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:

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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 (Inventor Inventor, InventorServer InventorServer and DWG TrueView DWG TrueView) and many conversions out-of-the-box.
See all exports marked with a ‘✓’ sign in the following table:

PDF

DWF / DWFX

DXF

DWG

IGES

STEP

JPEG

BMP

GIF

TIFF

PNG

Inventor:

  IAM - 3D Assemblies

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

  IPT - 3D Parts

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

  IPT - Sheet Metal Parts

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

  IDW - 2D Drawings

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

  DWG - 2D Drawings

✓ Inventor InventorServer DWG TrueView

✓ Inventor InventorServer DWG TrueView

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

  IPN - Presentation files

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

✓ Inventor

AutoCAD:

  DWG - 2D Drawings

✓ Inventor InventorServer DWG TrueView

✓ Inventor InventorServer DWG TrueView

✓ Inventor InventorServer

✓ Inventor InventorServer

Inventor

Inventor

Inventor

Inventor

Inventor

Valid extensions:

.pdf

.dwf / .dwfx

.dxf

.dwg

.iges / .igs

.stp / .step

.jpg

.bmp

.gif

.tiff

.png

Tip

You can customize the default functionality of powerJobs Processor to your needs.
Get started with Creating Job Scripts and if necessary find more details and instructions how a custom application can be implemented.