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MicroStation V8 Printing Beyond the Basics

San Diego Bentley Users Group Presents. MicroStation V8 Printing Beyond the Basics. Presenter: Michael Eyre. MicroStation Printing. What printing files are available?. Print drivers (.plt) Basic Settings to Interface with the Printer Pen Tables (.pen or .tbl)

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MicroStation V8 Printing Beyond the Basics

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  1. San Diego Bentley Users Group Presents MicroStation V8 PrintingBeyond the Basics Presenter: Michael Eyre

  2. MicroStation Printing • What printing files are available? • Print drivers (.plt) • Basic Settings to Interface with the Printer • Pen Tables (.pen or .tbl) • More advanced options for resymbolization • Configurations Files (.ini or .cfg) • A file to pull everything together for future recall

  3. Print Drivers What options are available in the print driver? • Default settings for styles, weights, and colors • Pen Records – Making a color printer become B&W • The driver’s model = the output language (.pro files) • Sending output to a file or to a print queue • Size records control what paper sizes are available • Edits done in a text file

  4. Pen Tables What options are available in the pen table? • Element processing order, the priority • Changing color, weight, style, or hiding the element • Screening the elements • Text Substitutions • Respecting or Ignoring Level Symbology • Exploding Cells

  5. Print Configurations What are print configuration files for? • To recall the previously used plot driver • To recall the previously used pen table • To recall other key settings (paper size, scale, etc)

  6. Let’s Experiment • I want to: • Scale a specific linestyle on a specific level • Using the pen table to identify the proper element • Change the print order of my filled shapes • Priority in action • Screen existing elements • Insert the date/time/filename into the border

  7. Best Practices • How do I know where to put my customization? • As with configuration variables, Bentley allows customization anywhere • Treat the .plt file as a Bentley system file • Put customizations in pen tables – GUI is better • Save .ini files for user convenience

  8. Best Practices Questions? Scenarios? • For more information on printing: • MicroStation Help, Printing guide. • Microstation Workspace > Configuration, Printing category • Bentley discussion groups – http://discussion.bentley.com/ go to bentley.microstation.v8.plotting

  9. SDBUG needs you! • Meeting Minutes • Future Topics / Presenters • Next Featured Tool Segment?

  10. San Diego Bentley Users Group Thank you all for coming!

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