Converting multi sheet drawing to one dwg file using Creo Distributed Batch

Question

I am using Creo Parametric Release 9.0 and Datecode9.0.0.0

I want to do a mass export of drawings to DWG-file format. Therefor I wanted to use the "Creo Distributed Batch" - Tool with a specific configfile. But we have some multisheet drawings and I want to convert all sheets in one DWG. Currently every sheet becomes a new DWG-file. When using the export functionality of Creo itself we have the tab "Sheets" where I can select "All sheets as paper space" and then it works as expected. I did not find any documentation to implement this in a config file for using with the batch utility.
Is there a parameter which i have to use or any other workaround to achieve this?

hadardor · Accepted Answer

Hello @UH_10581051

The behavior of distributed batch is wroking as designed.
Similar discussion here : https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Distributed-Batch-8-0-2-0-Export-a-multi-sheet-drw-file-into-a/td-p/781501

KenFarley · Answer

This type of question seems to come up regularly. Here's a similar inquiry:

https://community.ptc.com/t5/System-Administration/PTC-Creo-Distributed-Batch/m-p/596053

For myself, when I had to generate hundreds of AutoCAD drawing files from Creo drawings, I used the trail file method described. I've never had much luck with distributed batch, precisely for the reasons you are citing - lack of granular settings ability. There are so many check boxes and such that need to be clicked to ensure I'm going to get exactly what the customer wants in the files, and not enough user parameters to cover all of them.

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