Chapter 21—Automation Tools Instructions Section 21E-1—MicroStation Multipage PDF Printing
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Overview
Print Organizer is a plotting tool included in MicroStation. It can be used to print multiple sheets from
multiple MicroStation files with one print request. The Design Bureau produces only PDF files with the
Print Organizer tool for two reasons:
1. Non-changing PDFs eliminate the differences between hard copies and print files.
2. Printing only to PDF files eliminates the need to produce and maintain a list of special printer
settings which would be required if printing directly to the large variety of available printers.
The MicroStation files can be printed to individual PDFs or to a multipage PDF.
Print Border (Plot Shape)
Print Borders (or Plot Shapes as they are usually called) must be present in the file prior to using the
MicroStation Print Organizer procedure, as used by the Design Bureau and herein described. Plot
Shapes have specific element attributes that are used by the MicroStation Print Organizer process to
locate and print the correct sheets. For additional information on Plot Shapes, see Section 21A-80 .
Plot Identification
The plot identification information is included in PDF and hard copy prints. The plot identification includes
the Date, Login ID, and File Name and Location, and is displayed directly below the lower left corner of
the sheet, as shown by the arrows below.
Troubleshooting Plot ID problems:
If the plot identification information does not convert to the proper information,
AND if the appropriate pen table was correctly selected,
Then your MicroStation “.upf” file (User Preference File) has probably become corrupt and should be
deleted.
Note: After deleting the upf file, a new upf will be automatically created when MicroStation is
restarted. The upf file is located as follows:
C:\Users\username\usernamePWV8i.upf
If the plot identification information is not present, the “border” reference file level
“DsnShtPlotIdentification” is not turned on in the sheet file. The original plot ID data must be displayed
(visible) to enable the Design.tbl Pen Table to locate it and convert it to the proper information.