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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Bentley Substation&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;through 08.11.12.xx&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;N/A&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Construction drawings typically have references of large, complex 3D design files, and attempts to export construction drawings to other formats such as PDF and DWG can result in file sizes that are larger than expected for the desired 2D output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This document describes methods to get the desired output with as small a file size as possible for easier distribution to vendors and clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Steps to Accomplish&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1 Hidden Line File&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Results in the smallest exported files and can be applied to existing construction drawings.&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Long processing time&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open the construction drawing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; Visible Edges&lt;/strong&gt; with following settings.&amp;nbsp; This step can take many minutes to complete.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Accuracy: High&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Method: Exact&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Export To: 2D File&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Calculate Intersections&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Process Text and Dimensions&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Open&lt;/strong&gt; and the resulting .HLN file&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select &lt;strong&gt;Utilities &amp;gt; Data Cleanup&lt;/strong&gt; and use it to delete Duplicates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Compress &amp;gt; Options&lt;/strong&gt;, enable all options, click Compress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a DWG file is desired, select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF&lt;/strong&gt; and export to .DWG.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a PDF file is desired, select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Print&lt;/strong&gt; and print to a large enough sheet size to show the desired level of detail when zoomed in, using the pdf.pltcfg driver to create a PDF file.&amp;nbsp; It is not necessary to enable the &amp;quot;Rasterized&amp;quot; option.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option&amp;nbsp;2 - Rasterized PDF&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Simple technique, very small file size&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Resulting PDF contains a raster image, not vector, does not apply to DWG&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Use &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Plot Page(s)&lt;/strong&gt; in [[Project Manager]] to send the page to &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Right-click the DGN file in &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; and select &lt;strong&gt;Properties&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;strong&gt;Main&lt;/strong&gt; tab of the &lt;em&gt;Properties&lt;/em&gt; dialog:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Choose the desired paper size. Then click the Maximize button (looks like a crosshair) to fit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Enable &lt;strong&gt;Rasterized&lt;/strong&gt; option.&amp;nbsp; This was critical for the small file size.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Printer Setup&lt;/strong&gt; and select the pdf.pltcfg file for the driver &lt;strong&gt;File Name&lt;/strong&gt;, click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Print&lt;/strong&gt;, specify the desired path and filename in the &lt;strong&gt;Destination&lt;/strong&gt; field, click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3 - Attach reference in sheet model - DWG&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This method results in exported DWG files that are significantly smaller than the source model, but may still be too big for distribution.&amp;nbsp; This method would be used when creating &lt;em&gt;new&lt;/em&gt; construction drawings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Using [[Project Manager]], create the Construction Mode page with &amp;quot;Place title block in sheet mode&amp;quot; enabled on the &lt;em&gt;New Page&lt;/em&gt; dialog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go into the sheet model (expand View Attributes on the view toolbar, select the &amp;quot;TitleBlock&amp;quot; model) and attach the reference to the model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF&lt;/strong&gt; and set &amp;quot;Save as type&amp;quot; to DWG.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Click the &lt;strong&gt;Options &lt;/strong&gt;button.&amp;nbsp; With all the options on the &lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt; tab of the &lt;em&gt;Save as DWG/DXF Options&lt;/em&gt; dialog set to &amp;quot;Merge&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Set the &amp;quot;Merge Visible Edges of 3D Attachments&amp;quot; check box.&amp;nbsp; Click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;Save&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="border-width:0px;" src="http://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" alt=" " width="189" height="60" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/members/matt_5f00_p/default.aspx"&gt;Matt_P&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: PowerPlatform Support, PDF, how to, Bentley Substation, en, SELECTsupport&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Export construction drawings to PDF and DWG with small file size</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/utility_network_analysis___design/w/utility_network_analysis_and_design_wiki/16639/export-construction-drawings-to-pdf-and-dwg-with-small-file-size/revision/3</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:11:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:cfa166f6-2f84-4d46-8dea-4f827b89a474</guid><dc:creator>Matt_P</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/utility_network_analysis___design/w/utility_network_analysis_and_design_wiki/16639/export-construction-drawings-to-pdf-and-dwg-with-small-file-size#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to OpenUtilities Wiki by Matt_P on 4/13/2017 4:11:54 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Bentley Substation&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;through 08.11.12.xx&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;N/A&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;MicroStation Support&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Construction drawings typically have references of large, complex 3D design files, and attempts to export construction drawings to other formats such as PDF and DWG can result in file sizes that are larger than expected for the desired 2D output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This document describes methods to get the desired output with as small a file size as possible for easier distribution to vendors and clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Steps to Accomplish&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1 Hidden Line File&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Results in the smallest exported files and can be applied to existing construction drawings.&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Long processing time&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open the construction drawing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; Visible Edges&lt;/strong&gt; with following settings.&amp;nbsp; This step can take many minutes to complete.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Accuracy: High&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Method: Exact&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Export To: 2D File&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Calculate Intersections&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Process Text and Dimensions&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Open&lt;/strong&gt; and the resulting .HLN file&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select &lt;strong&gt;Utilities &amp;gt; Data Cleanup&lt;/strong&gt; and use it to delete Duplicates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Compress &amp;gt; Options&lt;/strong&gt;, enable all options, click Compress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a DWG file is desired, select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF&lt;/strong&gt; and export to .DWG.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a PDF file is desired, select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Print&lt;/strong&gt; and print to a large enough sheet size to show the desired level of detail when zoomed in, using the pdf.pltcfg driver to create a PDF file.&amp;nbsp; It is not necessary to enable the &amp;quot;Rasterized&amp;quot; option.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option&amp;nbsp;2 - Rasterized PDF&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Simple technique, very small file size&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Resulting PDF contains a raster image, not vector, does not apply to DWG&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Use &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Plot Page(s)&lt;/strong&gt; in [[Project Manager]] to send the page to &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Right-click the DGN file in &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; and select &lt;strong&gt;Properties&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;strong&gt;Main&lt;/strong&gt; tab of the &lt;em&gt;Properties&lt;/em&gt; dialog:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Choose the desired paper size. Then click the Maximize button (looks like a crosshair) to fit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Enable &lt;strong&gt;Rasterized&lt;/strong&gt; option.&amp;nbsp; This was critical for the small file size.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Printer Setup&lt;/strong&gt; and select the pdf.pltcfg file for the driver &lt;strong&gt;File Name&lt;/strong&gt;, click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Print&lt;/strong&gt;, specify the desired path and filename in the &lt;strong&gt;Destination&lt;/strong&gt; field, click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3 - Attach reference in sheet model - DWG&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This method results in exported DWG files that are significantly smaller than the source model, but may still be too big for distribution.&amp;nbsp; This method would be used when creating &lt;em&gt;new&lt;/em&gt; construction drawings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Using [[Project Manager]], create the Construction Mode page with &amp;quot;Place title block in sheet mode&amp;quot; enabled on the &lt;em&gt;New Page&lt;/em&gt; dialog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go into the sheet model (expand View Attributes on the view toolbar, select the &amp;quot;TitleBlock&amp;quot; model) and attach the reference to the model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF&lt;/strong&gt; and set &amp;quot;Save as type&amp;quot; to DWG.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Click the &lt;strong&gt;Options &lt;/strong&gt;button.&amp;nbsp; With all the options on the &lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt; tab of the &lt;em&gt;Save as DWG/DXF Options&lt;/em&gt; dialog set to &amp;quot;Merge&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Set the &amp;quot;Merge Visible Edges of 3D Attachments&amp;quot; check box.&amp;nbsp; Click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;Save&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="border-width:0px;" src="http://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" alt=" " width="189" height="60" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/members/matt_5f00_p/default.aspx"&gt;Matt_P&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: PowerPlatform Support, PDF, how to, Bentley Substation, en, SELECTsupport&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Export construction drawings to PDF and DWG with small file size</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/utility_network_analysis___design/w/utility_network_analysis_and_design_wiki/16639/export-construction-drawings-to-pdf-and-dwg-with-small-file-size/revision/2</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:49:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:cfa166f6-2f84-4d46-8dea-4f827b89a474</guid><dc:creator>Matt_P</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/utility_network_analysis___design/w/utility_network_analysis_and_design_wiki/16639/export-construction-drawings-to-pdf-and-dwg-with-small-file-size#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to OpenUtilities Wiki by Matt_P on 8/25/2014 9:49:12 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Bentley Substation&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;MicroStation Support&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/members/matt_5f00_p/default.aspx"&gt;Matt_P&lt;/a&gt;, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Construction drawings typically have references of large, complex 3D design files, and attempts to export construction drawings to other formats such as PDF and DWG can result in file sizes that are larger than expected for the desired 2D output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This document describes methods to get the desired output with as small a file size as possible for easier distribution to vendors and clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Steps to Accomplish&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1 Hidden Line File&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Results in the smallest exported files and can be applied to existing construction drawings.&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Long processing time&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open the construction drawing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; Visible Edges&lt;/strong&gt; with following settings.&amp;nbsp; This step can take many minutes to complete.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Accuracy: High&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Method: Exact&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Export To: 2D File&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Calculate Intersections&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Process Text and Dimensions&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Open&lt;/strong&gt; and the resulting .HLN file&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select &lt;strong&gt;Utilities &amp;gt; Data Cleanup&lt;/strong&gt; and use it to delete Duplicates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Compress &amp;gt; Options&lt;/strong&gt;, enable all options, click Compress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a DWG file is desired, select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF&lt;/strong&gt; and export to .DWG.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a PDF file is desired, select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Print&lt;/strong&gt; and print to a large enough sheet size to show the desired level of detail when zoomed in, using the pdf.pltcfg driver to create a PDF file.&amp;nbsp; It is not necessary to enable the &amp;quot;Rasterized&amp;quot; option.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option&amp;nbsp;2 - Rasterized PDF&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Simple technique, very small file size&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Resulting PDF contains a raster image not vector, does not apply to DWG&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Use &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Plot Page(s)&lt;/strong&gt; in [[Project Manager]] to send the page to &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Right click the DGN file in &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; and select &lt;strong&gt;Properties&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the &lt;strong&gt;Main&lt;/strong&gt; tab of the &lt;em&gt;Properties&lt;/em&gt; dialog:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Choose the desired paper size. Then click the Maximize button (looks like a crosshair) to fit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Enable Rasterized option.&amp;nbsp; This was critical for the small file size.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Click OK&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Printer Setup&lt;/strong&gt; and select the pdf.pltcfg file for the driver &lt;strong&gt;File Name&lt;/strong&gt;, click OK.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Print Organizer&lt;/em&gt; select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Print&lt;/strong&gt;, specify the desired path and filename in the &lt;strong&gt;Destination&lt;/strong&gt; field, click OK.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3 - Attach reference in sheet model - DWG&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This method results in exported DWG files that are significantly smaller than the source model, but may still be too big for distribution.&amp;nbsp; This method would be used when creating &lt;em&gt;new&lt;/em&gt; construction drawings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Using [[Project Manager]], create the Construction Mode page with &amp;quot;Place title block in sheet mode&amp;quot; enabled on the New Page dialog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go into the sheet model (expand View Attributes on the view toolbar, select the &amp;quot;TitleBlock&amp;quot; model) and attach the reference to the model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select &lt;strong&gt;File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF&lt;/strong&gt; and set &amp;quot;Save as type&amp;quot; to DWG.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Click the &lt;strong&gt;Options &lt;/strong&gt;button.&amp;nbsp; With all the options on the &lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt; tab of the &lt;em&gt;Save as DWG/DXF Options&lt;/em&gt; dialog set to &amp;quot;Merge&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Set the &amp;quot;Merge Visible Edges of 3D Attachments&amp;quot; check box.&amp;nbsp; Click OK.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click Save.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: MicroStation Support, PDF, Bentley Substation, SELECTsupport, Platform Support&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Export construction drawings to PDF and DWG with small file size</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/utility_network_analysis___design/w/utility_network_analysis_and_design_wiki/16639/export-construction-drawings-to-pdf-and-dwg-with-small-file-size/revision/1</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:cfa166f6-2f84-4d46-8dea-4f827b89a474</guid><dc:creator>Matt_P</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/utility_network_analysis___design/w/utility_network_analysis_and_design_wiki/16639/export-construction-drawings-to-pdf-and-dwg-with-small-file-size#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to OpenUtilities Wiki by Matt_P on 8/25/2014 9:39:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/members/matt_5f00_p/default.aspx"&gt;Matt_P&lt;/a&gt;, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Construction drawings typically have references of large, complex 3D design files, and attempts to export construction drawings to other formats such as PDF and DWG can result in file sizes that are larger than expected for the desired 2D output.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This document describes methods to get the desired output with as small a file size as possible for easier distribution to vendors and clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Steps to Accomplish&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1 Hidden Line File&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Results in the smallest exported files and can be applied to existing construction drawings.&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Long processing time&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open the construction drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; Visible Edges with following settings.&amp;nbsp; This step can take many minutes to complete.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Accuracy: High&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Method: Exact&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Export To: 2D File&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Calculate Intersections&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Process Text and Dimensions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Select File &amp;gt; Open and the resulting .hln file&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select Utilities &amp;gt; Data Cleanup and use it to delete Duplicates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Optional) Select File &amp;gt; Compress &amp;gt; Options, enable all options, click Compress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a DWG file is desired, select File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF and export to .DWG.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a PDF file is desired, select File &amp;gt; Print and print to a large enough sheet size to show the desired level of detail when zoomed in, using the pdf.pltcfg driver to create a PDF file.&amp;nbsp; It is not necessary to enable the &amp;quot;Rasterized&amp;quot; option.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option&amp;nbsp;2 - Rasterized PDF&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pros: Simple technique, very small file size&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Resulting PDF contains a raster image not vector, does not apply to DWG&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use File &amp;gt; Plot Page(s) in Project Manager to send the page to Print Organizer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Right click the .dgn file in Print Organizer and select Properties.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;On the Main tab of the Properties dialog:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Choose the desired paper size. Then click the Maximize button (looks like a crosshair) to fit.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Enable Rasterized option.&amp;nbsp; This was critical for the small file size.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Click OK&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In Print Organizer select File &amp;gt; Printer Setup and select the pdf.pltcfg file for the driver File Name, click OK.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In Print Organizer select File &amp;gt; Print, specify the desired path and filename in the Destination field, click OK.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Option 3 - Attach reference in sheet model - DWG&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This method results in exported DWG files that are significantly smaller than the source model, but may still be too big for distribution.&amp;nbsp; This method would used when creating new construction drawings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create the Construction Mode page with &amp;quot;Place title block in sheet mode&amp;quot; enabled on the New Page dialog.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Go into the sheet model (expand View Attributes on the view toolbar, select the &amp;quot;TitleBlock&amp;quot; model) and attach the reference to the model.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use File &amp;gt; Export &amp;gt; DGN,DWG,DXF with all the options on Reference tab of Save as DWG/DXF Options set to &amp;quot;Merge&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Merge Visible Edges of 3D Attachments&amp;quot; enabled.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
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