The Printer Driver Configuration editor lets you add and edit .pltcfg printer driver configuration files, which are stored in XML format. Select File > Edit Printer Driver Configuration in the Print dialog to open.
On some tabs you can click Add to add an individual paper sizes, fonts or programs to the file or you can click Remove to remove individual entries.
General tab
This tab shows the selected printer driver configuration file’s name and location and the printer driver for which the file is intended.
Base Properties tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit properties defined for the selected printer driver. The categories that are included, as well as the properties within the categories, depend on the printer driver. Click the downward arrows to expand categories.
• General properties, such as automatic centering, line cap and join, number of copies and the default output mode are set in the General category.
• Depending upon the type of driver that is selected, you will see a Windows Printer or Driver Properties category. Set properties related to the type of driver, such as the default printer and orientation for Windows drivers or properties related to specific non‐Windows drivers.
• There are also categories for border print properties (on or off, content of border text, height, fence outline) and raster printing (on or off, quality, brightness, contrast, grayscale).
• The Printer Communication category includes the printer communication properties.
These properties are available only for the PostScript printer driver. They are the communication properties used to generate the print file and send it to the printer. Generally the default properties are sufficient. However, if the printer is used with other software that requires different communication properties, you can use the Printer Communication properties to meet those requirements.
Note: If you find zingers, incomplete, or no printed output at all, make sure the communication properties of the printer driver configuration file match the printer setup.
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• Advanced section contents let you set the advanced properties that are in printer driver configuration files. Contents depend on which printer driver was selected.
Paper Sizes tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit, add, remove and reorder the paper sizes defined for the selected printer driver.
If you want a default paper size to appear in the print dialog, edit the printer driver configuration file and click the Paper Sizes tab. Select the size and click Edit.
Then check the “Is default paper size” check box.
Color Maps tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit the color maps defined for the selected printer driver. You also can remove all existing color maps.
Check the Define maps from design color to print symbology check box to define design color to print symbology. If this is disabled, all existing color maps will be removed. To edit, select a design color and click Edit.
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Note: This functionality, as well as symbology mapping for weights, is also available using pen tables. One advantage to defining print symbology in a pen table is that one pen table can be shared by multiple printer driver configuration files.
Color mapping, left from the Printer Driver Configuration editor, and in a pen table
Weight Maps tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit the weight maps defined for the
selected printer driver configuration file. Select a design weight and click Edit. You also can remove all existing weight maps.
Enable the Define maps from design weight to print width check box to define design weight to print width assignments. If this is disabled, all existing weight maps will be removed.
Line Styles tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit the print line style on/off patterns defined for the selected printer driver.
Check the Define print line style patterns check box to assign on/off patterns in paper units for each MicroStation line style index. If this is disabled, all existing line style patterns will be removed.
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You can indicate how each pattern should be applied, either by the printer or by software inside MicroStation, using the Process style in software option. To find this, select the style number and click Edit.
Font Maps tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit, add, remove, and reorder the design font to print font maps defined for the selected printer driver.
Enable the Define maps from design fonts to hardware, or Windows or TrueType, fonts check box to map MicroStation resource fonts, AutoCAD SHX font, and Windows TrueType fonts to printer fonts. If this is disabled, all existing font maps will be removed.
This functionality is available only for the Windows and PostScript printer drivers.
Note: Note that defining font maps may result in text having a different appearance on the print than it does in on the screen.
Programs tab
This tab has settings that are used to edit, add, remove and reorder operating system commands defined for the selected printer driver.
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