looking for documentation about 3D DWF export

[Michiel.Valcke]

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a proof of concept to use a reactor that will export a 3D DWF with each document save. However I can't seem to get the (command "_3DDWF" ...) part to work.

The only documentation I have found about exporting to 3D DWF is done in .NET.

Do any of you have experience with the export to 3D DWF done from autolisp/visual lisp? Or is it flat out impossible?

[Moshe-A]

@Michiel.Valcke  hi

Does this works

(Command "._3ddwf")

[pendean]

(Command "._3ddwf") works fine here as does (Command "_3ddwf") and (Command "3ddwf").

Perhaps the issue is whatever those ...... you have partially typed that are the problem you see?

[Michiel.Valcke]

I'm sorry I wasn't clear. The (command "3DDWF") or other options work, but I cannot avoid the file dialog apparently. So I was looking to see if there were other ways.

The routine would have to run silently without requiring user input. and apparently 3ddwf doesn't follow filedia.

[Kent1Cooper]

[EDIT:  We "crossed in the mail," so this is a little redundant with the preceding Message, but anyway....]

Yes, those (command) functions work to invoke the command, but it brings up the file dialog box.  I assume [@Michiel.Valcke confirm?] that a reactor to do this with every Save is going to want the file name and location automated, so the User doesn't need to do anything -- just Save and the 3DDWF is handled behind the scenes.  Unfortunately, it appears that 3DDWF does not have a command-line-only no-dialog-box version into which a routine could feed a file path and name for you, even with FILEDIA set to 0.

[pendean]

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@Michiel.Valcke wrote:

...but I cannot avoid the file dialog apparently....

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Since both FILEDIA and CMDDIA have no affect on that behavior, my guess is this is not possible.

[DGCSCAD]

How about:

(command "-export")

[Michiel.Valcke]

@DGCSCAD 
The (command "-export" ) only works for 2D dwf's I believe.

[DGCSCAD]

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@Michiel.Valcke wrote:

@DGCSCAD 
The (command "-export" ) only works for 2D dwf's I believe.

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That appears to be true. Swing and a miss. 🙂

[Moshe-A]

@Michiel.Valcke hi,

Seems @DGCSCAD  was right EXPORT is the command to go with 😀

[DGCSCAD]

-Export only publishes sheets.

The command prompt version of EXPORTDWF, EXPORTDWFX, and EXPORTPDF provides an interface for publishing drawing sheets that can be controlled by a script.

[paullimapa]

@Michiel.Valcke if dwfX = 3ddwfs then the command line -Export version does support this option:

[DGCSCAD]

Export, and -Export are 2 different commands. It's not the command-line version, as one would think it would be.

Export

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-A72DB257-3410-4792-B548-6B9FC1DED72B

-Export

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-EC98464B-D222-4673-BBE1-AF4B20EBF150

[Michiel.Valcke]

I tried a version this morning with the VBA document.export method but that also didn't work. So I presume I will have to look at .NET for this kind of thing.

Thank you all for your input.