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?

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…

We have a stipple / stucco / dot pattern which always prints lighter than desired. If we use the cell library "archpatv8.cel" and a PNT-type pattern "Stucco" to create a hatch, it prints light. If we place the same cell at the same scale into our drawing…

I have been given a drawing that seems to have been converted from Autocad and saved as DGN. The colour table being used is the Microstation default colour table, and there are no overrides set. If I print the drawing to a colour printer the colours shown…

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…

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…

Hello We are using a document management system that uses acrobat distiller to auto generate PDF's when a drawing/document is issued. I am aware that you can create searchable PDF's with the pdf.plt but because I need to go through a document management…

I am new to Microstation and currently trying to configure a plt file to printer to an Oce 9300. Using a HPGL2 plt file I have set up custom weight strokes for pen thickness. When I use the plt file to print to the 9300 I get no line thickness at all…

I've wasted enough paper..maybe someone can shed some insight on this problem: Is there anything special I need to do if I'm trying to nest from MicroStation [iPlot] to a HP DesignJet 1050c plus? Just can't get to the bottom of this…

I am trying to plot several Microstation V8 files to pdf, and each time I do this the extension lines on all of my dimensions do not show. I am very new to Microstation, so I have no idea which command or edit I need to do to fix the problem. I have been…

We have just upgraded our MicroStation from V8 and XM to V8i. I use Level Symbology to print grayscale by assigning a screened gray to certain color numbers. I am using the same plot drivers and pen tables as I used with V8i and XM. However, my print…