Export idw drawings to autocad dwg files using ilogic rules

[ysbaodnj]

Hi,

I want to export idw drawing to autocad dwg file.

on the idw drawing screen,  file -> export -> dwg 

Is there a way to export to a dwg file using ilogic rules?

The source below is simply a rule to output to pdf.

Dim xlsFile As String = "C:\Temp\test\data.xlsx"
oPrintMgr = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.PrintManager
pdfname = "filename"
filePath = "C:\Temp\test"
oPrintMgr.Printer = "Microsoft Print to PDF"
oPrintMgr.ColorMode = kPrintGrayScale
oPrintMgr.Orientation = kLandscapeOrientation
oPrintMgr.Scalemode = kCustomScale
oPrintMgr.ScaleMode = PrintScaleModeEnum.kPrintBestFitScale
oPrintMgr.PaperSize = kPaperSizeA4
oPrintMgr.PrintToFile(filePath + "\" + pdfname + ".pdf")
	
Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument	
		
oDrawDoc.Close

[petr.meduna · Accepted solution]

There is a sample program in Autodesk Inventor API Help that solves it (in Sample programs/Translators/Export). It just needs a little translation (delete set, subs name,...).

' Get the DWG translator Add-In.
Dim DWGAddIn As TranslatorAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById("{C24E3AC2-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}")

'Set a reference to the active document (the document to be published).
Dim oDocument As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim oContext As TranslationContext = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateTranslationContext
oContext.Type = kFileBrowseIOMechanism

' Create a NameValueMap object
Dim oOptions As NameValueMap = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap

' Create a DataMedium object
Dim oDataMedium As DataMedium = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateDataMedium

' Check whether the translator has 'SaveCopyAs' options
If DWGAddIn.HasSaveCopyAsOptions(oDocument, oContext, oOptions) Then
	'your configuration ini file
	'Dim strIniFile As String = "C:\tempDWGOut.ini"

	' Create the name-value that specifies the ini file to use.
	'oOptions.Value("Export_Acad_IniFile") = strIniFile
End If

'Set the destination file name
oDataMedium.FileName = "c:\temp\test.dwg"

'Publish document.
Call DWGAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oDocument, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)

[ysbaodnj]

thank you I solved it thanks 🙂

[kwilson_design]

When I try to run the code above, I'm getting this:

Error on line 29 in rule

The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG))

[Maxim-CADman77]

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