Ilogic rule to save a PDF to desktop

[Robin_Erich]

I want to make a rule that makes a PDF of a drawing and saves is to the desktop. 

Does this rule already exist, if not how should I go about this?

[WCrihfield · Accepted solution]

Here's one way to do it.

I left a lot of the PDF Translator's options in place but commented out so you can set them how you want them.

Here's the iLogic code.

If ThisApplication.ActiveDocumentType <> DocumentTypeEnum.kDrawingDocumentObject Then
	MsgBox("This Rule '" & iLogicVb.RuleName & "' only works on Drawing Documents.",vbOKOnly, "WRONG DOCUMENT TYPE")
	Exit Sub
End If
Dim oDDoc As DrawingDocument = ThisDrawing.Document

Dim oPDFAddin As TranslatorAddIn
For Each oAddin As ApplicationAddIn In ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns
	If oAddin.DisplayName = "Translator: PDF" Then
		oPDFAddin = oAddin
	End If
Next

'The following lines are to define needed aspects of the Translator, so we can modify its options.
Dim oTO As TransientObjects = ThisApplication.TransientObjects
Dim oContext As TranslationContext = oTO.CreateTranslationContext
oContext.Type = IOMechanismEnum.kFileBrowseIOMechanism
Dim oOptions As NameValueMap = oTO.CreateNameValueMap
Dim oDataMedium As DataMedium = oTO.CreateDataMedium

'The following If-Then statement defines the Options available, and their Values.
If oPDFAddin.HasSaveCopyAsOptions(oDDoc, oContext, oOptions) Then
	oOptions.Value("Publish_All_Sheets") = 1 ' 0 = False, 1 = True
	oOptions.Value("Launch_Viewer") = 1 ' 0 = False, 1 = True
	oOptions.Value("Publish_Mode") = 62721 'This seems to be the norm for exporting a normal drawing. There may be another value for 3D PDF's.
	'oOptions.Value("Enable_Measure") = 1
	'oOptions.Value("Enable_Markups") = 1
	'oOptions.Value("Output_Path") = 
	'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Metal_Flat_Pattern") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Metal_Part") = 1
	'oOptions.Value("Weldment_Symbol") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("BOM_Parts_Only") = 1
	'oOptions.Value("Instructions") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("iAssembly_3D_Models") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("iPart_3D_Models") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("Publish_Mass_Props") = 1
	'oOptions.Value("Publish_Screenshot") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("Facet_Quality") = 69379
	'oOptions.Value("Facet_Recompute_Tolerance") = 0.001
	'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Color") = 0
	'oOptions.Value("Custom_Begin_Sheet") = 1
	'oOptions.Value("Custom_End_Sheet") = 4   (it is not confirmed that this line works)
	oOptions.Value("All_Color_AS_Black") = 0 ' 0 = False, 1 = True
	oOptions.Value("Vector_Resolution") = 4800 ' DPI
	oOptions.Value("Remove_Line_Weights") = 0 ' 0 = False, 1 = True
	'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Range") = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintAllSheets
	'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Range") = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintCurrentSheet
	'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Range") = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintSheetRange
	'oOptions.Value("Print_Excluded_Sheets") = 0 ' 0 = False, 1 = True (DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING YET)
End If

'Set the PDF file name
'oDataMedium.FileName = ThisDoc.Path & "\" & ThisDoc.FileName(False) & ".pdf"
Dim oDeskTopDir As String = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory)
Dim oFileName = IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(oDDoc.FullFileName)
oDataMedium.FileName = oDeskTopDir & "\" & oFileName & ".pdf"

'Check to see if the PDF already exists, if it does, ask if you want to over write existing or not.
If System.IO.File.Exists(oDataMedium.FileName) = True Then
	oAnswer = MsgBox("A PDF file with this name already exists." & vbCrLf &
	"Do you want to over write it with this new one?",vbYesNo + vbQuestion + vbDefaultButton2, "PDF ALREADY EXISTS")
	If oAnswer = vbNo Then Return
End If

'Publish PDF
oPDFAddin.SaveCopyAs(oDDoc, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)

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[Robin_Erich]

Wonderful, thank you so much, I'll tinker with the PDF options.. this helps out a lot