Batch plot (PDF), Vault Basic, append iproperty to file name

[skatzY7HV8]

I have looked around for solutions to the following problem(s): I would like to batch pdf a selection of Inventor dwgs that will be stored in Vault Basic. I would also like to be able to have this batch pdf append a dwg specific iproperty to the corresponding pdf's filename. Finally, if the initial selection of the files could utilize a search like functionality (select all files containing a certain string in the name), that would be great. Currently I am using the Task Scheduler, but that does not allow for automated file naming, and is not compatible with Vault Basic.

My questions:

Has something like this been done?

Is it possible to automate this task?

[rhasell · Accepted solution]

Hi

@Curtis_W wrote an awesome piece of code.

This is the dogs bollocks of tools, and everyone should have this batch tool.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/any-way-to-automatically-update-all-related-drawings/m...

It took me a while to get it working, but it's absolute gold.

This was the first thread, and there might be some information for you.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-do-i-batch-roll-change-a-revision-for-many-drawing...

It might not solve your immediate issues, but then again, it may change the way you currently operate?

[skatzY7HV8]

Thanks Reg, this appears to solve the batch process issue.

It looks like you have done precisely what I am looking to do (you alluded to it here) - pdf and tacking the rev number at the end of the filename.

WIth the pdf plotter that we use (Bluebeam pdf), when I print to it a non-Inventor window pops up to allow the user to specify a file name. Can a rule control this external window?

Thanks

Stephen