SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional customers who use SOLIDWORKS MBD functionality, can automatically generate SOLIDWORKS MBD 3D PDF output using Convert Task.
This helps you define, organize, and publish 3D product and manufacturing information (PMI), including 3D model data, in industry standard file formats. This functionality enhances the integration between SOLIDWORKS PDM and SOLIDWORKS MBD.
To generate SOLIDWORKS MBD 3D PDFs:
- In the Administration tool, on the left pane of the Convert - Properties dialog box, click Conversion Settings.
- Set Output file format to 3D PDF - MBD (*.pdf).
Assembly or Part
The Assembly and Part tabs let you define the themes and views to publish in the output.
| Theme for SW Assembly or Theme for SW Part |
| 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.
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| Select Views to include |
| 3D Views (Default.) Includes all captured 3D views except the current model view in the output file.
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| Primary Views Lets you select the primary views
like front, top, and back to include in the output file.
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| Allow the user to change this setting Lets users change the setting for the views during the task execution.
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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 |
Uses the latest version of the referenced files. |
| Allow the user to change this setting |
Lets you change the default settings. |