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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
Aug 18, 2022 3:39 PM UTC
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PDF's: Saving Multi-tabbed drawings as individual sheets/pages

Since our old system (pre-pdf's) was set up that each tab on a DRW was set up as a separate DWG. It has been decided that each tab needs to be a separate PDF. Any thoughts on how to separate this out? Either during the export process or after the fact?

 

We do not have a large amount of multi-tab(sheet) drawings, so separating them after export could work too, but during the export process would be even better.

Dale_Rosema
Dale_RosemaAnswer
23-Emerald IV
Nov 22, 2022 8:14 PM UTC

Pro-Work Around:

 

I save the drawings as .dwg's (which is only single tab per page) and then save the .dwg's to .pdf's.

Not pretty, but a solution for now.

 

Thanks,

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StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
Aug 18, 2022 3:50 PM UTC

After the fact, most PDF editors will break out sheets as PDFs. I use Bluebeam but I think most do the same.

You might be able to make a mapkey that would do it directly from Creo!!! Just don't expect to be able to add text in from of the filename!

 

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    TomU
    TomU23-Emerald IV
    23-Emerald IV
    Aug 18, 2022 4:09 PM UTC

    SmartAssembly can do this easily, but it's not free.  I wonder if something like CREOSON could automate it (for free).

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    Dale_Rosema
    Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
    23-Emerald IV
    Aug 18, 2022 5:01 PM UTC

    Currently I am opening the multi page pdf and printing to a pdf 1 page at a time.

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    Aug 19, 2022 8:19 AM UTC

    Hi,

    You can create AutoIt script.

    Usage:

    1. open drawing
    2. activate 1st sheet
    3. run AutoIt script
    4. AutoIt script displays window which enables you to set prefix of PDF filename (-OR- stop script execution)
    5. set prefix and press OK
    6. AutoIt script generates savePDF trail file -AND- makes Creo to replay savePDF trail file
    7. AutoIt script  pauses and displays window which enables you to set prefix of PDF filename (-OR- stop script execution)
    8. activate 2nd sheet
    9. repeat steps 5 (AutoIt repeats steps 6-7)
    10. and so on ...

     

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      Dale_Rosema
      Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthorAnswer
      23-Emerald IV
      Nov 22, 2022 8:14 PM UTC

      Pro-Work Around:

       

      I save the drawings as .dwg's (which is only single tab per page) and then save the .dwg's to .pdf's.

      Not pretty, but a solution for now.

       

      Thanks,

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