Printer Driver Selection Guide
You can use the following table as a guide to help you choose the correct Bentley printer driver.
Output to | Printer Driver Configuration File | Result |
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Standard large format printer that utilize the manufacturer's printer driver | printer.pltcfg | Lets you access manufacturer-specific features such as host-based color correction and paper handling. |
Desktop printer | printer.pltcfg | Lets you access manufacturer specific features. |
PDF output | pdf.pltcfg | Lets you directly create PDF documents. |
Note: You can print partial transparency with any printer driver capable of printing in rasterized mode. To do so, turn on the Rasterized check box in the Print dialog. Rasterized printing typically produces larger plot file sizes than non-rasterized printing. It may also require longer processing time.