Save Neutral Files iParts

Following are the properties in this category:
  • None

    If this check box is selected, neutral file is not generated for an iPart, even if the DWF and/or PDF check box(es) are selected.

  • DWF

    If this check box is selected, neutral files are generated for an iPart in the DWF format only.

  • PDF

    If this check box is selected, neutral files are generated for an iPart in the PDF format only.

  • Generate for All Instances

    If this check box is selected, neutral files are generated for all the iPart instances of a part.

Note: You must save the part, assembly, or drawing neutral files either in DWF or PDF format. DWF is the "Design Web Format". This is an open, secure file format developed by Autodesk Inventor for the efficient distribution and communication of rich design data to anyone who needs to view, review, or print design files.

To generate PDF files, the following extra setup steps must be performed as explained below:

  1. Install Post script Printer Driver.

    You can download this from: http://www.adobe.com.

  2. Install Ghost Script that will have the utility to covert Post Script file to Portable Document Format (PDF) .AFPL version 8.xx of the Ghost script application.

    You can download this from: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/index.htm.

  3. Add the <Ghost Script installation Path>\bin and <Ghost Script installation Path>\lib to the system environment variable “PATH”.

    e.g., D:\Progra~1\gs\gs8.51\lib; D:\Progra~1\gs\gs8.51\bin;

  4. Set PLM_INV_PS_PRN_NAME environment variable to full name of postscript printer name. We can find this name under Control Panel\Printers and Faxes.

    Set PLM_INV_PS_PRN_NAME = <PostScript Printer>

  5. Set PLM_INV_PS2PDF_UTILITY environment variable to the ps2pdf.bat utility path.

    Set PLM_INV_PS2PDF_UTILITY = c:\gs\gs8.00\lib\ps2pdf.bat

    Note: Ensure that there are no white-space in the installation path mentioned above.