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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>How To Reduce Printing Time in OpenPlant Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>How To Reduce Printing Time in OpenPlant Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:56:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c65e6c5a-1697-4f3d-914f-a0ced291e234</guid><dc:creator>Kestutis Mitkus</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to OpenPlant | AutoPLANT Wiki by Kestutis Mitkus on 2/21/2018 12:56:52 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Applies To&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;OpenPlant Modeler&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.09.XXX (SS5) | 08.11.11.XX (SS6)&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Windows 7/8.1/10 (64 bit)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Plotting&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subarea:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Print to Pdf&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Deepak Singh, Bentley Product Advantage Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, we have option to print output in rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized mode. User want to reduce the printing time to generate output in less time. Below wiki article will explain, to reduce the printing time during print to pdf operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Background&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, output can be generated in rasterized and non-rasterized mode. Based on the type of print mode, printing operation take times. Here user requirement is to reduce printing time operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rasterized mode:&lt;/b&gt; When printing in rasterized mode, all the graphics in design are converted into raster by the MicroStation display system before being sent to printer driver. The final plot consists of only non-overlapping raster files.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious advantage of rasterized printing is that it is the best way to achieve complete fidelity between the view display and the printed output. It is the only way to print special effects such as anti-aliasing, shading, reflections, and transparency, as well as accurate treatment of overlapping and intersecting 3D geometry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious disadvantage of rasterized printing is that it requires many more passes over the design, resulting in &lt;i&gt;longer print times &lt;/i&gt;than a non-rasterized print. Another disadvantage is, we can&amp;rsquo;t search text in rasterized print.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Rasterized mode: &lt;/b&gt;When printing in non-rasterized mode (when the Rasterized option is unchecked), the MicroStation display system sends vector data as vectors to the printer driver, and raster data as raster. The final plot file consists of both vector and raster data. In this mode vector data stays vector &amp;amp; raster data stays raster. In non-rasterized output user, have benefit to do search text in print output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steps to&amp;nbsp;Accomplish&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Open working model in OpenPlant Modeler.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on reference tool &amp;amp; ensure that all reference files are present.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that under reference window, by default &amp;ldquo;Visible Edges&amp;rdquo; are set to Dynamic as shown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on Dynamic &amp;amp; change Visible Edges to Cached as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on visible edge settings &amp;amp; make method to Fast as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that, when changing visible Edges from Dynamic to Cached for a reference model, it took time to convert to Cached Edge as per elements present in reference model file.&lt;br /&gt;For some cases right after changing Dynamic to Cached some components are disappearing on current view. After selecting &amp;quot;Cached&amp;quot; select on &amp;quot;Legacy&amp;quot; once, it will reload the view and all components will be visible again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Similarly, change visible edges from dynamic to cached for all reference files.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From File go to Print.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In print window, check rasterized option &amp;amp; select Bentley driver as pdf.pltcfg. Refer below image.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/5807.5.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/5807.5.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Notice that printing time has been reduced to larger extent for rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized print.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/12238/settingsattributes-openplant-modeler"&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/12238/settingsattributes-openplant-modeler"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../settingsattributes-openplant-modeler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/other/old_site_member_blogs/bentley_employees/b/andrew_edges_blog/posts/rasterized-versus-non-rasterized-printing"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../rasterized-versus-non-rasterized-printing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Comments or Corrections?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bentley&amp;#39;s Product Advantage Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this Comments or Corrections?&amp;quot; section. THANK YOU!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: OPM print to pdf, Dotted line Print in OPM, Printing Time, Plotting, Print to Pdf, Reduce Printing Time, Plotting in OPM, OPM print slow, Dotted line Print in Pdf&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How To Reduce Printing Time in OpenPlant Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler/revision/3</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:05:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c65e6c5a-1697-4f3d-914f-a0ced291e234</guid><dc:creator>Rahul Kumar</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to OpenPlant | AutoPLANT Wiki by Rahul Kumar on 7/24/2017 7:05:50 AM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Applies To&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;OpenPlant Modeler&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.09.XXX (SS5) | 08.11.11.XX (SS6)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Windows 7/8.1/10 (64 bit)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Plotting&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subarea:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Print to Pdf&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Deepak Singh, Bentley Product Advantage Group&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, we have option to print output in rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized mode. User want to reduce the printing time to generate output in less time. Below wiki article will explain, to reduce the printing time during print to pdf operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Background&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, output can be generated in rasterized and non-rasterized mode. Based on the type of print mode, printing operation take times. Here user requirement is to reduce printing time operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rasterized mode:&lt;/b&gt; When printing in rasterized mode, all the graphics in design are converted into raster by the MicroStation display system before being sent to printer driver. The final plot consists of only non-overlapping raster files.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious advantage of rasterized printing is that it is the best way to achieve complete fidelity between the view display and the printed output. It is the only way to print special effects such as anti-aliasing, shading, reflections, and transparency, as well as accurate treatment of overlapping and intersecting 3D geometry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious disadvantage of rasterized printing is that it requires many more passes over the design, resulting in &lt;i&gt;longer print times &lt;/i&gt;than a non-rasterized print. Another disadvantage is, we can&amp;rsquo;t search text in rasterized print.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Rasterized mode: &lt;/b&gt;When printing in non-rasterized mode (when the Rasterized option is unchecked), the MicroStation display system sends vector data as vectors to the printer driver, and raster data as raster. The final plot file consists of both vector and raster data. In this mode vector data stays vector &amp;amp; raster data stays raster. In non-rasterized output user, have benefit to do search text in print output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steps to&amp;nbsp;Accomplish&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Open working model in OpenPlant Modeler.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on reference tool &amp;amp; ensure that all reference files are present.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that under reference window, by default &amp;ldquo;Visible Edges&amp;rdquo; are set to Dynamic as shown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on Dynamic &amp;amp; change Visible Edges to Cached as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on visible edge settings &amp;amp; make method to Fast as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that, when changing visible Edges from Dynamic to Cached for a reference model, it took time to convert to Cached Edge as per elements present in reference model file.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Similarly, change visible edges from dynamic to cached for all reference files.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From File go to Print.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In print window, check rasterized option &amp;amp; select Bentley driver as pdf.pltcfg. Refer below image.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/5807.5.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/5807.5.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Notice that printing time has been reduced to larger extent for rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized print.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/12238/settingsattributes-openplant-modeler"&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/12238/settingsattributes-openplant-modeler"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../settingsattributes-openplant-modeler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Comments or Corrections?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bentley&amp;#39;s Product Advantage Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this Comments or Corrections?&amp;quot; section. THANK YOU!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: OPM print to pdf, Dotted line Print in OPM, Plotting, Print to Pdf, Plotting in OPM, OPM print slow, Dotted line Print in Pdf&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How To Reduce Printing Time in OpenPlant Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler/revision/2</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 06:14:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c65e6c5a-1697-4f3d-914f-a0ced291e234</guid><dc:creator>Deepak Singh</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to OpenPlant | AutoPLANT Wiki by Deepak Singh on 5/26/2017 6:14:08 AM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Applies To&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;OpenPlant Modeler&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.09.XXX (SS5) | 08.11.11.XX (SS6)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Windows 7/8.1/10 (64 bit)&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Plotting&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subarea:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Print to Pdf&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Deepak Singh, Bentley Product Advantage Group&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, we have option to print output in rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized mode. User want to reduce the printing time to generate output in less time. Below wiki article will explain, to reduce the printing time during print to pdf operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Background&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, output can be generated in rasterized and non-rasterized mode. Based on the type of print mode, printing operation take times. Here user requirement is to reduce printing time operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rasterized mode:&lt;/b&gt; When printing in rasterized mode, all the graphics in design are converted into raster by the MicroStation display system before being sent to printer driver. The final plot consists of only non-overlapping raster files.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious advantage of rasterized printing is that it is the best way to achieve complete fidelity between the view display and the printed output. It is the only way to print special effects such as anti-aliasing, shading, reflections, and transparency, as well as accurate treatment of overlapping and intersecting 3D geometry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious disadvantage of rasterized printing is that it requires many more passes over the design, resulting in &lt;i&gt;longer print times &lt;/i&gt;than a non-rasterized print. Another disadvantage is, we can&amp;rsquo;t search text in rasterized print.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Rasterized mode: &lt;/b&gt;When printing in non-rasterized mode (when the Rasterized option is unchecked), the MicroStation display system sends vector data as vectors to the printer driver, and raster data as raster. The final plot file consists of both vector and raster data. In this mode vector data stays vector &amp;amp; raster data stays raster. In non-rasterized output user, have benefit to do search text in print output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steps to Resolve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Open working model in OpenPlant Modeler.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on reference tool &amp;amp; ensure that all reference files are present.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that under reference window, by default &amp;ldquo;Visible Edges&amp;rdquo; are set to Dynamic as shown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on Dynamic &amp;amp; change Visible Edges to Cached as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on visible edge settings &amp;amp; make method to Fast as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that, when changing visible Edges from Dynamic to Cached for a reference model, it took time to convert to Cached Edge as per elements present in reference model file.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Similarly, change visible edges from dynamic to cached for all reference files.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From File go to Print.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In print window, check rasterized option &amp;amp; select Bentley driver as pdf.pltcfg. Refer below image.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/5807.5.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/5807.5.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notice that printing time has been reduced to larger extent for rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized print.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/design___engineering/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/12008.openplant-modeler"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../12008.openplant-modeler&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Comments or Corrections?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bentley&amp;#39;s Product Advantage Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this Comments or Corrections?&amp;quot; section. THANK YOU!&lt;/p&gt;
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</description></item><item><title>How To Reduce Printing Time in OpenPlant Modeler</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler/revision/1</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 12:25:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c65e6c5a-1697-4f3d-914f-a0ced291e234</guid><dc:creator>Deepak Singh</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/35217/how-to-reduce-printing-time-in-openplant-modeler#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to OpenPlant | AutoPLANT Wiki by Deepak Singh on 5/25/2017 12:25:43 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;OpenPlant Modeler&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Print to Pdf&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Deepak Singh, Bentley Product Advantage Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, we have option to print output in rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized mode. User want to reduce the printing time to generate output in less time. Below wiki article will explain, to reduce the printing time during print to pdf operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Background&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In OpenPlant Modeler, output can be generated in rasterized and non-rasterized mode. Based on the type of print mode, printing operation take times. Here user requirement is to reduce printing time operation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rasterized mode:&lt;/b&gt; When printing in rasterized mode, all the graphics in design are converted into raster by the MicroStation display system before being sent to printer driver. The final plot consists of only non-overlapping raster files.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious advantage of rasterized printing is that it is the best way to achieve complete fidelity between the view display and the printed output. It is the only way to print special effects such as anti-aliasing, shading, reflections, and transparency, as well as accurate treatment of overlapping and intersecting 3D geometry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The obvious disadvantage of rasterized printing is that it requires many more passes over the design, resulting in &lt;i&gt;longer print times &lt;/i&gt;than a non-rasterized print. Another disadvantage is, we can&amp;rsquo;t search text in rasterized print.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Rasterized mode: &lt;/b&gt;When printing in non-rasterized mode (when the Rasterized option is unchecked), the MicroStation display system sends vector data as vectors to the printer driver, and raster data as raster. The final plot file consists of both vector and raster data. In this mode vector data stays vector &amp;amp; raster data stays raster. In non-rasterized output user, have benefit to do search text in print output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steps to Resolve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Open working model in OpenPlant Modeler.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on reference tool &amp;amp; ensure that all reference files are present.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that under reference window, by default &amp;ldquo;Visible Edges&amp;rdquo; are set to Dynamic as shown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/01306.1.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on Dynamic &amp;amp; change Visible Edges to Cached as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/1738.2.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click on visible edge settings &amp;amp; make method to Fast as shown below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/42423.3.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Notice that, when changing visible Edges from Dynamic to Cached for a reference model, it took time to convert to Cached Edge as per elements present in reference model file.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Similarly, change visible edges from dynamic to cached for all reference files.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/0741.4.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From File go to Print.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In print window, check rasterized option &amp;amp; select Bentley driver as pdf.pltcfg. Refer below image.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/21516.5.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-43/21516.5.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notice that printing time has been reduced to larger extent for rasterized &amp;amp; non-rasterized print.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/design___engineering/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/12008.openplant-modeler"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../12008.openplant-modeler&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:1.17em;"&gt;Comments or Corrections?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bentley&amp;#39;s Product Advantage Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this Comments or Corrections?&amp;quot; section. THANK YOU!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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