A Print Parameter File (.PPF) contains all relevant Bentley Advanced Map Finishing settings required for a successful print.

The following points are important to note when setting up the PPF:

• The file used to describe the DGN file to print is the only token required within the PPF if printing from outside MicroStation.
• The order of the PPF is critical. For example, if you specified paper size using the PAPER_SIZE token and then used the PAPER token, the PAPER_SIZE settings are over-written.

Other areas are influenced by this, such as print area (SCALE, PRINT_HEIGHT & PRINT WIDTH), fences (FENCE_SHAPE & FENCE_RECT), view settings (VI and RV), and paper settings (PAPER, PAPER_WIDTH & PAPER_HEIGHT).

• Lines in the PPF are ignored if they begin with either the # character or the new line character (empty line). Therefore, the file can be commented.
• The PPF is not case sensitive.

To create a PPF file using the Bentley Advanced Map Finishing Print dialog box :

1. Open the design file in which you would like to perform a batch print.
2. If the batch print is to be performed from a fence, then this fence should now be placed in the design file.
3. Open the Bentley Advanced Map Finishing Print dialog box and set the print settings as if you were conducting a normal print in Bentley Advanced Map Finishing.
4. When complete, click the Save PPF button.
5. Turn on the desired PPF Options in the Print Parameter Filters dialog box.
6. Browse to the location to save the PPF.