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02 Aug 2001 08:30 AM
I try to create a macro to perform the "save As" command (for example to save a drawing as PDF). The method "SaveAs" of the object "Document" perform only a rename but the type of the document is the same. The method "ExportData" not work and an error appears using the sintax of the documentation (if I understand the right use...). Any suggestion for this task?

Thanks

Author: Enrico Ceresole
COE-FORUM-USER

15 Aug 2001 04:52 PM
Set drawingDocument1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument
mdoc = mfile + "\tmp\Piston.dxf"
drawingDocument1.ExportData mdoc, "dxf"

where mdoc is just the fully qualified filename for the output file

Phil Harrison
LionHeart Solutions
COE President

Author: Phil Harrison
COE-FORUM-USER

17 Oct 2001 01:29 AM
Hi,

try CATIA.ActiveDocument.ExportData "C:\folder\filenamewithoutextension", "pdf"

For example, if you have a drawing, named Drawing.CATDrawing, use CATIA.ActiveDocument.ExportData "C:\temp\Drawing", "pdf"

I've tried it, and it works.

Meeri Pyrstöjärvi

Author: Meeri Pyrstöjärvi
COE-FORUM-USER

30 Aug 2002 09:05 AM
Hi Phil,

We are trying to acheive the same result using the C++ interface - Can you be any help with this?

regards

Gary

Author: Gary Wood
COE-FORUM-USER

04 Sep 2002 05:32 AM
Hi Gary,

your problem was already reported to Dassault Systems but it is not yet completely fixed.
Here is the statement from Dassault (APAR HC82728):

PROBLEM SUMMARY:
SAVE AS DXF / DWG FORMAT USING A CAA BATCH LEADS A CORE DUMP


PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON
CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 8 GA level.
NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R7SP03.
.
THE CORE DUMP PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. HOWEVER SOME
FUNCTIONNALITY FOR A FULL SAVE AS THROUGH A CAA BATCH ARE STILL
MISSING. THE REASON IS THAT DXF EXPORT IS ONLY GRAPHIC AND USE
AN API NOT AVAILABLE EASILY FOR A CAA BATCH. THE ONLY BY PASS
IS TO USE A VB-SCRIPT WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO EXPORT/IMPORT
DXF/DWG FILE. THIS METHOD IS USED FOR THE INDUSTRIAL TEST. AN
IMPROVMENT FOR THE CAA BACTH IS PLANNED FOR THE RELASE 9.

regards

Albert

Author: Albert Funk
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