By default, when creating plot files using a MicroStation printer driver configuration file, only the name of the file is included when the plot file is generated.  There may be a situation where you would like to include the filename extension as well…

Let’s say you desire the ability to set all of the Preferences in Print Organizer to the same values for all of your users.  You will need a listing of each of the MicroStation Printing variables associated with the Edit>Preferences option in Print…

Typically when using the Text Substitution capability within a MicroStation Pen Table, only one replacement field is specified at a time.  In order to allow for more flexibility, multiple replacement fields can be specified all at once.  This is accomplished…

By default a MicroStation pen table does not allow you to string variables together but via a named expression you can easily accomplish this.

First open  .dgnlib file where you are going to store your named expression

From the pull down menus select…

When working with print sets (.PSET) in Print Organizer, the full path to the design file, pen tables, and design scripts are used.  Sometimes the files that make up a print set are renamed or moved to another folder. This can cause problems when printing…

MicroStation V8i SS3 always processes print styles in the following order.

• Print styles assigned as default are always applied first when files are added to Print Organizer or when the Print dialog is opened. If you have multiple default print styles…

Have you ever plotted a file and notice a single line or lines that extend to the edge of the plot (known as zingers) that are not in the design file?

This behavior can be caused by a bad element or elements in the design file.  More than likely the end…

PDF Portfolio Printing

ProjectWise InterPlot Organizer can print PDF files that are included in a PDF Portfolio. Dynamic plots created from printing these PDF files to a ProjectWise Dynamic Plot system can be marked up with a digital pen.

Support for…

In MicroStation SELECTseries 3 (v08.11.09.292), Print Organizer has a new option to Add Active File to Set.

This is a simple way to create a new Print Set that might allow you a quick way to test a “work-in-progress” Print Style or for simply creating…

With the increased need for Portable Document Format files (PDFs), users may look for ways to enhance the quality of these documents.  With MicroStation V8i, the ability to produce top quality PDFs is available. 

By default, the MicroStation PDF printer…

At times it is convenient to produce a PDF containing specific Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) data.  This PDF could be attached later as a raster image (via Raster Manager) which contains that same GCS information.  Here is a step-by-step process to…

MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) v08.11.09.292 and later provides a way to control level and reference output at print time. By default, both the Print and Print Organizer utilities output levels and references as they were last saved in the DGN file…

Note: MicroStation SS3 is required if printing the color samples with native MicroStation printing. Previous MicroStation versions do not support InterPlot Design script.

The 1331cols.dgn and the 1331cols.pen files can be used to generate a plot that…

When using Bentley print drivers, you can print directly to the plotting device or print to file.  When printing to file, the following methods are available to submit the MicroStation plot File to the plotting device:

1 – Copy command

The most…

MicroStation SS3 allows Print and Print Organizer to attach IPLOT design scripts for plotting.  This new feature opens the door for many InterPlot users to make the move to Print Organizer.  While Print/Print Organizer does not accept IPLOT settings files…

The following features have been added to the printing system in MicroStation SS3:

3D PDF Property Publishing 

You can now publish non-graphical business items to a 3D PDF document. These business items appear as objects in Adobe Reader's Model Tree…

The current release of Print Organizer in MicroStation Select Series 3 creates Fixed Print Definitions just like it always has.  However, you now have the option to create Variable Print Definitions.  The two types of Print Definitions are defined as follows…

With the release of Microstation SS3, (8.11.9.292 or later), we now offer a way to import/export print styles from on DGN library or DGN file to another. This was added to aid users who have created print styles in DGN files thus finding their print styles…

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…

With the release of MicroStation SELECTseries 3, the Print dialog and Print Organizer interfaces now support using design scripts for print resymbolization.  Design scripts were previously used in InterPlot in the IPLOT dialog and InterPlot Organizer interfaces…

Placing needful information in the border area of each of your plots can prove to be very useful.  The name of the design file and/or the current date/time your plots are submitted can be printed on each plot. 

For any of these options to work, the border…

We have added support for markups heads up viewing in the priority build of MicroStation SS2 and in MicroStation SS3.  This is in addition to the preview.  The heads up display is preferable since you can pan and zoom the design file and see the markups…

You can modify various output settings for existing Print Definitions that already exist in a Print Set.  For example, if a Print Definition was created using 8.5” x 11” as the Paper Size and you now want your output to be 11” x 17”, double-click on the…

By default, PDF's produced using InterPlot Organizer are created with the view parameters last saved for View 1.  If you want them to "fit" in the output PDF file that is generated using the entire drawing regardless how they are saved in MicroStation…

The user is attempting to submit a plot set to be archived but notices that the Archive option is grayed out.  What can cause this and what steps can be taken to correct this issue?

Consider the following possible causes:

1) The archive(s) may be frozen…