Printer Driver Configuration
When I select the relevant printer driver configuration we use at work, it does not take affect when I print or export at pdf.
We have tried reinstalling Microstation Powerdraft V8i but it still does not work.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to…
Print Organizer Function Issue
I am in the process of taking drawing files from a number of different projects with the intention of converting them into PDF. I am having issues using the print organizer function, as when I go to export the files, the fence cuts off part of the sheet…
RE: 3D PDF with saved views generated from Microstation
Hello Sharad,
Here is a short video showing the method to create standard Saved Views that can then be recalled in the plotted 3D PDF.
I have also filed Enhancement Request 620017 to have this functionality without the need of creating the Saved Views…
RE: 3D PDF with saved views generated from Microstation
In your query you mention " default views " by this do you mean for example Top, Front, Right .........as per the standard views in MicroStation rather specifically created Saved Views ?
If this is the case the you could create Saved Views for yourself…
.pltcfg mappings of color, style & weight not honored
HI, I've made printing changes. I'm getting off our legacy design scripts and going with more WYSIWYG printing (due to design script priority issues).
My old printing routines used Print and the Print Organizer successfully in conjunction with a .dgnlib…
RE: Plot as 3D problem
Hi Michael, I found a Defect filed 496602 regarding printing to 3D PDF when attaching to the sheet model using Drawing Boundary (new) in CONNECT Edition. I believe this could be the same problem. what version are you using? Do you have the same issue…
PDF print shows text nodes...not visible otherwise
We have a number of drawings going out this week which are being finalised now. Our technician has created some check prints and on one of them it appears that the text nodes were switched on. This shows a cross hair and the text node number at the text…
Printing multiple Sheets to PDF in Microstation Connect??
If I use Print Organizer i can chose between windows printers
No option to save PDF
Thanks!
Line on filled shape not printing
hello all
i have a filled complex shape - color = 0, linestyle = custom (doesnt matter, acts same with predefined ones), weight = 1, fill = 0. While weight was set to 0, i wasnt able to see the boundary (i found this 'work around' on this bentley forum…
Line weight 0 in printing
Hello, I'm quite new user of microstation, my knowledge is pretty basic. Recently upgraded from PowerDraft V8i (SELECTseries 2) to MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) (which might be the cause of the problem). I have already searched similar threads on…
Print Organizer keyins vs dialog results
I am writing a VBA to do some cumbersome printing. I have found that if I use the following commands (either KeyIn or VBA) I get different results than if I do the EXACT same thing in the Print Organizer dialog box.
mdl load bentley.microstation.printorganizer…
Name for insets exported to GeoPDF
In my sheet view I have two self-references, one is the main map and another one is an inset. Both references have custom names and descriptions.
Using the Bentley driver, with Enable Georeferencing set to On, I print to PDF. The output PDF looks fine…
Creating PDF of sheet files with Google Earth Image Superimposed in the Reference File.
I am creating sheet files for road corridor with the Google Earth Image superimposed. I captured Google Earth image in the 3D file with correct coordinates and it came out good in my sheet files when referenced 3D file to base file I am using. Problem…
[MicroStation V8i] Printing Levels in PDF
Hi All,
Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere before, but I did do a search and couldn't find what I wanted.
When I am printing to PDF I am able to view the levels in Adobe, but they come out as below with folders.
However, when I receive…
PDF with layer information is sluggish
I have enabled the optional content in my pdf configuration file to get my pdfs to show layer information. I am printing a multiple page pdf and once opened it is very slow to scroll or go from page to page. If I disable this option the pdf is much more…
Bentley Learn - Print Organizer
This is a comment and a question...
We pay for Bentley Learn and while it can be handy and has some good content; sometimes I spend FAR more time trying to find the training than is reasonable (or frankly worth the effort).
For example I wanted find…
Print to pdf with levels turned off in the pdf
I have some levels in my file that I want printed to my pdf, however by default I want those levels to be off in the pdf so that the user would have to manually turn them on in the pdf in order to see them. Is this possible?
Ray
[V8i] Linked Excel to PDF
Good afternoon,
I have a somewhat similar issue when printing linked Excel spreadsheets, but never this bad. I have an Excel spreadsheet linked in this file, and when I zoom in and out of the view, it will look strange for a second, and then update…
print a pdf with a hyperlink
1st remind me how to put a hyperlink in to my dgn to open another file... dgn, doc, xls,PDF.
2nd I want the hyperlink to be accessible to anyone who opens my pdf plot file.
I have spec sheets in pdf format that I would like to be opened and point…
Where is MicroStation PDF Composer V8i?
As you may know, MicroStation PDF Composer was introduced with MicroStation V8 2004 Edition as a tool for users to easily take a set of design files and create a content rich PDF. There will not be a MicroStation PDF Composer for the V8i release. Instead…
Re: Print a Pdf Raster file
Andrew,
You are right that the PDF file format hasn't a fixed number of resolutions (though the width or the height of a resolution cannot exceed 24575 pixels), so it is possible that much more data is requested during a print compared to a raster…
Re: Is there a length limit to creating a pdf?
Bentley PDF driver The "print paper - scan to pdf" idea suggested by Roland got me thinking. What happens if you alter the Bentley pdf driver and make that driver think in a different size/scale? Make it think it prints a small paper, but increase the…
PDF Printing file size problems
Hi,
I'm printing some drawings with a couple of raster (Jpeg) attchments , to PDF. The file sizes were pretty big so I've been downsizing the raster quality in 5% increments but this does not seem to make any difference to the exported PDF file…
Re: Create single print files like the .ini on V8i
OK i have been working with the printing styles and it works AWESOME! you need to setup your print driver configurations and then setup your print styles using the print driver configurations. i am in the process of adding a ton of print drivers and styles…