Programming Mechworks PDM > .NET API > MwPDMApi Namespace > CADSystem Class > CADSystem Methods

Creates an eDrawing file (*.EPRT, *.EASM or *.EDRW) of the document with unique id equal to UniqueId (part, assembly or drawing) If eDrawingRoot and eDrawingID are specified, the fullpathname of saved file is of type eDrawingRoot+eDrawingID+_eDrawing extension_, otherwise _original file name_._configuration._eDrawing extension_ If okAttach=true then the new document is appended as a child to the original one.

Namespace: MwPDMApi
Assembly: MwPDMApi (in MwPDMApi.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function SaveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing ( _ docUid As String, _ Optional eDrawingRoot As String = "", _ Optional eDrawingID As String = "", _ Optional okAttach As Boolean = True, _ Optional ByRef outputFile As String = "" _ ) As ShellResult

Visual Basic

Public Function SaveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing ( _

docUid As String, _
Optional eDrawingRoot As String = "", _
Optional eDrawingID As String = "", _
Optional okAttach As Boolean = True, _
Optional ByRef outputFile As String = "" _
) As ShellResult

C#
public ShellResult SaveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing( string docUid, string eDrawingRoot = "", string eDrawingID = "", bool okAttach = true, ref string outputFile = "" )

public ShellResult SaveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing(

string docUid,
string eDrawingRoot = "",
string eDrawingID = "",
bool okAttach = true,
ref string outputFile = ""
)

Visual C++
public: ShellResult^ SaveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing( String^ docUid, String^ eDrawingRoot = L"", String^ eDrawingID = L"", bool okAttach = true, String^% outputFile = L"" )

Visual C++

public:

ShellResult^ SaveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing(
String^ docUid,
String^ eDrawingRoot = L"",
String^ eDrawingID = L"",
bool okAttach = true,
String^% outputFile = L""
)

JavaScript
function saveAsByUniqueIdEDrawing(docUid, eDrawingRoot, eDrawingID, okAttach, outputFile);

Parameters

docUid

Type: System.String
the unique id of the document to save.

eDrawingRoot (Optional)

Type: System.String
Optional. The root folder of the eDrawing file to save

eDrawingID (Optional)

Type: System.String
Optional. The name of the eDrawing file to save

okAttach (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE the new document is appended as a child to the original one, FALSE otherwise

outputFile (Optional)

Type: System.String
Optional. Output: fullpathname of saved file

Return Value

Shell result object. For SolidWorks, the following items are available: "@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_ERROR", "@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_ERROR_STRING", "@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_WARNING"

Remarks