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machiel.veldkamp
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Want to export DWG + PDF after converting inches to mm

We need to open drawings change the dimensions units from IMPERIAL to METRIC and then export it to a specific folder. 

 

 

We can't make new styles so I want to change the thing in the picture I provided. 

 

 

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I already made the code to export all dwg's from a drawing. I now just need to change the inches to mm before I export. 

 

But I don't know how! Can anyone point me in the right direction here? 

 

SyntaxEditor Code Snippet

'define the active document as an assembly file
Dim oAsmDoc As AssemblyDocument
oAsmDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
oAsmName = Left(oAsmDoc.DisplayName, Len(oAsmDoc.DisplayName))
oRevNum = iProperties.Value("Project", "Revision Number")

'check that the active document is an assembly file
If ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.DocumentType <> kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
MessageBox.Show("Please run this rule from the assembly file.", "iLogic")
Exit Sub
End If

'get user input
RUsure = MessageBox.Show ( _
"This will create a PDF file for all of the assembly components that have drawing (dwg) files." _
& vbLf & "This rule expects that the drawing file shares the same name and location as the component." _
& vbLf & " " _
& vbLf & "Are you sure you want to create PDF Drawings for all of the assembly components?" _
& vbLf & " " _
& vbLf & "This could take a while.", "iLogic  - Batch Output PDFs ",MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)

If RUsure = vbNo Then
Return
Else
End If

'- - - - - - - - - - - - -PDF setup - - - - - - - - - - - -
oPath = "G:\Wet & Dry Technology BV\Resato Snijmachine\EXPORT MAP" 
PDFAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById("{0AC6FD96-2F4D-42CE-8BE0-8AEA580399E4}")
oContext = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateTranslationContext
oContext.Type = IOMechanismEnum.kFileBrowseIOMechanism
oOptions = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap
oDataMedium = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateDataMedium
Dim oDWGAddIn As TranslatorAddIn
oDWGAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById("{C24E3AC2-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}")
oDataMediumDWG = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateDataMedium

oOptions.Value("All_Color_AS_Black") = 0
oOptions.Value("Remove_Line_Weights") = 0
oOptions.Value("Vector_Resolution") = 400
oOptions.Value("Sheet_Range") = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintAllSheets
oOptions.Value("Custom_Begin_Sheet") = 1
oOptions.Value("Custom_End_Sheet") = 1

'get PDF target folder path
oFolder = oPath & "\" & oAsmName & "-PDF"

'Check for the PDF folder and create it if it does not exist
If Not System.IO.Directory.Exists(oFolder) Then
    System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(oFolder)
End If

'- - - - - - - - - - - - DWG SETUP - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  

strIniFile = "G:\Wet & Dry Technology BV\Algemeen\Folders Medewerkers\Veldkamp, Machiel\INVENTOR\iLogic\DWG_MODEL.ini"  'INI FILE IS MODELSPACE
' Create the name-value that specifies the ini file to use.
oOptions.Value("Export_Acad_IniFile") = strIniFile

'- - - - - - - - - - - - -Component Drawings - - - - - - - - - - - -
'look at the files referenced by the assembly
Dim oRefDocs As DocumentsEnumerator
oRefDocs = oAsmDoc.AllReferencedDocuments
Dim oRefDoc As Document

'work the the drawing files for the referenced models
'this expects that the model has a drawing of the same path and name
For Each oRefDoc In oRefDocs
	'CHANGE INCHES TO MM FIRST - AFTER THAT, EXPORT
	dwgPathName = Left(oRefDoc.FullDocumentName, Len(oRefDoc.FullDocumentName)-3) & "dwg"
	'check to see that the model has a drawing of the same path and name
	If(System.IO.File.Exists(dwgPathName)) Then
				Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument
				oDrawDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(dwgPathName, True)
				oFileName = Left(oRefDoc.DisplayName, Len(oRefDoc.DisplayName))'- 3)
				'MessageBox.Show(oFileName, "Title")


	            On Error Resume Next ' if PDF exists and is open or read only, resume next
	                 'Set the PDF target file name
	                oDataMedium.FileName = oFolder & "\" & oFileName & ".pdf"
					oDataMediumDWG.FileName = oFolder & "\" & oFileName  & ".dwg"
	                'Write out the PDF
	                PDFAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oDrawDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)
					oDWGAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oDrawDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMediumDWG)
	            	'close the file
	                oDrawDoc.Close
	Else
	'If the model has no drawing of the same path and name - do nothing
	End If
Next

'- - - - - - - - - - - - -Top Level Drawing - - - - - - - - - - - -
oAsmDrawing = ThisDoc.ChangeExtension(".dwg")
oAsmDrawingDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(oAsmDrawing, True)
oAsmDrawingName = Left(oAsmDrawingDoc.DisplayName, Len(oAsmDrawingDoc.DisplayName) -3)
'write out the PDF for the Top Level Assembly Drawing file
On Error Resume Next ' if PDF exists and is open or read only, resume next
 'Set the PDF target file name
oDataMedium.FileName = oFolder & "\" & oAsmDrawingName & ".pdf"
'Write out the PDF
Call PDFAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oAsmDrawingDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)
oDataMediumDWG.FileName = oFolder & "\" & oAsmDrawingName  & ".dwg"
oDWGAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oAsmDrawingDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMediumDWG)
'Close the top level drawing
oAsmDrawingDoc.Close
'- - - - - - - - - - - - -

MessageBox.Show("New Files Created in: " & vbLf & oFolder, "iLogic")
'open the folder where the new ffiles are saved
Shell("explorer.exe " & oFolder, vbNormalFocus)

 

 

 

 

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