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Im trying to print a drawing where some object is 100% transparency. The problem is they still appear slightly in the PDF drawing.

We switched over from traditional RSC fonts to a unified TrueType font (TTF) family and have been struggling with modern PDF applications (e.g. Acrobat, Bluebeam, web browsers, etc.) rendering the MicroStation-authored TrueType font characters such as…

I know Version J is an ancient software and I'm not sure if this is the place to inquire about this question, BUT. We have to use version J on our citrix server and IT has many options locked out so idiot users will not change anything to increase their…

I have recently moved from an XP desktop machine to a Windows 7 laptop and now getting an error message when using Cadscript Any one else had the following error message occuring when printing with Cadscript 8.11.7.13 in Microstation 8.11.7.443…

Where having some issues using Iplot V8i with references that have clipped masks. The sheets will print OK other than the masks, which are ignored. When printing in regular MicroStation V8i the sheets print correctly. Ideas?

I am having some trouble plotting some sheets with the Print Organizer. There is one linestyle that won't plot right. It comes out as a straight line. It doesn't make sense to me because it is stored in the same .rsc file as all the other linestyles that…

I'm trying to determine a way to with the standard pen table substitutions or named expressions to print "Sheet X of Y" for various disciplines within one print set file. There is a named expression variable "PrintSet.PrintDefCount" that counts the total…

Here's Microstation SS2 printing issue number 4 of the day: We have a situation where we embed XLS files into sheets, and have encountered sparatic results when printing them. When printing using either a modified Bentley PDF pltcfg, or a modified…

Hello! So the issue that I am having is whenever I try to print out a sheet, it doesn't come out centered. The version that I am using is V8i select series 2. I'm in sheet space when I print so I don't make a fence around what I am printing.…

Hi I used to use IPLOT to create pdf's but found that the standard Print Organizer i much faster. But I have a problem when I need to create more than 500 print (plotshapes). I know where to changes this for IPLOT, but can't find the same config…

I just switched form V8 to V8i. I have files with different patterns in them. I can create pdfs of the files in V8 and all the pattern weights are shown as they should be. However, when I create the pdf's in V8i utilizing the same print drive that…

To let others know the MicroStation release you are using without having to open the thread, please start the subject of your topic/thread with the following: [<release>] where <release> is: MicroStation release Abbreviation …

I'm currently plotting some routes onto satellite images using MicroStation, but the images sent to me were not of high enough quality so I captured new higher quality images using Google Earth. I Followed this procedure - captured the images in sections…

I have been asked to locate the latest Bentley pdf.pltcfg to get the 3D options and would be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. I have looked on the Bentley website and also BE Communities, but no luck so far. Thank you.

Is there a way to not have the pdf.pltcfg not rasterize OLE objects? Attached excel files look terrible when they are rasterized unless the DPI is set much higher that should be needed for a good print. I know I can use a regular printer.pltcfg set…

Hello everyone, Has anybody ever noticed missing shared cells (pseudo cells) when printed in large numbers to PDF files? I design conveying systems and I use shared cells (pseudo cells) to display large numbers of reoccurring components to keep…

Anything coming out that will be compatible with AECOsim Buinding Designer 8.11.11.... Select Series 4 and dynamic views? 2012 is a while back :>(

In the define print styles dialog for the print ogranizer, it doesn't appear you can select a plot driver from ProjectWise? Clicking the browse button only goes to your typical windows dialog. Oddly enough, when selecting a pen table, you can navigate…

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 am trying to create a nice PDF for presentation to client. But when I create a 3d pdf of my builfding and unfortunately when I click on the saved views it turns the building on its head before switching to the saved view. But in other files I have seen…

Printing Scenario: Adding a file to print organizer that has multiple borders in one model of one file. (i.e. for this example, let's use 100 borders referenced into one model in one file.) When I add this file to Print Organizer, and select a Print Style…

We are currently moving from ustn 2004 to SS2 and I'm in the process of creating new plt config files for our printers/plotters. I have every printer working perfectly but I've got an old HP 755CM color plotter that I'm having a problem with. I used…

We are having an issue with our line weights when we plot to PDF. When we plot to the printer, all of the line weights look exactly the way we want them. The problem occurs when we plot to PDF. Line weights get larger or smaller, but only for certain…