• Test for scale in pentable

    Jeff Berleth
    Jeff Berleth
    Hi Everyone, We have a workflow for legacy projects that goes like this... Open file, place fence on sheet boundary 'ticks', open Print Dialog (ctrl+p), choose pltcfg, enter scale into Print Dialog, choose pen table (one of 3 that change the size…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Pen Tables - Multiple level regular expressions

    Rod Wing
    Rod Wing
    I'm trying to create a pen table with multiple level regular expressions in the Element Search Criteria for an individual section. Putting in a single expression works just fine, but when I add a second the entire level expression is ignored. For example…
    • over 11 years ago
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    • Printing and Plotting Forum
  • PDF.pltcfg poor quality of OLE objects

    truckmann
    truckmann
    Is there a way to not have the pdf.pltcfg not rasterize OLE objects? Attached excel files look terrible when they are rasterized unless the DPI is set much higher that should be needed for a good print. I know I can use a regular printer.pltcfg set…
    • over 11 years ago
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  • Difference between Plotting to PDF and Plotting to Plotter

    T Footle
    T Footle
    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…
    • over 13 years ago
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  • Draped Surface Printing

    Pablo Escobar
    Pablo Escobar
    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…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • Print Organizer and ProjectWise Managed Workspaces

    ajs
    ajs
    We are having an issue where Print Organizer is not reading the PW managed workspaces, so when we print our files, our custom linestyles, fonts, named expressions, text substitutions, etc, etc, are not being processed since that information does not reside…
    • over 12 years ago
    • Printing and Plotting
    • Printing and Plotting Forum
  • Re: Is there a default pen table?

    Rod Wing
    Rod Wing
    To find the default weights: 1. Create a new pen table 2. In the Modify Pen Table dialog select Map Pen Weights 3. In the Map Design Weights dialog click Create This will display the default weight mapping. However, keep in mind that weight…
    • over 11 years ago
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