Applies To
	Product(s):	Bentley i-model Composition Server
	Version(s):
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	PDF
	Subarea:
	Original Author:	Dawn Gentry, Bentley Technical Support Group

 

Problem Description

The user has an HP 1055 print driver configured as the iCS printer. This allows the user to have both ANSI and ISO paper sizes available.  Settings files (.set) which are located in ProjectWise help control the rendition profiles.  However the user has to also account for a bunch of non standard paper sizes that are used. The HP driver allows one to specify only 5 custom paper sizes, which is not enough.

For example, the user has created a custom paper size 1 that is 594mm x 1261mm.   There is a corresponding .set file that defines this size.  When the user wants to render a DGN to PDF in iCS, all of the options are available in the create rendition dialog. How can the user cater for all the non standard paper sizes? 

Steps to Resolve

In the settings file, use a Paper Size NONE.  Control the output size using the x/y size in the settings file.  You will only need one paper size on the printer large enough to accommodate all sizes, but use different settings file based on what size you actually want.  Be sure to set the limits of the printer on the iCS server to a size large enough to accommodate any paper size specified in the settings files.