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  • Printing Raster Images in XM

    Working out the kinks on changing our shop to XM. In V8, when we plot sheets that have aerial photos in them, we can print black linework with a color image by changing the color mode to monochrome. In V8xm, when we plot sheets that have aerial…
  • Re: A1 Plotting Error

    Did anyone get a solution for this. I am getting the same error on one users workstation. Everyone else is using the same pltcfg files on the shared netowork drive with no problems.
  • When printing to PDF it does not display the new levels.

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

    Hi, Hope someone can help me with this one. I'm trying to plot a metric drawing that was done in V7 using Iplot setting files in V8. The problem I have is my weights and line styles are coming out too big because of the conversion from Metric…
  • Default PDF Colour Output

    Hi I am using the pdf.plt and noticed that I can set the pens to 1 to make only monochrome printing available, my question is, is there a way to have colour and monochrome printing available but set the default to monochrome as I noticed when I have 256…
  • Created new levels on my file but are not displayed after I print to PDF

    I created a few new levels on my working drawing, so it makes things easier for editing...... but when I print the file to PDF, the PDF file does not display the lines I drew with the new Levels. All the Plot are checked on. Any ideas how can…
  • Sending control strings to HP DesignJet 430

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