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PDF Setup


By applying a Jobs Select Automation to PDF, the PDF Setup option can then be accessed and configured.

Minute Creator PDF Setup

Click the green Add button to expand the PDF Setup options.

Update Pdf State First Toggle

Sets the state of the published PDF first, before next applying further PDF Setup options.

Attach Pdf To Cad File Toggle

The Published PDF File will also be attached to the CAD file.

Attach PDF To CAD File

Note

The Attach PDF to CAD File option is a Vault level attachment, and not a drawing level reference / attachment (XREF).

Skip Process if PDF Exists Toggle

The Job will be ignored by the Job Processor and terminate without error.

Note

Skipped Jobs will still log as COMPLETE within Minute Insights Job History.

INFO

Skip Process if PDF Exists matches the target Job files name against a potentially existing PDF with the same name. The Override Pdf Naming Format setting is not taken into account during this check.

Add Pdf To Vault Toggle

The published PDF File will be added to the Vault.

TIP

Use the Attach PDF To CAD File option to attach the PDF document to the CAD file within Vault.

TIP

Use the Override PDF Naming Format option to rename the published PDF Document within Vault.

Match Pdf Props to CAD Toggle

The published PDF Vault Properties will match the Jobs target CAD file.

Match Pdf State to CAD Toggle

The published PDF Vault Lifecycle and Lifecycle State will match the Jobs target CAD file.

Set PDF State to match CAD file

Match Pdf Rev to CAD Toggle

The Revision Number of the published PDF will match the Jobs target CAD file.

Set PDF Revision to match CAD file

Override Pdf Lifecycle Vault Lifecycle

Specify the Lifecycle of the published PDF document.

Override PDF Lifecycle

Override Pdf Lifecycle State Vault Lifecycle State

Specify the Lifecycle State of the published PDF document.

Override PDF Lifecycle and State

Note

Double check that the specified Vault Lifecycle state exists within the assigned Vault Lifecycle during configuration.

Override Pdf Naming Format Pick List Concatenation

Specify the file name (include the .pdf extension) for the resulting Published PDF file.

Note

The Skip Process if PDF Exists name check acts on the name of the Jobs target DWG file, and if enabled will match against the name of a PDF file with the original name, and not the name specified in Override Pdf Naming Format, resulting in a new version of the PDF file with the name override.

Pdf Publishers

  • AutoCAD
  • Inventor
  • Excel Enterprise 🔒
  • Word Enterprise 🔒
  • MicroStation Enterprise 🔒

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