Programming Mechworks PDM > DBWCommandShell > Commands Reference > CADSystem

Description

Saves with a specified name the currently opened SolidWorks file.

Syntax

call DBWShell("SWSaveAs NewFile [SaveAsCopy[PDFExportInColor[PDFExportEmbedFonts[PDFExportHighQuality[PDFExportPrintHeaderFooter[PDFExportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights[SaveAs3DPDF[EDrawingSaveAllSheets]]]]]]]]" )

Parameters

NewFile	Full path of a new SolidWorks file.
SaveAsCopy	Optional. [0/1] If 1, the command save as copy the currently activated SW document.
PDFExportInColor	Optional. [0/1] (default 0); If 1 and the NewFile is a .PDF file, a color PDF is created
PDFExportEmbedFonts	Optional. [0/1] (default 1) If 1 and the NewFile is a .PDF file, the PDF is created with the fonts embedded in it.
PDFExportHighQuality	Optional. [0/1] (default 1) If 1 and the NewFile is a .PDF file, the PDF is created in high quality for drawing documents.
PDFExportPrintHeaderFooter	Optional. [0/1] (default 0) If 1 and the NewFile is a .PDF file, the header and footer specified in SolidWorks->File->Print->Header Footer are used when creating the PDF.
PDFExportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights	Optional. [0/1] (default 0) If 1 and the NewFile is a .PDF file, the default printer line weights are used when creating the PDF.
SaveAs3DPDF	Optional. [0/1] (default 0) If 1 and the NewFile is a .PDF file, a 3D PDF is created
EDrawingSaveAllSheets	Optional. [0/1] (default 0) If 1 saves all the sheets of the drawing when exporting to .EDRW eDrawings format

Remarks

Please note the use of "|" (vertical bar) characters instead of blanks in the file name.

the swSaveAs is used by the OnCreateMasterDrawing.lst for creating the initial PDF for the Master Drawing Mode.

The OnCreateMasterDrawing.lst may be adapted for adding/removing the new PDF parameters added to the swSaveAs command

Results

@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_ERROR	the error code number
@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_ERROR_STRING	the error description
@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_WARNING	an optional warning code number

The error and warning code numbers are the same as documented in the swFileSaveError_e and swFileSaveWarning_e Enumerations of the SolidWorks API Help file.

Example

Sub main()

DBWShell("SWSaveAs C:\temp\PDFtest.PDF 0 0 0 1 0 1 0")
End Sub

SWSaveAs