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msanchez@specse...

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Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Apr 21, 2009 10:41 PM
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Is this possible and if so what is required? We have thousands of DWF's which we auto-generate as part of our doc management system. It would be nice to NOT have to re-print existing files to DWF multi-sheet just for this purpose. It would be more efficient to just take copies of selected DWF's and merge them into a new multi-sheet.

I am guessing that the DWF Toolkit can be used for this purpose, but our core programming competencies are VB.NET/C#. I would think that something so simple has already been built by a C++ pro, and is available for purchase (or freeware)?

Any help is appreciated!

Sancho
SimulationEngin...

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Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 1:25 AM   in response to: msanchez@specse... in response to: msanchez@specse...
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Thank you for your feedback.



Autodesk Design Review (ADR) can help you to merge existing DWF files into a new multi-sheet DWF file.



You can download ADR for free from: http://www.autodesk.com/designreview-download.



Once installed, ADR provides two convenient ways to accomplish what you want to do.



One method is to use ADR directly by following these steps :



1. Open ADR with or without loading a DWF file.



2. Drag the DWF files needed to be merged into the thumbnail pallet.



3. Save the new file as a new DWF file.



Thus, multiple DWF files are merged together to be one new DWF file.



Alternatively, use a new Windows Explorer shell extension which is available on DWF files after installing ADR. Please follow these steps:



1. Select the DWF files in Windows Explorer and then right click the mouse inside the selected files.



2. Click on "Merge". Then you can enter the name for a new DWF file in the pop-up dialogue box.



3. All the selected DWF files will be merged together to be one new DWF file.



Please let me know if you need further assistance.

msanchez@specse...

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Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 3:03 PM   in response to: SimulationEngin... in response to: SimulationEngin...
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Thank you. I did not know that.
mbair

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Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 6:05 PM   in response to: msanchez@specse... in response to: msanchez@specse...
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I think the original question is still worth answering...

Is it possible to merge single DWFs into a multi-sheet DWF via the Design Review API? If so, does anyone know of any examples (C# or VB.NET)
Scott Sheppard ...
Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Oct 25, 2009 2:08 PM   in response to: mbair in response to: mbair
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It is not possible with the Design Review API. It is possible using C++ and
the DWF Toolkit.

wrote in message news:6277385@discussion.autodesk.com...
I think the original question is still worth answering...

Is it possible to merge single DWFs into a multi-sheet DWF via the Design
Review API? If so, does anyone know of any examples (C# or VB.NET)
lelandleahy4987

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Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Oct 28, 2009 5:54 PM   in response to: Scott Sheppard ... in response to: Scott Sheppard ...
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I would like to know how to do this also. Under the right-click options there is a merge command that refers to the DWFShellExtension.dll. How can i mimic this through a command line option?
Bobby C. Jones
Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Oct 28, 2009 9:12 PM   in response to: lelandleahy4987 in response to: lelandleahy4987
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Download the Toolkit and build the Aggregate sample. Via the command line
feed it an output filename and a list of DWF files to merge.
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wrote in message news:6279815@discussion.autodesk.com...
I would like to know how to do this also. Under the right-click options
there is a merge command that refers to the DWFShellExtension.dll. How can i
mimic this through a command line option?
mbair

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Re: Merge single DWFs into Multi-sheet via API
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 1:20 PM   in response to: Bobby C. Jones in response to: Bobby C. Jones
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Good suggestion, Bobby. The Aggregate sample does the trick...