
      • When selecting Print in the print dialog the "Save Print As" dialog does not open.
      • When setting the properties on the print area, if I choose shape then select level, it only shows the levels in the master file even though I can manually enter the level name. Why does it not give the full list of levels if I have master and reference?
      • When using a Microstation pen table I want to be able to select a nested reference file via slot number.
      • When using Bentley View, how do you modify the Print dialog to look at a different folder for plt/pltcfg files since there is no Workspace Configuration option?
      • When using Print Organizer, how do I make the default output namedefault to a specific name?
      • When we try to open the print dialog box from the pull-down menu or from key-in we get the following error: MDLSYSTEM_LOADMDLPROGRAM FAILED
      • Where should Print Styles be store?
      • Which printing configuration variable specifies the search path for saved MicroStation print definition (.pset and .ini) files.
      • Windows plot subclass-check failed, code 3419
      • Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability
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    Plotting 3D Models FAQ

      Product(s): MicroStation
      Version(s): V8i, CONNECT Edition
      Environment: N/A
      Area: Printing
      Subarea:

     What are the rules to follow when printing Dynamic Views?

    Many times when printing Dynamic Views in MicroStation, the desired results may not be what is expected.  Whether printing from MicroStation or using InterPlot, the render mode defined in the display style determines whether Rasterized mode is required to achieve the desired results.

    MicroStation can print regular hidden line in non-rasterized mode, which is a new feature in V8i, but filled hidden lines will not print the fills unless rasterized mode is enabled. In this case, rasterized mode is not enforced; you can print filled hidden line in non-rasterized mode, but it'll look like regular hidden line. If the view is affected by multiple display styles, the highest render mode in the view controls whether rasterized print mode is enforced. For example, if any display style is shaded, the entire view must be rasterized.

    Regarding the use of pen tables, understanding the interactions between traditional pen table element-based output actions and the modern dynamic view system is not simple. In general, one should choose to use Dynamic Views OR element-based pen tables -- not both. However, it should be noted that pen maps defined in a MicroStation pen table will work and can be used in a Dynamic View workflow. The reason for this is because the pen maps are applied to all elements and not based on element selection criteria. A similar effect can be achieved using InterPlot design scripts.

    If the above recommendations do not give you the desired results, the best practice for printing Dynamic Views is to set the Visible Edges to Cached rather than Dynamic in the reference file attachment settings.

    See (New in SS3) Cached Visible Edge Display for more details regarding Cached visible edges: http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/b/microstation_v8i_blog/archive/2012/05/22/newin-ss3-cached-visible-edge-display.aspx

    What format is used in Bentley’s 3D PDFs?

     Bentley created universal 3D (U3d) PDF output. 

    • Standardized by ECMA International in August 2005 as ECMA-363
    • Natively supported by PDF since Adobe Acrobat and Reader ver. 7
    • Bentley started creating PDFs with U3D data in MicroStation and InterPlot V8 2004 Edition
      • Export of PDFs with U3D
      • Export U3D only direct from MicroStation

    How do I create a 3D PDF?

    When creating the 3D PDF using MicroStation Print, you must select the “Print to 3D” option on the Print dialog to get a 3D PDF.

      

    You can also configure the pdf.pltcfg to print to 3D automatically by setting “Default Print to 3D” to True:

      

    The “Print to 3D” option can be set in a Print Style as follows:

      

    What are the preferred settings to create a 3D PDF with the minimum resources?

    Printing a Model to a 3D PDF file results in a very large file and sometimes the process is terminated with an exception error due to insufficient resources.  In the Print dialog, use the following settings:

    Settings -> 3D Plotting -> General

    • Mesh Resolution = 200 (lowest value)
      • Texture Map Size = 128 x 128
      • Elevation Drape Size = Small (1000 x 1000)
    • Minimum Element Size (Meters):
      • Fill in a value larger than 0.000 (For example 0.005 which is 5 mm)

    How can I create a 3D PDF when printing with Property Publishing?

    With the release of MicroStation V8i SS3, you can publish non-graphical business items to a 3D PDF document. These business items appear as objects in Adobe Reader’s Model Tree.

    By default, business items are not included in the published 3D PDF document. You must take additional steps to include the business items. To include business items in a 3D PDF document, use the 3D Plotting Options dialog.

    To include a subset of the business items contained in a 3D design file, you must create a Property Filter file using the property Filter dialog and specify this file in the 3D Plotting Options dialog.

    To create a PDF Property Filter File

    1. Open a 3D design file and select File->Print
    2. Select Settings->PDF Property Filter
    3. Select the business items and associated properties
    4. Select File->Save As
    5. Type in the File name and click save
    6. Select File->Exit

    Note: You can also create a Property Filter file using File – Item Browser.

    To Publish All or a Subset of the Business items

    1. Open a 3D design file
    2. Select File->Print
    3. Under Printer and Paper Size, set the printer driver to the Bentley PDF printer driver (pdf.pltcfg)
    4. Set the Print to 3D check box
    5. Select Settings->3D Plotting
    6. Click the Include Properties drop-down list box
    7. Select All or Filtered by Property Filter File
    8. If you selected Filtered by Property Filter File, click the browse icon and select a Property Filter file.
    9. Click OK
    10. Select File->Print to publish the PDF document

    Is it possible to print 3d drawings to a 3D PDF with e-links to use inside the U3D PDF?

    E-links to URLs will get carried over to the 3D PDF file and work, but e-links to external files will not.  You can create multi-page PDF files in InterPlot with links that will jump to other pages in the PDF file but not to external files outside the PDF.

    How do I follow the engineering links on a 3D object inside the 3D PDF file created from MicroStation printing?

    To follow the link in Acrobat Reader do the following:  Right-click in the PDF and choose “Follow Link” or double click the element with the link and you will be directed to the location of the URL.

    When printing to U3D PDF, why is the Fence print area not honored?

    Since U3D is based on a ModelFacetter Framework, the model will need to be clipped prior to printing to U3D rather than using a fence to define the desired area.

    Will point cloud surveys will appear in PDF files created by MicroStation Print?

    Point cloud data in a U3D is not supported. This is a limitation of the U3D format.  One option would be to deliver an i-model that includes point cloud data.  This would require the recipient to have Navigator. ProjectWise InterPlot allows users to embed other files into a PDF using a design script.  The viewer of the PDF would need Navigator to view it.

    Why do shadows not display in a 3D PDF?

    If creating a 3D PDF file from a DGN model containing shadows, the shadows will preview but will not show in the 3D PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.  Adobe Acrobat does not support shadows in a U3D PDF.

    Why is the raster not correct in the U3D PDF?

    If raster is separated from the vector when rotating the view, move the raster from the “Background” to the “Design Plane”.

    PDF files attached via Raster Manager will also need to be moved to the Design Plane to display correctly.

    Why do the colors in the 3D PDF not match the 2D PDF or the colors in the dgn file?

    Rendering a 2D PDF is done via the MicroStation Engine and gives WYSIWYG results.  Rendering a 3D PDF is the result of Adobe real-time rendering.  Due to the differences in rendering, there is no way to guarantee the same effect.

    What is the JavaScript file used for when creating a 3D PDF?

    A JavaScript includes code to control animations and additional tools to control geometry display in a 3D PDF.

    You can enter the file name in the JavaScript field in the 3D Plotting Options of the Print dialog, or else use the Browse button to search for the required file. If the file name only is used, MS_DATA can be used to define its location.

      

    Why does AutoCAD display/print 3d objects in the viewport as Hidden but MicroStation Print does not?

    Set the variable MS_DWGREF_USESHADEPLOT=1 in the Workspace – Configuration to correct this problem.  Make sure this configuration variable is set in the configuration that is being used as the IPLOT Engine.

    AutoCAD

      

    MicroStation

      

    How can an i-model be embedded into a 3D PDF?

    The i-model plug-in for Adobe Reader allows you to include and interact with i-models in PDF files. Using the plug-in from within Adobe Acrobat, you can interactively embed the i-model on any sheet, at any location, at any size within the target PDF document. Then using either Adobe Acrobat or Reader, you can view, print, and interact with the graphical content and associated properties of the i-model in a PDF.  The viewer inside the i-model plug-in contains a set of view controls to assist in viewing and navigating the i-model. You can click a view control from the View Control toolbox across the top of the viewer, or you can right-click inside the viewer to select the view control from a menu.   Using either Adobe Acrobat or Reader, you can print the graphical content of the i-model in a PDF document. 

    You can download the i-Model plug-in for Adobe Reader from the following location:

    http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Free+Software/bentley+iware.htm

    How do I print rendered views to my 3D PDF?

    Rendered views can only be printed in rasterized mode. A view is considered rendered if any of the display styles affecting that view have a shaded render mode.  U3D offers different rendering modes in its toolbar in Adobe.

    How do change the render view in a PDF?

    In the U3D Viewer a different render Mode can be selected from its toolbar.

    Using the same toolbar, you can also change the lighting:

      

    How do I troubleshoot a 3D PDF issue?

    Identify if the issue is in the U3D file itself or in the 3D PDF file created by MicroStation.

    Open the 3D model in MicroStation.  Export the model to U3D (File > Export > U3D).  Open the U3D file using Adobe Acrobat.  Compare the manually created 3D PDF to the one created by MicroStation Print.

    If the U3D PDF and the 3D PDF created by MicroStation Printing exhibit the same issue, the issue is a U3D issue and should be reported to MicroStation Platform support.

    If the U3D PDF looks correct but the 3D PDF created by MicroStation printing is incorrect, the issue is a 3D PDF printing issue and should be reported to MicroStation Printing support.

    If you receive an exception log when exporting to U3D or PDF, capture the logs and report to Bentley.

     

      Original Author: Dawn Gentry
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