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

Saves with a PDF specified name the currently opened file in CAD application.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function SaveAsPDF ( _ fullFileName As String, _ Optional saveAsCopy As Boolean = False, _ Optional exportInColor As Boolean = False, _ Optional exportEmbedFonts As Boolean = True, _ Optional exportHighQuality As Boolean = True, _ Optional exportPrintHeaderFooter As Boolean = False, _ Optional exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights As Boolean = False, _ Optional saveAs3DPDF As Boolean = False _ ) As ShellResult

Visual Basic

Public Function SaveAsPDF ( _

fullFileName As String, _
Optional saveAsCopy As Boolean = False, _
Optional exportInColor As Boolean = False, _
Optional exportEmbedFonts As Boolean = True, _
Optional exportHighQuality As Boolean = True, _
Optional exportPrintHeaderFooter As Boolean = False, _
Optional exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights As Boolean = False, _
Optional saveAs3DPDF As Boolean = False _
) As ShellResult

C#
public ShellResult SaveAsPDF( string fullFileName, bool saveAsCopy = false, bool exportInColor = false, bool exportEmbedFonts = true, bool exportHighQuality = true, bool exportPrintHeaderFooter = false, bool exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights = false, bool saveAs3DPDF = false )

public ShellResult SaveAsPDF(

string fullFileName,
bool saveAsCopy = false,
bool exportInColor = false,
bool exportEmbedFonts = true,
bool exportHighQuality = true,
bool exportPrintHeaderFooter = false,
bool exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights = false,
bool saveAs3DPDF = false
)

Visual C++
public: ShellResult^ SaveAsPDF( String^ fullFileName, bool saveAsCopy = false, bool exportInColor = false, bool exportEmbedFonts = true, bool exportHighQuality = true, bool exportPrintHeaderFooter = false, bool exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights = false, bool saveAs3DPDF = false )

Visual C++

public:

ShellResult^ SaveAsPDF(
String^ fullFileName,
bool saveAsCopy = false,
bool exportInColor = false,
bool exportEmbedFonts = true,
bool exportHighQuality = true,
bool exportPrintHeaderFooter = false,
bool exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights = false,
bool saveAs3DPDF = false
)

JavaScript
function saveAsPDF(fullFileName, saveAsCopy, exportInColor, exportEmbedFonts, exportHighQuality, exportPrintHeaderFooter, exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights, saveAs3DPDF);

Parameters

fullFileName

Type: System.String
full name of the pdf file to save

saveAsCopy (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE performs ‘save as copy’ of the currently activated document, FALSE otherwise

exportInColor (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE a color PDF is created, FALSE otherwise

exportEmbedFonts (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE the PDF is created with the fonts embedded in it, FALSE otherwise

exportHighQuality (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE the PDF is created in high quality for drawing documents, FALSE otherwise

exportPrintHeaderFooter (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE the specified header and footer (in CAD application) are used when creating the PDF, FALSE otherwise

exportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE the default printer line weights are used when creating the PDF, FALSE otherwise

saveAs3DPDF (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Optional. TRUE creates a 3D PDF, FALSE otherwise

Return Value

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

Remarks