PDF's: Saving Multi-tabbed drawings as individual sheets/pages

[Dale_Rosema]

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.

[StephenW]

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!

[TomU]

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

[Dale_Rosema]

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

[MartinHanak]

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 ...

[Dale_Rosema · Accepted solution]

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,