How to export a part or assembly to 3d pdf using vb API in creo 10

[sahmeds]

Hi,

I'm using Creo 10 and i'm trying to export the model to 3d PDF using VB COM API in C#.

i tried below 2 options and getting exceptions.

  var instructions = new CCpfcPDFExportInstructions().Create();
   model.Export(pdfFilePath,(IpfcExportInstructions) instructions);

   model.ExportIntf3D(pdfFilePath, (int)EpfcExportType.EpfcEXPORT_PDF,null);

can you please provide some code sample to guide me through?

[sahmeds · Accepted solution]

Solved it!.

        private IpfcPDFExportInstructions GetPDFInstructions3D(EpfcPDFExportMode expMode)
        {

            var opts = new CpfcPDFOptions();

            var opt1 = new CCpfcPDFOption().Create();
            opt1.OptionType = EpfcPDFOptionType.EpfcPDFOPT_LAUNCH_VIEWER;
            opt1.set_OptionValue(new CMpfcArgument().CreateBoolArgValue(false));
            opts.Append(opt1);

            var opt2 = new CCpfcPDFOption().Create();
            opt2.OptionType = EpfcPDFOptionType.EpfcPDFOPT_EXPORT_MODE;
            opt2.set_OptionValue(new CMpfcArgument().CreateIntArgValue((int)expMode));
            opts.Append(opt2);

            var opt3 = new CCpfcPDFOption().Create();
            opt3.OptionType = EpfcPDFOptionType.EpfcPDFOPT_ORIENTATION;
            opt3.set_OptionValue(new CMpfcArgument().CreateIntArgValue((int)EpfcSheetOrientation.EpfcORIENT_LANDSCAPE));
            opts.Append(opt3);

            var opt5 = new CCpfcPDFOption().Create();
            opt5.OptionType = EpfcPDFOptionType.EpfcPDFOPT_VIEW_TO_EXPORT;
            opt5.set_OptionValue(new CMpfcArgument().CreateIntArgValue((int)EpfcPDFSelectedViewMode.EpfcPDF_VIEW_SELECT_CURRENT));
            opts.Append(opt5);

            var instructions = new CCpfcPDFExportInstructions().Create();
            instructions.set_Options(opts);

            return instructions;
        }