Export Pdf with C#

[Ruffy85]

Hello Forum,

i have some trouble with my addin function for export Pdf.

        public void ExporPDF()
        {
            Inventor.Application InvApp = myCad.InvApp;
            // Get the PDF translator Add-In.

            Inventor.TranslatorAddIn PDFAddin = InvApp.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById["{0AC6FD96-2F4D-42CE-8BE0-8AEA580399E4}"] as Inventor.TranslatorAddIn;

            //Set a reference to the active document (the document to be published).
            Inventor.DrawingDocument oDocument = InvApp.ActiveDocument as Inventor.DrawingDocument;
            Inventor.TranslationContext oContext = InvApp.TransientObjects.CreateTranslationContext();
            oContext.Type = Inventor.IOMechanismEnum.kFileBrowseIOMechanism;


            // Create a NameValueMap object
            Inventor.NameValueMap oOptions = InvApp.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap();

            // Create a DataMedium object
            Inventor.DataMedium oDataMedium = InvApp.TransientObjects.CreateDataMedium();


            // Check whether the translator has 'SaveCopyAs' options
            if (PDFAddin.HasSaveCopyAsOptions[oDocument, oContext, oOptions])
            {
                // Options for drawings...
                oOptions.Value["All_Color_AS_Black"] = 1;
                oOptions.Value["Remove_Line_Weights"] = 1;
                oOptions.Value["Vector_Resolution"] = 400;
                oOptions.Value["Sheet_Range"] = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintSheetRange;
                oOptions.Value["Custom_Begin_Sheet"] = 2;
                oOptions.Value["Custom_End_Sheet"] = 4;
         
            }

            string filePath = oDocument.FullFileName;
            filePath = filePath.Substring(0, filePath.Length - 4);
            
            
            
            // Set the destination file name
            oDataMedium.FileName = filePath + ".pdf";


            // Publish document.
            PDFAddin.SaveCopyAs(oDocument, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium);

The Problem with the Lines of Code is, that when i press the Button inside Inventor Addin, an Error that DWF-File cant be published occurs. But the Translater Guid is the correct one for PDF Publishing.

I am wondering because that´s the same function as in the api help documentation. And im realy sure that this works for some weeks perfectly.

Any ideas?

Thats the VBA Code from the API help

Public Sub PublishPDF()
    ' Get the PDF translator Add-In.
    Dim PDFAddIn As TranslatorAddIn
    Set PDFAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById("{0AC6FD96-2F4D-42CE-8BE0-8AEA580399E4}")

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

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

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

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

    ' Check whether the translator has 'SaveCopyAs' options
    If PDFAddIn.HasSaveCopyAsOptions(oDocument, oContext, oOptions) Then

        ' Options for drawings...

        oOptions.Value("All_Color_AS_Black") = 0

        'oOptions.Value("Remove_Line_Weights") = 0
        'oOptions.Value("Vector_Resolution") = 400
        'oOptions.Value("Sheet_Range") = kPrintAllSheets
        'oOptions.Value("Custom_Begin_Sheet") = 2
        'oOptions.Value("Custom_End_Sheet") = 4

    End If

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

    'Publish document.
    Call PDFAddIn.SaveCopyAs(oDocument, oContext, oOptions, oDataMedium)
End Sub

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

Change this line of code:

oOptions.Value["Sheet_Range"] = Inventor.PrintRangeEnum.kPrintSheetRange;

TO

oOptions.Value["Sheet_Range"] = PrintRangeEnum.kPrintAllSheets;

The range is created afterwards from 2 to 4.

The other question:

The message of DWF is correct this is lets say because inventor uses the same translator for the PDF.

So this will display DWF

look in the left side bottom of inventor when creating pdf. there you will also see that the DWF is processed... (StatusBar Text)

[Ruffy85]

That works thanks.

But another question is there an Namevaluemap option to Export all Sheets in separate Files?

or can i only solve this issue with iteration through all sheets in oDoc.Sheets?

Thanks for help