I have a teammate who is assisting me on a project and cannot print any of the sheets that have an excel table linked to them. We cannot remove the links as the tables still change and need to be easily updated. He is able to insert, move, and update…

Hey, I'm relative new to MicroStation and I'm having trouble producing nice PDFs. The lines aren't coming out smooth when I plot. I don't think it's a line thickness issue and I think I've tried changing the stroke tolerance correctly. Any help? I…

Hey, I'm relative new to MicroStation and I'm having trouble producing nice PDFs. The lines aren't coming out smooth when I plot. I don't think it's a line thickness issue and I think I've tried changing the stroke tolerance correctly. Any help? I…

Hi Everyone, We are trying to print .plt files containing a couple of attached dgn files as pdf size A0, using a fence to define the area. There are area cell patterns and hatches in the drawings. When we print using the pdf printer it…

Is there a way to get the view number into the output file name?

Hello We have standard printer driver configurations, which are stored on the server so everyone can use the same config. Tehre is an option in the print dialog settings where you can set the print attributes (such as printing data fields or not…

Hi folks, your guidance is needed. Situation We have a Canon iPF825 large format color printer. In the windows printer settings I can create a larger paper size, lets say ISO A1x2. It will print an A1 that is twice as long (594*1682 mm). My problem…

Hello! In all versions of V8XM and V8i tif driver (tif.pltcfg) has a problem. If you set any resolution and then you print, the result will always be of 3072x2304 pixels. Matteo

My “print” key-in doesn’t work the first time, but it does work every time after that, for that session of MicroStation. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get it to work the first time? This is what it is: -A 1 click solution to print a user…

Hello Microstation Compatriots, I've been running into a bunch of issues on a recent project. All of them revolve around me printing PDFs. Firstly: There seems to be an invisible layer I can' seem to delete. This is how my drawing looks: …

Has anyone be sucsesfull using V8i in creating 3D printable objects and if so how. I seem not to be able to create a object in Microstation, export it with VRML into a printer usable file and print it. It reports manifold error after uploading the…

The fence is in a reference that is NESTED 1 level deep. How can I get Print Organizer to find this shape? It's acting like it doesn't see the shape and is instead using the view to define the print window. Thanks! EDIT: I thought I'd…

We utilize custom line styles in our workspace i.e. a "w" inserted in a line for waterline. When we print this sheet using the standard print option and our pdf plt driver, it shows up correctly. I am new to Print Organizer so hang in there with me. I…

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…

I would like to see the current editor able to operate on multiple files. I a field did not have the same definition it could be grayed out. Any field changed would be set in all edited pltcgf files. Another approach would be inheritable settings which…

Hi experts, Anyone can tell me how to print by selecting an object or area instead of using the fence command? For example I created a square that covers my drawings and I want to print the drawings inside that square. Instead of using the fence…

When working with model spaces within a DGN file, our presentation files have several model spaces that make up various stages of our presentations. Is there anyway to have a tag of some sort printed somewhere within the printed copy that places which…

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 using V8i and am using a ,pltcfg that will generate levels in the PDF file that can be turned on-off. I am getting sporatic output results. About 20% of the time. I get a pdf that does not contain all the levels that were displayed…

I've been experimenting with V8i recently and have created a 3D model of an electricity Substation. From this I have created the various sections as Saved Views using place fitted section. The Saved Views were then used to create new sheets to further…

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…

I created an aerial using the google earth image capture feature in Microstation V8i. As you may know, microstation does this by creating a triangulated surface or mesh, which is then draped by an image, as if the image were a material. The end result…

We have set Preferences -> 'Automatically Save Design Changes' to off [un-ticked] MS_DGNAUTOSAVE = 0 When I open a DGN to plot, the modified date is changed by the application even though I have not changed the content of the file. I had migrated…