File Conversion

Out of the box powerJobs Processor installs a sample job for most supported formats with the name ‘Sample.CreateFORMAT.ps1’ that converts a file to that format.
Overview of which sample job can be used for which purpose or format:

../../_images/file_conversion_sample_jobs.png

All the jobs are using the Export-Document cmdlet for the conversion as this cmdlet supports all the formats listed below.

Supported Format Conversions

The product supports some CAD applications and their conversions out-of-the-box.
See the Applications for more details and instructions how a custom application can be implemented

Target format: destination format. Navigate to the Format to get more details
Inventor/InventorServer, DWG TrueView: Source format
Valid extensions: Possible extensions for the target format

Target format

Inventor

InventorServer

DWG TrueView

Valid extensions

PDF

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn

idw, dwg

dwg

pdf”

DWF / DWFX

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn, ipt (sheet metal)

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn, ipt (sheet metal)

dwg

.dwf / .dwfx

DXF

idw, dwg, ipt (sheet metal)

idw, dwg, ipt (sheet metal)

.dxf

DWG

idw, dwg, ipt (sheet metal), iam, ipt

idw, dwg, ipt (sheet metal), iam, ipt

.dwg

IGES

ipt (sheet metal), iam, ipt

ipt (sheet metal), iam, ipt

.iges / .igs

STEP

ipt (sheet metal), iam, ipt

ipt (sheet metal), iam, ipt

.stp / .step

JPEG

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn

.jpg

BMP

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn

.bmp

GIF

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn

.gif

TIFF

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn

.tiff

PNG

iam, ipt, idw, dwg, ipn

.png

Tip

You can customize the default functionality of powerJobs Processor to your needs.
Get started with Creating Job Scripts.