Printing Configuration Variables
ConstructSim Planner includes configuration variables to help set up all aspects of the printing process.
The following table lists the configuration variables that affect the printing operations. Each configuration variable expects a valid value. An invalid value will not override a setting. You do not need to close and restart in order for the configuration variable change to take effect.
| Variable | Short name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MS_PLTCFG_PATH | Printer Driver Config Path | Name of default printer driver configuration (.pltcfg or .plt) file that is used if a most recently used file is not defined. |
| MS_DEFAULT_PLTCFG_FILE | Default Printer Configuration | Name of printer driver configuration (.pltcfg or .plt) file that loads, rather than last one used. |
| MS_PLT_SYSPRT_PLTFILE | Default Windows Printer Driver | Name of printer driver configuration (.pltcfg or .plt) file that is used when Windows driver is selected. |
| MS_PLT_SYSPRT_DEFAULT_PRINTER | Default Windows Printer Name | Name of printer that is used when a default system printer opens. |
| MS_PLT_SYSPRT_DEFAULT_FORM | Default Windows Form Name | Name of form that is used when a default system printer opens. |
| MS_PLT_SYSPRT_DEFAULT_TRAY | Default Windows Tray Name | Name of tray that is used when a default system printer opens. |
| MS_PLTFILES | Print Output Directory | Directory for printing output files. |
| MS_PRINTDEF_PATH | Print Definition Search Path | Specifies the search path for print definition (.pset or .ini) files. |
| MS_PENTABLE | Pen Table Search Path | Search path for pen tables. |
| MS_DESIGNSCRIPT_PATH | Design Script Search Path | Search path for design scripts. |
| MS_PLT_PREVIEW_USABLEAREACOLOR | Preview Usable Area Color | Specifies the color of the usable area rectangle in the preview window. |
| MS_PLT_PREVIEW_PLOTBOXCOLOR | Preview Plot Rectangle Color | Specifies the color of the print bounding box rectangle in the preview window. |
| MS_PLT_PREVIEW_PLOTFENCECOLOR | Preview Plot Fence Color | Specifies the color of the print fence shape in the preview window. |
| MS_PLTDLG_UNLOADONCLOSE | Unload Print Dialog on Close | Controls the load/unload of the Print dialog on closing. |
| MS_PLTDLG_CLOSE_AFTER_PLOT | Close Print Dialog After Plot | If set to 1, the Print dialog closes automatically after a print job is performed successfully. |
| MS_PLT_ENABLE_SCALE_CLIPPING | Enable Scale Clipping | If set to 0, does not reduce the plot fence or sheet size to accommodate the specified scale factor. |
| MS_PLT_ENABLE_PRESERVE_SCALE | Enable Preserve Scale | If set to 0, does not preserve the current plot scale when a new view, fence or paper size is selected. |
| MS_PLT_ENABLE_AUTO_ROTATE | Enable Automatic Rotation | If set to 0, does not manipulate the plot rotation in order to achieve the best fit. |
| MS_PLT_ENABLE_AUTO_ORIENT | Enable Automatic Orientation | If set to 0, does not manipulate the paper orientation in order to achieve the best fit. |
| MS_PLT_AREA_PRIORITY | Print Area Priority | If set to 1, sheet definitions in the model take priority over the active fence. |
| MS_PLT_FORM_SCALE_PRIORITY | Form Scale Priority | If set to 1, the default form scale is reapplied whenever the paper size changes. |
| MS_PLT_SET_LAYOUT_FROM_SHEET | Honor Sheet Layout Info | If set to 0, the Print dialog layout is not automatically set when a sheet definition is loaded and the current print area is Sheet. |
| MS_PLT_SET_PLOT_STYLE_TABLE_FROM_SHEET | Honor Sheet Plot Style Table | If set to 0, plot style tables specified in the sheet definition are not attached to the plot. |
| MS_PLT_MAX_ON_NEW_AREA | Maximize on New Print Area | If set to 1, the print size is maximized automatically when the print area changes. |
| MS_PLT_AUTO_FIT_VIEW | Automatically Fit View | Controls the setting for the print area mode. |
| MS_PLTDLG_SHOW_BASIC_LAYOUT_CONTROLS | Basic Layout Controls | If set to 1, the Print dialog's Rotation field and Mirror option menu are hidden. The orthogonal print Rotation option menu is displayed instead. |
| MS_PLTDLG_ALLOW_FORM_SIZE_EDIT | Allow Form Size Edits | If set to 1, the size of the selected form may be modified via the Print dialog. |
| MS_PLT_SHOW_PRINT_STATUS | Show Print Status Dialog | If on, a print status dialog opens when a job is being printed. You can cancel the print job. |
| MS_PLT_THUMBNAIL_PREVIEW_TIMEOUT | Thumbnail Preview Timeout | Controls how long the thumbnail preview in the Print dialog paints before stopping to allow the rest of the dialog to refresh. The default is 10 seconds. |
| MS_PLTDLG_SHOW_ACCURATE_PREVIEW_ROTATION | Preview Accurate Rotation | If set to 1, the Preview dialog displays the plot in its current rotation. |
| MS_PLT_SET_UNITS_FROM_SHEET | Set Units From Sheet | If set to 0, the Print dialog's units are not automatically set from the sheet definition when the current print area is Sheet. |
| MS_PLTDLG_KEEPVIEWFLAGSONFENCECHANGE | Keep View Flags on New Fence | When a new fence is placed, controls the setting for resetting or preserving current print attributes. |
| MS_PLOTDLG_DEF_PENTABLE | Default Pen Table | Defines the default pen table that is loaded. |
| MS_PLTDLG_SETUPSYSPRT_ENABLE_PRINT | Enable Setup Syprinter Print | Controls the print behavior of the Configure Windows Printer icon. |
| MS_PLTDLG_ENABLE_SAVE_CONFIG | Enable Save Configuration | Disables the Print dialog Save Configuration menu items. |
| MS_PLTDLG_DISABLE_PREFERENCES_DIALOG | Disable Plot Dialog Preferences | If set to 1, the Preferences menu item is not displayed on the Settings menu. |
| MS_PLT_SCALE_METHOD | Scale Method | Determines how the print scale displays in the Print dialog. |
| MS_PENTABLE_IMPORTEMPTYSECTIONS | Import Empty Pen Table Sections | During AutoCAD plot style table imports, ignores pen table sections that have no effect. If set to 1, empty sections are created. |
| MS_PENTABLE_DISABLECOLOR | Pen Table Disable Color | Controls the color of a disabled section in a pen table; default is medium gray. |
| MS_PENTABLE_SLOTNUM_MATCH_APPLIES_TO_CHILD | Pen Table Slot Number Match | Controls how the pen table reference slot number match applies to the parent reference and its children. |
| MS_PENTABLE_SEARCH_LEVEL_LIBRARIES | Pen Table Search Level Libs | If set to 0, level libraries are not included when searching for level names defined in the pen table. |
| MS_PENTABLE_IMPORTCTB_NOPENMAP | Pen Table Import Pen Maps | When importing CTB files, allows the proper color-to-width resymbolization of multi-colored elements. |
| MS_PLTFILE_EDITOR | Printer Configuration Editor | Controls which editor is used when you select in the Print dialog. |
| MS_PLNONAME | Exclude DGN Name from Plot | Enables/disables the insertion of the DGN name in the output file. |
| MS_PLT_INVERT_WHITE_COLORS | Invert White-to-Black Colors | Allows you to override the colors that are automatically inverted from white to black. |
| MS_PLT_ABBREVIATE_BORDER_FILENAME | Abbreviate Border Filename | If set to 0, the filenames included in the plot border text are not abbreviated. |
| MS_PLT_AUTOAREA_RESULT_LIMIT | Automatic Area Result Limit | Defines the maximum number of print definitions to be created when searching for multiple shapes or cells. The default limit is 500. |
| MS_PLT_UPDATE_FIELDS | Update Fields when Printing | Controls when fields are updated prior to printing or previewing. If set to 0 or undefined, fields are not updated prior to either printing or previewing. If set to 1, fields are updated prior to printing. If set to 2, fields are updated prior to both printing and previewing. |
| MS_PLT_ENGINE_CMDLINE_ARGS | Engine Command-Line Arguments | Specifies custom command line arguments used by Print Organizer when invoking its background process. If this variable is undefined and MS_CONFIG is defined, then the background process is invoked with the command line argument -wc"$(MS_CONFIG)" |
| MS_PLT_ENABLE_VARIABLE_DEFINITION_MODE | Use Variable Print Definitions | If set to 0, Print Organizer creates fixed print definitions. If set to 1, Print Organizer creates variable print definitions. |
| MS_PRINTORGANIZER_OPEN_DGN_READWRITE | Open Designs Read-Write | If set to 1, the Print Organizer background process opens design files in read-write mode. Certain print workflows may depend on the design file being writeable. |