Overview

CADSharp is partnering with EhCanadian and is pleased to present one their flagship products, “Convert DWG Task”. Formerly called, “Convert With DraftSight”, Convert DWG Task is a SOLIDWORKS PDM task add-in that converts DWG files to PDF and DXF. This program comes with its own built-in PDF generator but also supports DraftSight and AutoCAD scripting.

SOLIDWORKS includes a DWG to PDF add-in using DraftSight but its functionality is quite limited compared to Convert DWG Task, as you can see in the table below.

Features Comparison DRAFTSIGHT OUR ADDIN
Output file in or out of vault type [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Variables in the filename [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Secondary ouput paths [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Secondary output paths can be relative [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Duplicate file handling [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Create reference from the destination file [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Custom menu command [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Use DraftSight for conversion [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Use AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT for conversion [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Includes built-in PDF generator [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
VB.NET scripting [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
C# scripting [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Page setup by default, layout, block, file name, etc [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Export all or specific sheets [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Export sheets based on file name or sheet name [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Export sheets to one or seperate PDFs [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Ignore model layout when exporting all [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Combine all PDFs from the task into one file [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Full API for scripting [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Watermark PDF on export with image or text [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Apply password protection to PDFs [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Separate email notifications with PDF attachments [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Email notification supports SSL [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]
Full logging [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/no.png[/image_bl] [image_bl align=”center”]https://www.cadsharp.com/images/yes.png[/image_bl]

 

Requirements
  • SolidWorks EPDM/PDM Professional.
  • DraftSight or AutoCAD must be installed on the computer running the task if you’re using scripting.
  • .NET 4.5 is required, so as of version 201, this add-in will not run on EPDM 2013 and earlier.
Pricing

999 USD sign-up fee, followed by 150 USD per year

Please visit EhCanadian for more details.

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