Ride Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I might be missing something really simple. Is it possible to publish or batch export design layers? Specifically, I regularly need to export many design layers to DXF for import into CNC software. I would be nice to be able to do this in a batch style, rather than exporting individually. Is it possible? Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Does Publish do Design Layers? I thought it was only Sheet Layers and Saved Views. Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Yes, I only see sheet layers and saved views. I don't have an option to export a design layer.... FWIW - I'm using VW2016 Architect. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just create a Saved View of your Design Layer and Publish 1 Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 That won't work. It would lose all the geometry and layer information needed to import into the CNC software..... Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 No it wouldn't. A saved view is just a "script" that turns a certain set of layers and classes (and other view items) on. Publish just uses that as a shortcut to the settings your want. Try it. Set up a Design Layer the way you would to Export and Save view. Switch somewhere else (sheet layer) and then use the Saved View to come back. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Brilliant! I stand corrected, thanks Pat and BCD. Thanks for all the help. It took a bunch of tries because it's very finicky - you can't create a new folder for the exported files during publish, it just crashes. So as long as you create the folder first then it works perfectly.... Thanks!! Quote Link to comment
John Meunier Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Wondering if any one has a script to automatically create a saved view for each design layer? I have 500+ design layers I need to publish as a PDF, in lue of making a sheet layer w/ viewport for each or a manual save view. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I don't ahve a script but a workflow that will speed it up for you: Create one giant Sheet Layer made up of 20x25 pages and place a single VP in A1 Duplicate Array to fil each page on the Sheet with the same VP Then in the Organization Palette>Visibility target a different DL in each SLVP Then Export the compendium SL to PDF. 1 Quote Link to comment
John Meunier Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Thx for the suggestion @bcd Unfortunately this isn't the best solution, but a good workaround. We will give it a go. Maybe someone somewhere has a script to batch export design layers? 🙂 Quote Link to comment
Landartma Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 There is a training in the University about batch publishing that might help. Batch Publishing Quote Link to comment
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