From DaveVikingPE:
"If you're using Microstation, get IPLOT from Bentley or Intergraph or whatever it is these days. IPLOT has a menu-driven command called "Export PDF" that does virtual plots magnificently."
How do I access the "Export PDF" menu?
You could go to askinga.com and download the text angle application that does this for you. You just have to unzip the files to the proper folders and directories and set the application to load when microstation loads. My drafting tech has this loaded on his machine and it has made a world of...
For example when in 3d mode:
A network of HVAC ducting with structural beams and columns in hidden line render mode option of the view display....
When I print preview using microstation print/plot command, it gives me filled/shaded elements....I have to hit refresh to get the hidden line view...
Hope the stuff I'm going to explain isn't too graphic...
I'm trying to design a idler pulley to absorb the shock loads of a scalding machine used to remove the hair off a pig after coming out from the scalding tank.
The "scalding machine" pretty much consist of a shaft with "fingers" running...
