PDF
Inventor and InventorServer
When opening the following 2D drawing formats in Inventor or
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. |
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:

[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 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:
1
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:
1 | 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.
[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