Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

[fmr110]

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to print my entire drawing to tiff files. It is very time consuming to re-create these files every time. I have tried Print CGM and Print Workbench to no avail.

On a separate note, is there a way to save print profile settings such as page width in a profile? I-deas doesn't seem to keep my settings even when I save to a profile.

Thanks

-F

 

[fmr110]

Figured it out. Syntax is just a little annoying. It seems that file paths in Print Workbench must be stored in variables.

 

[WH74]

my suggestion would be to forget the sdi plotting and use mplot from mquest. I wrote a script to convert all sheets of a drawing to tiff image but it does not join them into one file, each sheet is seperate. If u purchase mplot it will make a multi sheet tiff, i current use pdf files and use ghostscript to convert a postscript file into a pdf.

to create the tiff i would export each sheet to a cgm file them use a msplot script to convert the cgm to a tiff and then repeat for each sheet.

if i can find the script i will try to post it.

 

[WH74]

see attached for program file

you may need to change a few things in it and set the default printer to tiff, and change the printing defaults for it to work perfectly

 

[SDETERS]

Do you have to have MPlot from Mquest to run your script file?

 

[WH74]

no the script uses msplot which is in the ideas install, it might be an option on the install. I don't recall off the top of my head. The M-Plot is a superior printing solution to what is bundles with i-deas.