The Print Preparation Administration tools let the user create print templates by defining a sheet model to the user specifications, including view ports, north arrows, user defined and system generated text in addition to any standard graphics that define the actual border. This set up is done by the administrator. The user then selects the appropriate sheet template and runs the placement application. The placement application places the various components of the template and generates the final print model.

Sample templates are delivered in: Program Files/Bentley/MicroStation V8i/PrintPreparation/templates/*.dgnlib

Referred to by the variable: MS_GEOPRINTPREP_DGNLIBLIST

These libraries contain standard borders for all of the delivered sheet sizes. To replace the borders, make a copy of the appropriate file and update the appropriate models with your own borders, title blocks and logos. Make sure to define the variable above to point to the new location and filename of the templates.

Users can define additional template DGNLIBs and make them available to the Print Preparation tool by defining the Bentley Map variable as shown:

MS_GEOPRINTPREP_DGNLIBLIST = c:/myprint_templates/ 

This variable describes a folder containing DGNLIB files with valid Print Preparation template models. Use the existing DGNLIBs as a guide when building your own.

During placement of the print templates, the selection tool will show one node for each DGNLIB found in the location(s) defined by MS_GEOPRINTPREP_DGNLIBLIST as shown below.

• Green Star — Select the favorite template
• Yellow Star — Make the selected template the favorite
• Refresh — Rebuild the list of templates

If a favorite template is selected, it is saved to the user configuration file and referred to by the variable MS_GEOPRINTPREP_FAVORITE.

Example:

MS_GEOPRINTPREP_FAVORITE = C:/Program Files/Bentley/PrintPreparation/templates/Samples_ANSI.dgnlib/ANSI B Landscape

The default PrintPreparation.DGNLIB is delivered in: Program Files/Bentley/PrintPreparation/default/PrintPreparation.dgnlib.

Referred to by the variable: MS_GEOPRINTPREP_DGNLIB

This variable defines the standard Print Preparation DGNLIB which contains standard north arrows and the task configuration. It should not normally be changed by users.

Users can define their own north arrow by defining the variable MS_GEOPRINTPREP_ARROW to be the cell name for the arrow. Bentley Map will search the cell libraries defined in MS_CELLLIST to locate the appropriate cell.

The various text styles and element templates used by the print preparation tool are defined in MS_GEOPRINTPREP_DGNLIB described above.