Save to 3d-PDF with a rule

[valdas_kulikajevasYW7SV]

I am looking for rule, that can export 3D model to 3d-PDF, named "Filename + (3D-PDF) + Current date".

[WCrihfield · Accepted solution]

Hi @valdas_kulikajevasYW7SV.  Are you familiar with the sample VBA macro code provided within the Inventor online help documentation?  Below is a link to that resource.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=ExportToPDF3D_Sample 

That example is not naming the file the way you want yet, and is in VBA, not iLogic, but it may help you develop the rule you need.  Within that example, you can see where they are setting the full path and file name of the 'output' 3D PDF file as the value of an option named "FileOutputLocation".  One thing that comes to mind though, that might be a problem, is the formatting of the 'current date' that you want included in the file name.  Obviously there are some characters not allowed in file paths or file names, so you would have to avoid those, one way or another.  If you already have some existing iLogic rule code that you were working on for this task, and are having trouble with it, you could post that code here so we can review it and offer advise on how to fix it?