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Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

(OP)
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

RE: Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

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

RE: Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

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.

RE: Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

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

RE: Multi Sheet Print to Tiff macro/program

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.

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