| Product: | MicroStation | ||
| Version: | V8i, CONNECT | ||
| Environment: | Windows 10 | ||
| Area: | Printing | ||
| Subarea: | Dialog |
Problem Description
I want to change the print output file names so they are a certain format.
By default, the output print will be named with the format: file name-model-3 Digit counter.extension. For instance, if you were printing a design file, example.dgn, with model, 2D Metric Design, the output file would be titled example-2D Metric Design-000.pdf.
But I just want the file name + extension so the output always appears as example.pdf
Steps to Resolve
- Open the printing dialog and click on Edit Printer Driver Configuration in pulldown menu File.
- In the section Base Properties of Printer Driver Configuration open Default Printer Name.
- The field File Name normally contains
$(MS_PLTFILES)$(basename(_DGNFILE))-$(MS_PLTMODELNAME)-<autoInc?digits=3?base=0>
by default. Change it to
$(basename(_DGNFILE)) - Save this in pulldown menu File of Printer Driver Configuration dialog. Close out of the dialog.
- Back in the Print Dialog, File>Reload Printer Driver Configuration.
- Now print your design file.
*Note - the above steps would need to be done in an editable .pltcfg file. The .pltcfg files in the default system directories are read only, so copying/pasting them into another directory may be necessary.
The pdf.pltcfg file would be most recommended to start with.
See Also
Get Rid of "-model-000" from PDF file names (Forum)
Printer Driver Configuration Files (online doc)
When-printing-to-pdf-the-output-file-extension-is-not-defaulting-to-pdf
Other language sources
| Original Author: | Sven Zigelski |