Print SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Files
Print Workgroup PDM Files schedules
batch printing in the SolidWorks Task
Scheduler.
You can select the complete vault of just one project, filter for file
type, and schedule a single job or recurring jobs. The documents are copied
to a temporary folder, which you can specify, on your local drive.
To print Workgroup PDM files:
In Windows, click Start,
Programs, SolidWorks
<version_number>,
SolidWorks <version_number>,
SolidWorks Tools,
SolidWorks Task Scheduler 
.
In the SolidWorks
Task Scheduler dialog box, click
Print Workgroup PDM Files 
.
Log in with your Workgroup PDM user name and password
and the name of the computer with the Workgroup PDM vault.
In the Print
Workgroup PDM Files dialog box, set the options described below,
then click Finish.
The task and its title, scheduled time, scheduled
date, and status appear in the Tasks
panel. The status of the task is Scheduled.
When the task is finished, the status changes to Completed.
Your computer and printer
must be on at the scheduled start time. The SolidWorks
Task Scheduler window does not need to be open. If your computer
is off at the scheduled start time, the task runs when you turn your computer
on.
Workgroup PDM Projects
Include subprojects. Documents
in subprojects are included in the print operation.
Add Project. Click to open the
Workgroup PDM Projects dialog
box, select a project from the list, then click OK.
The name of the project appears under Project
in the window. Repeat to add more projects.
Delete. To delete a project
from the Project list, select
the project and click Delete.
File Name or Type. To filter
the files in a project based on type, select a type from the list for
each project. The choices are parts (*.prt,*.sldprt),
assemblies (*.asm,*.sldasm), drawings
(*.drw,*.slddrw), all SolidWorks
files (*.sldprt,*.sldasm,*.slddrw),
or all files (*.*).
Task Schedule
Running mode. Select Once,
Daily, Weekly,
or Monthly.
Start time. Each recurring task
starts at the specified time of day.
Start date. Tasks scheduled
Daily occur every day from the
specified date, including Saturday and Sunday. Tasks scheduled Weekly
occur on the same day of the week (Monday, Tuesday, and so on). Tasks
scheduled Monthly occur on the
same day of the month (1, 2, and so on). If you select a day of the month
that does not exist (29, 30, or 31
in some months) no task is scheduled for that month.
Options
Specify Print options such as
Printer, Print
range, and Copies.
Advanced
Specify Task Options such as
Task working folder, Time
out (seconds), and Backup task
files.