SOLIDQ
Task based queuing for
SOLIDWORKS
Export Drawing As
Description
Exports the drawing to a different format
Parameters
General
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Text box | The title of the task |
| Export Folder | File browser | The folder to export the file to |
| Export File Name | Text box (with special variables) | The file name to export the file as (do not include the file extension) |
| Overwrite | Checkbox | If checked then any existing file will be overwritten |
Export Options
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Export File Type | Drop down box | The file type to export |
| Export All Sheets | Drop down box | If checked exports all sheets |
| Sheets To Export | Text box | The names of sheets to export (pipe bar delimited list) |
| Override export settings | Checkbox | If checked, allows for the existing Export Options in System Settings to be overridden during file export. Settings will be restored to their original selections once the export is completed. NOTE: This option is only available for the Professional version of SolidQueue or above. |
DXF Export Options
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DXF/DWG Version | Drop down box | The format version to export as |
| Fonts | Drop down box | The fonts to export with |
| Line Styles | Drop down box | The line styles to export with |
| Merge End Points | Checkbox | If checked then end points of entities are merged. This helps to avoid gaps between model edges, but increases the export time. |
| End Point Merging Distance | Numeric value | The tolerance within which gaps between line endpoints are eliminated |
| High Quality Export | Checkbox | If checked then exports at a higher level of quality (with a possible increase in time to export), only valid if 'Merge End Points' is checked. |
| Spline Export Options | Drop down box | Defines how splines should be exported to DXF / DWG |
| Multiple Sheet Drawing Options | Drop down box | Defines how multi sheet drawings should be exported |
| Export all drawing sheets to paper space | Checkbox | If checked then all sheets are exported to paper space |
eDrawings Export Options
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allow Measurement | Checkbox | Enables measurement of the document in the eDrawings viewer |
| Allow Export To STL | Checkbox | Enables export of the document to STL in the eDrawings viewer |
| Save Shaded Data | Checkbox | If checked then include shaded information in the eDrawings document |
| Save Table Features | Checkbox | If checked then includes table information (such as BOM) in the eDrawings document |
| Save Motion Studies | Checkbox | If checked then includes motion studies in the eDrawings document (this may increase file creation time and size) |
| Motion Study Configurations | Drop down box | Select if only the last calculated configuration, or all configurations should contain motion studies in the eDrawings document |
| Recalculate Motion Study | Checkbox | If checked then recalculates the motion study if the results are out of date |
| Include Layers Set to Not Print | Checkbox | If checked then layers that are set to not print are included in the eDrawings document |
PDF Export Options
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Export PDF in Colour | Checkbox | If checked the PDF is exported in colour |
| Embed Fonts | Checkbox | If checked fonts are embedded in the PDF document |
| High Quality Lines | Checkbox | Specifies whether to save drawing documents in high quality when saving to PDF |
| Shaded / Draft Geometry DPI | Drop down box | Sets the dots per inch (DPI) setting for shaded and draft geometry. An increased value improves quality while increasing the file size and the time to save the file |
| Shaded / Draft Geometry DPI | Drop down box | Sets the dots per inch (DPI) setting for object linking and embedding (OLE) objects. An increased value improves quality while increasing the file size and the time to save the file |
| Print Header and Footer | Checkbox | Specifies whether to use the header and footer specified in File > Print > Header Footer when saving the PDF document |
| Use Specified Printer Line Weights | Checkbox | Specifies whether to use the default printer line weights specified in File > Printer > Line Weights when saving the PDF document |
| Include Layers Set to Not Print | Checkbox | If checked then layers that are set to not print are included in the eDrawings document |
Image Export Options
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Image Type | Drop down box | The type of image to export |
| Capture Type | Drop down box | The type of capture to export |
| Include Layers Set to Not Print | Checkbox | If checked then layers that are set to not print are included in the PSD document |
| JPG Compression | Slider | The compression to use. 1 is for lowest compression (highest quality), 100 is for the highest compression (lowest quality) |
| Compression Scheme | Drop down box | The compression scheme to use when saving the Tiff image |
| Print Capture DPI | Drop down box | The dots per inch (DPI) at which to export the print capture |
| Paper size | Drop down box | The paper size at which to export the print capture |
| Width | Numeric value | The print capture width |
| Height | Numeric value | The print capture height |
| Scale To Fit | Checkbox | Scales the drawing to fit the page |
| Scale Factor | Numeric value | Specifies the scale factor |
Supported Document Types
- Drawing (Detailing)
Supported Processing Type
- SolidWorks Application
This task does not make changes to the model