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 |
| All configurations Output is created for each
configuration.
|
| Last active
configuration Only
the last configuration used is
converted.
|
| Named configuration (use * as
wildcard) Only
configurations you specify are converted.
You cannot use the @ configuration
as a named configuration.
|
|
| Multi-configuration
output |
| Create one output file per
configuration An
individual output file is created for each
configuration.
|
| Include all configurations in the same
output file A
single output file is created, containing all the
configurations.
|
| Allow the user to change this
setting |
|
Sheets
The Sheets tab specifies how
drawing sheets are output for converted drawings.
| Sheets to
output |
| All sheets Output is created for all sheets
in the drawing.
|
| Last active sheet Only the most recently used
drawing sheet is converted.
|
| Named sheet (use * as
wildcard) Only
sheets you specify are converted.
|
| Allow the user to change this
setting |
|
| Multi-sheet
output |
| Create one output file per
sheet A separate
file is created for each drawing
sheet.
|
| Include all sheets in the same output
file One output
file is created for all drawing
sheets.
|
| Allow the user to change this
setting |
|
Assembly or Part
The Assembly and Part tabs
let you define the themes and views to publish in the output.
|
3D PDF Theme Path
|
Full path to the folder that contains the
Theme.xml file. Do not
include the file name. If the theme file is in the vault,
Theme.xml and
additional theme content must be cached before the task
execution. If the theme file is present outside the vault, it
must be accessible to the task host.
|
|
Allow the user to change the theme path
|
Lets users change the path of the
theme file during the task execution. |
|
3D Views
|
(Default.) Includes all captured
3D views except the current model view in the output file. |
| Primary
Views |
Lets you select the primary views
like front, top, and back to include in the output file. |
| Allow the user to
change this setting |
Lets users change the setting for
the views during the task execution. |
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 |
Uses the latest version of the
referenced files. |
| Allow the user to
change this setting |
Lets you change the default
settings. |