Use the Conversion Settings page of the Convert - Properties dialog box to select an output file format and specify how to handle source file references.
To display this page:
Expand the Tasks node and click Convert. In the left pane, click Conversion Settings.
You can let users change most settings. When a user initiates the conversion, a
Convert dialog box displays your original settings so the user can change them.
However, if you want a task to be performed silently, when triggered by a change in a workflow state for example, you must:
- Specify the output file format.
- Clear all Allow the user to change this setting check boxes.
| Output file format |
Format to which selected files are converted. |
| Conversion Options |
Displays conversion options when selected output file format supports conversion options. |
Configurations
The Configurations tab specifies how to handle configurations when models are converted.
| Configurations to output |
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All configurations
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Output is created for each configuration.
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Last active configuration
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Only the last configuration used is converted.
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Named configuration (use * as wildcard)
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Only configurations you specify are converted. You cannot use the @ configuration as a named configuration.
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Allow the user to change this setting
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| Multi-configuration output |
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Create one output file per configuration
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An individual output file is created for each configuration.
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Include all configurations in the same output file
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A single output file is created, containing all the configurations.
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Allow the user to change this setting
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Sheets
The Sheets tab specifies how drawing sheets are output for converted drawings.
| Sheets to output |
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All sheets
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Output is created for all sheets in the drawing.
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Last active sheet
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Only the most recently used drawing sheet is converted.
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Named sheet (use * as wildcard)
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Only sheets you specify are converted.
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Allow the user to change this setting
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| Multi-sheet output |
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Create one output file per sheet
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A separate file is created for each drawing sheet.
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Include all sheets in the same output file
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One output file is created for all drawing sheets.
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Allow the user to change this setting
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Source file references
When the files being converted contain references, these options control how to handle the references.
| Use the referenced version of the referenced files ("as built") |
Uses version of referenced files used when file being converted was built. |
| Use the latest version of the referenced files |
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| Allow the user to change this setting |
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