Format: FILE = c:\saved DGNs\temp\example.dgn

Format: MODEL = model name

Format: OUTPUT = c:\output dir\temp\example.ps

A shape is created by placing the vertices in order until the number of points is reached and then the first and last points are joined to create a closed shape. This shape becomes the fence used in the print. The order of the points is important.

Format: FENCE_SHAPE = NUMBER_OF_POINTS (x1, y1) (x2, y2) (x3, y3) (x4, y4) (x5, y5) (x6, y6)....

Format: FENCE_RECT = (x1, y1) (x2, y2) ANGLE_OF_ROTATION

Format: AREA_CELLS = "Cell name";{Level};{Logical Name}

{Level} is optional. If omitted the cell can be on any level.

{Logical Name} is optional. If omitted the current DGN and all references are scanned. If only the master file is to be scanned use MASTER_FILE, else use the reference file logical name.

AREA_CELLS = "Letter";;
AREA_CELLS = "A4"; Sheet Areas; 
MASTER_FILE

Format: AREA_EXTENTS = {Level 1},{Level 2}...{Level n};{Logical Name}

{Level l1}...{Level n} is a comma separated list of levels. If omitted all levels are scanned.

{Logical Name} is optional. If omitted the current DGN and all references are scanned. If only the master file is to be scanned use MASTER_FILE, else use the reference file logical name.

AREA_EXTENTS = ; Plot extents of all element in all files.

AREA_EXTENTS = ; MASTER_FILE Plot extents of only the master file.

AREA_EXTENTS = Title;Sheet Plot extents of level "Title" from reference "Sheet".

Format: AREA_SHAPES = {<Level>};{<colour>};{<Style>};{<Weight>};{Logical Name}{Level}, {colour};{Style};{<Weight>};

{Logical Name} is optional. If omitted the current DGN and all references are scanned. If only the master file is to be scanned use MASTER_FILE, else use the reference file logical name.

Shapes can be selected using the value BYLEVEL for colour, weight, and style. If not using BYLEVEL for these items the value matches with the effective colour, weight, and style if the a shape's symbology is actually defined BYLEVEL.

AREA_SHAPES = Borders; 2; 0; 0;
AREA_SHAPES = Borders; 2; 0; 0;
MASTER_FILE
AREA_SHAPES =
Borders; 2; 0; 0;
Sheets
AREA_SHAPES =  Borders; 2; BYLEVEL; 
BYLEVEL; Sheets 

Relates to the view in which the print takes place.

Format: VIEW = n

where: n is between 1-8.

Format: VI = SAVED_VIEW

Format: RV = ANGLE_OF_ROTATION

Format: LV = Default, Roads, Rivers, Coastline

or as LV = 1,3,634,45,46-63 for MSJ

Determines whether the print is to be performed in colour or black and white.

Format: COLOUR= TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Colour and FALSE = Black and White

Format: SEPARATE = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Produces colour separated output and FALSE = Produces one output containing all colour components.

Format: WHITE_EQ_WHITE = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = White equals white feature is on and FALSE = White equals white feature is off.

Format: COLOUR_SCALES = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Modifies the colour Scales and FALSE = No modification of colour Scales.

Format: PRINT_BORDER = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Places a border around the print area and FALSE = the print area contains no border.

Format: PRINT_BORDER_TEXT = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Places a border text beneath the print area and FALSE = the print area contains no border text.

Format: EPS_RASTER_HEADER_TYPE = HEADER_TYPES_OPTIONS

where the HEADER_TYPES_OPTIONS are:

• EPS_HEADER_NONE for no EPS header
• EPS_HEADER_TIFF for TIFF header (most widely used and reliable header)
• EPS_HEADER_EPSI for EPSE header (black and white only and is not always recognized).

Represents the resolution of the EPS header.

Format: EPS_RASTER_HEADER_RES = n

Where: n is the integer value of the resolution. This value must be greater than 0.

Represents the frequency in lines per inch of dot patterns used to represent grayscales or colours on a print.

Format: LINE_FREQUENCY = n

where: n is the integer value of the line frequency. If no value is entered, the default line frequency of the device is used.

Format: DEVICE_RESOLUTION = n

where n is the integer value of the device resolution. If no value is entered, the default resolution of the device is used.

Determines whether PFB font files are downloaded when using non-resident font styles.

Format: DOWNLOAD_PFBs = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = PRB font files are downloaded and FALSE = PRB font files are not downloaded, which can save processing time for preliminary plots.

Places a control D (^d) character (ASCII 04 decimal) at the beginning and end of each output file, unless paper type EPS is used. This character is not required to enable PostScript to work but can improve the operation of some printers.

Format: ADD_CONTROLD = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Places the control D (^d) character and FALSE = The control D (^d) character is not placed and the file remains untouched.

Determines the shapes of corners in Postscript paths.

Format: LINE_JOIN = LINE_JOIN_OPTIONS

where the LINE_JOIN_OPTIONS are:

Determines the threshold angle when using a Mitre join option in the LINE_JOIN setting.

Format: MITER_LIMIT = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the miter limit. This value must be at least 1.0.

Determines what capping is used on the end of lines.

Format: PAGE_UNITS = LINE_CAPPING_OPTIONS

where the LINE_CAPPING_OPTIONS are:

Determines whether the film plate is emulsion side up or down when sending to image setters.

Format: EMULSION = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Film plate is down and FALSE = Film plate is up.

Specifies the units used to define the paper and print sizes.

Format: PAGE_UNITS = PAGE_UNITS_OPTIONS

where the PAGE_UNITS_OPTIONS are:

Format: PAPER = PAPER_OPTIONS

where PAPER_OPTIONS is determined from Configure > Paper Sizes menu and needs to be set before this token can be used.

Format: PAPER_SIZE = (Width, Height)

where width and height are number values (in the form of n.nnnn) in the units set in the PAGE_UNITS token. These values must be greater than 0.0.

Sets paper width of the margin for print.

Format: PAPER_WIDTH_MARGIN = n.nnnn

where n.nnnn is the number value of the margin width in the units set in the PAGE_UNITS token. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Format: SCALE = n.nnnn UNITS (DGN) per PAGE_UNITS (PAPER)

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the scale. This value must be greater than 0.0. The units of the DGN are the master units of the design file and the PAGE_UNITS token sets the units for the page.

Format: SCALE = n.nnnn UNITS (DGN) per PAGE_UNITS (PAPER)

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the scale. This value must be greater than 0.0. The units of the DGN are the master units of the design file and the PAGE_UNITS token sets the units for the page.

Format: PRINT_WIDTH = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the print width in the units set in the PAGE_UNITS token. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Format: PRINT_HEIGHT = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the print height in the units set in the PAGE_UNITS token. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Format: ROTATE_TO_FIT = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Rotate to Fit is turned on and FALSE = Rotate to Fit is turned off.

Format: AUTO_CENTER = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Print is centred on page and FALSE = Print is not center on page.

Determines size of the offset width.

Format: OFFSET_WIDTH = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the offset width in the units set in the PAGE_UNITS token. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Determines size of the offset height.

Format: OFFSET_HEIGHT = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the offset height in the units set in the PAGE_UNITS token. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Determines amount to which the DGN is scaled by a reduction factor. This is similar to scaling except that in Photo Reduction, line weights are reduced (or increased) by the reduction factor. In comparison, the scaling of line thickness is independent of the scale.

Format: PHOTO_REDUCTION = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the PHOTO_REDUCTION. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Determines the rotation angle of the plot. This is different from rotating the view as the plot area also rotates whereas when you rotate the view the plot area remains orthogonal.

Format: ROTATION_ANGLE = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the ROTATION_ANGLE. This value must be greater than 0.0.

Determines global gamma value used with image compression.

Format: GLOBAL_GAMMA = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the GLOBAL_GAMMA.

Determines the dpi factor used for image resampling.

Format: IMAGE_RESAMPLE = IMAGE_RESAMPLE_OPTIONS

where the IMAGE_RESAMPLE_OPTIONS are:

Describes compression mode for monochrome index colour.

Format: MONO_COMPRESS_MODE = MONO_COMPRESS_MODE_OPTIONS

where the MONO_COMPRESS_MODE_OPTIONS are:

• None
• RLE
• Group-3 Fax
• Group-4 Fax
• Deflate.

Describes the compression mode for palette or grayscale index colours.

Format: PALETTE_COMPRESS_MODE= PALETTE_COMPRESS_MODE_OPTIONS

where the PALETTE _COMPRESS_MODE_OPTIONS are:

Describes the compression mode for palette or grayscale index colours.

Format: 24_BIT_COMPRESS_MODE = 24_BIT_COMPRESS_MODE_OPTIONS

where the 24_BIT_COMPRESS_MODE_OPTIONS are:

Format: MSS_SUBMIT = MAPscript Queue Name

Format: USE_TABLE_ORDERING = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Table ordering is used and FALSE = Table ordering is ignored (like turning off WYSIWYG).

Format: LOAD_TABLE_ORDERING_FILE = File name.ord

Controls the use table symbology when printing

Format: USE_TABLE_SYMBOLOGY = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Table symbology is used and FALSE = Table symbology is ignored (like turning off WYSIWYG).

Specifies a Table Symbology File used in the printing process. Overrides any table data attached to the DGN file being processed. Currently only binary .SYM files can be used.

Format: LOAD_TABLE_SYMBOLOGY_FILE = File name.sym

Specifies a Colour Table File used in the printing process. Overrides any colour table data attached to the DGN file being processed. Currently only binary .CCT Bentley Advanced Map Finishing files and MicroStation's .TBL files can be used.

Format: LOAD_COLOUR_TABLE_FILE = File name.cct (or .tbl)

Determines whether the print contains a watermark.

Format: WATERMARK = TRUE (or FALSE)

where: TRUE = Print contains watermark and FALSE = Print does not contain watermark.

Determines what is printed as the watermark. The watermark string supports Bentley Advanced Map Finishing's text substitution.

Format: WATERMARK_STRING = STRING

where: STRING is any sequence of characters up to a maximum of 255 characters

Determines the colour of the watermark text.

Format: WATERMARK_COLOUR = n

where: n is a number between 0-255 representing a colour on the MicroStation colour table.

Determines the font of the watermark text.

Format: WATERMARK_FONT = n

where: n is the font number.

Determines the justification of the watermark text.

Format: WATERMARK_JUST = n (or STRING)

where: n is a number and abbreviation is according to table. See WATERMARK_JUST Codes and Abbreviations.

Determines height of the watermark text (in master units). The width of the text is set at the same size as the height.

Format: WATERMARK_WEIGHT = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the WATERMARK_WEIGHT and must be above 0.

Determines angle of the watermark text.

Format: WATERMARK_ANGLE = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the WATERMARK_ANGLE.

Determines X coordinate of the origin of the watermark text (in master units).

Format: WATERMARK_ORIGIN_MU_X = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the WATERMARK_ORIGIN_MU_X.

Determines Y coordinate of the origin of the watermark text (in master units).

Format: WATERMARK_ORIGIN_MU_Y = n.nnnn

where: n.nnnn is the number value of the WATERMARK_ORIGIN_MU_Y.

Determines the font of the watermark text.

Format: WATERMARK_TRANSPARENCY = n

where: n is the WATERMARK_TRANSPARENCY between 0-100.

Causes the resulting output of the batch file to be sent directly to the Windows Printer as specified by the printer name. Note that the destination printer must be a PostScript enabled device.

Format: WINDOWS_PRINTER=

Defined the output format of Bentley Advanced Map Finishing.

Values can either "PostScript", "EPS" or "PDF"

Default value is "PostScript"

Format: PDF_COLOUR = PDF

Specifies how the colour information is stored in resulting PDF files. Values can either "RGB" or "CMYK"

Default value is "RGB"

Format: PDF_COLOUR = CMYK

Specifies the format of PDF output.

Values range from:

1.4 - Acrobat 4

1.5 - Acrobat 6

1.6 - Acrobat 7

1.7 - Acrobat 8

Format: PDF_LEVEL = 1.7

PDF_PRECISION The precision property controls the number of digits after the decimal point used in coordinates written to the PDF file. Higher precision improves print quality, especially for Stroked text, at the expense of larger PDF file sizes.

The default precision, Standard, is designed to produce the smallest PDF file size with good text quality at printer resolution. PDF coordinates are rounded to 1/10th of a point. At high zoom levels in a PDF viewer, text may appear slightly deformed.

If the precision is set to Improved, text coordinates are rounded to 1/100th of a point while other coordinates are rounded to 1/10th of a point. This setting is designed to balance text quality at high zoom levels with PDF file size. PDF file sizes may be between 10-25% larger than when using Standard precision.

If the precision is set to High, all coordinates are rounded to 1/100th of a point. PDF file sizes may be between 20-50% larger than when using Standard precision.

If the precision is set to Maximum, no coordinates are rounded. PDF file sizes may be between 30-80% larger than when using Standard precision.

The options are

0 = Standard

1 = Improved

2 = High

3 = Maximum

For printing on an inkjet printer, standard precision will most likely be adequate. Viewing of complicated output on screen may require improved precision. Maximum precision may be reserved for PDF output to be imported into another application that requires the best precision.

Format: PDF_PRECISION = 0

Layer information can be stored in a PDF file. This can give the option for the user to turn layers on and off.

Option are

0 = None

1 = MicroStation Reference Files and Layers

Format: PDF_LAYERS = 1

If true the resulting PDF can only be printed with all layers displayed as created.

Options are "True" or "False"

Format: PDF_LAYER_PRINT_AS_CREATED = True

Used to control changes to the PDF.

0 = Allow unrestricted changes.

1 = Do not allow any changes.

2 = Allow inserting, deleting, and rotating pages.

3 = Allow filling in form fields and signing.

4 = Allow commenting, filling in form fields, and signing.

5 = Allow any changes except for extracting content and printing.

Default = 0

Format: PDF_ALLOW_CHANGES = 1

Options for the printing permissions.

0 = Allowed

1 = Low res printing only

2 = No printing allowed

Default = 0