PDF

Inventor and InventorServer

When opening the following 2D drawing formats in ../../../../../_images/inventor.png Inventor or ../../../../../_images/inventorserver.png InventorServer, .pdf files can be created for them (via the TranslatorAddin):

  • Inventor IDW

  • Inventor DWG

  • AutoCAD DWG

The used “Tranlsator: PDF - Addin” also supports generating pdf files out of 3D documents but without any settings:

  • Inventor IAM

  • Inventor IPT

  • Inventor IPN

Configuration

To enable multisheet- or singlesheet PDF generation, the Publish_All_Sheets flag can be turned on or off.
Additionally you have to change the value of Sheet_Range to 14082, since this is the value for printing all Sheets, instead of the current sheet.

As Print range you can specify if the current sheet, all sheets or a range of sheets should be exported. You have to set the Sheet_Range setting to the respective value.

Value

Description

14082

Print all Sheets of the Drawing.

14081

Print the current Sheet in the Drawing.

14083

A sheet range allows to export only the sheets specified in a specifc range.
Specify the starting sheet page via Custom_Begin_Sheet and the end page via Custom_End_Sheet

The Publish_Mode defines what of your document will be exported to the PDF. Per default it is set to print your selected data.

Value

Description

62721

Only the current view and the state of the document will be published

62722

The full context of the current document will be published

62723

Only the selected data will be published

How the various ini-settings relate to the Inventor user interface:

../../../../../_images/pj_config_inv_pdf.png
Sample configuration for Drawings - PDF_2D.ini
[EXPORT SELECT OPTIONS]
Publish_All_Sheets=0
Sheet_Range=14082
Publish_3D_Models=0
Launch_Viewer=0
Password_Protect=0
Password=
Publish_Mode=62723
Enable_Large_Assembly_Mode=0
Enable_Measure=1
Enable_Printing=1
Enable_Markups=1
Enable_Markup_Edits=1
Sheets=Sheet:1 True
Include_Sheet_Tables=0
Sheet_Metal_Flat_Pattern=0
Sheet_Metal_Style_Information=0
Sheet_Metal_Part=1
Weldment_Preparation=0
Weldment_Symbol=0
BOM_Structured=0
BOM_Parts_Only=0
Animations=0
Instructions=0
iAssembly_All_Members=0
iAssembly_3D_Models=0
iPart_All_Members=0
iPart_3D_Models=0
Publish_Component_Props=1
Publish_Mass_Props=1
Include_Empty_Properties=0
Publish_Screenshot=0
Screenshot_DPI=1
Facet_Quality=69379
Force_Facet_Recompute=0
Facet_Recompute_Tolerance=0
Override_Sheet_Color=0
Sheet_Color=1
Custom_Begin_Sheet=1
Custom_End_Sheet=1
All_Color_AS_Black=0
Remove_Line_Weights=0
Vector_Resolution=4800
TranscriptAPICall=0

DWG TrueView

DWG files (AutoCAD and Inventor) can be opened in ../../../../../_images/dwg_trueview.png DWG TrueView and converted to .pdf (or .dwf, .dwfx).

Configuration

DWG TrueView creates a “.dsd” file that contains the export settings (unlike Inventor-exports there are no “.ini” files).

These settings are read from the page settings of the dwg file. Per default powerJobs\Modules\Export\PDF.dwg is used.
With the Export-Document cmdlet you have two ways to manipulate the result of the export:

  • Using the default page setup of the source drawing:

    When no configuration file is specified, the default page setup from the dwg file itself will be used.

  • Using the page setup of a specified drawing:

    A configuration file can be specified in the -Options parameter. Files of type “.dwg”, “.dws”, “.dwt” or “.dxf” can be used.
    When doing so DWG TrueView will look for a page setup named “AutoloaderModelSetup” for model space configuration and “AutoloaderLayoutSetup” for layout space configuration.
    They will be converted into a “.dsd” file and used as settings for the export.

    Example:

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    Export-Document -format PDF -To C:\Temp\Test.pdf -Options "$($env:POWERJOBS_MODULESDIR)Export\PDF.dwg"

In order to manipulate the DSD file the settings below can be applied by setting them in the Export Options.
Example:

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Export-Document -format PDF -To C:\Temp\Test.pdf -Options @{'Type'='6'}

The Type setting allows to specify how and which format should be exported:

Value

Description

0

Export SingleSheet(s) DWF

1

Export MultiSheet DWF

2

Export PlotterPageSetup, plotter named in Page Settings is used for export

3

Export SingleSheet(s) DWFx

4

Export MultiSheet DWFx

5

Export SingleSheet(s) PDF

6

Export MultiSheet PDF

More information on how to customize the PDF creation can be found on our knowledge base.

Sample dsd file - Sample.dsd
[DWF6Version]
Ver=1
[DWF6MinorVersion]
MinorVer=1
[DWF6Sheet:migration-Model]
DWG=C:\Temp\migration.dwg\migration.dwg
Layout=Model
Setup=
OriginalSheetPath=C:\Temp\migration.dwg\migration.dwg
Has Plot Port=0
Has3DDWF=0
[DWF6Sheet:migration-Layout1]
DWG=C:\Temp\migration.dwg\migration.dwg
Layout=Layout1
Setup=
OriginalSheetPath=C:\Temp\migration.dwg\migration.dwg
Has Plot Port=0
Has3DDWF=0
[Target]
Type=6
DWF=C:\Temp\migration.dwg\migration.dwg.pdf
OUT=C:\Temp\migration.dwg
PWD=
[MRU Local]
MRU=0
[MRU Sheet List]
MRU=0
[PdfOptions]
IncludeHyperlinks=TRUE
CreateBookmarks=TRUE
CaptureFontsInDrawing=TRUE
ConvertTextToGeometry=FALSE
VectorResolution=1200
RasterResolution=400
[AutoCAD Block Data]
IncludeBlockInfo=0
BlockTmplFilePath=
[SheetSet Properties]
IsSheetSet=FALSE
IsHomogeneous=FALSE
SheetSet Name=
NoOfCopies=1
PlotStampOn=FALSE
ViewFile=FALSE
JobID=0
SelectionSetName=
AcadProfile=<<Unnamed Profile>>
CategoryName=
LogFilePath=
IncludeLayer=FALSE
LineMerge=FALSE
CurrentPrecision=
PromptForDwfName=FALSE
PwdProtectPublishedDWF=FALSE
PromptForPwd=FALSE
RepublishingMarkups=FALSE
PublishSheetSetMetadata=FALSE
PublishSheetMetadata=FALSE
3DDWFOptions=0 1
[PublishOptions]
InitLayouts=TRUE