How to control the publication such that it will publish only the content within the drawing border

[alonkar-2]

Hi All,

Our requirement is that after publishing the drawing in HPGL format, output representation must show the content or views or tables which are inside the drawing border only.
Whatever view, table, notes outside of the drawing template or border should not be published.

Is there any way to control this behavior through recepie file or through property/preference setting on server?

Thanks in advance!

~Amit

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[RandyJones]

On 12/12/13 00:58, amit lonkar wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Our requirement is that after publishing the drawing in HPGL format, output representation must
> show the content or views or tables which are inside the drawing border only.
> Whatever view, table, notes outside of the drawing template or border should not be published.
>

That is what we would like also.

> Is there any way to control this behavior through recepie file or through property/preference
> setting on server?
>

I opened a call with PTC and according to them "the software is currently working as per specification".

> Thanks in advance!
>
> ~Amit
>
>
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[MikeLockwood]

Interesting...
We consider this a valuable no-cost QC check of the drawing - should not be anything outside.

[ejhlti]

Our company had same exact problem few years ago when migrating from Intralink 3.3 to windchill 9.0

Pre windchill, if I recall correctly there was a pcf file setting that would print only the area within the drawing border, so anything off the border would not printor paper or file (pdf). But with Windchill 9.0 publisher, this no longer works. At the time, the PTC VAR who did the upgrade had no solution for the problem. Also experimented quite a bit myself at the time but wasnt able to find a workaround. In the end had to manually correct roughly 3000 drawings. Also shaded views did not publish, another item that had to be corrected.

[kimndave9]

When they say the software is per spec, ask for a copy of the spec. This is hand-in-hand with 'intended behaviour.'