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Does Solidworks have a printing/Converting utility that does not require a solidworks license? I use Task Scheduler for this type of thing but if I'm not mistaken it requires a SW license. We have multiple people throughout our company that would benefit from a tool that could "Convert to DXF" or "Print as PDF" etc.

Is there something I'm missing in PDM possibly?

Thank You

I had set something like this up in PDM at my previous job.
The QA signoff was last in the ECO process in our ECO workflow. However, he had no access to Solidworks.

A task was added from the Administration program to publish a PDF after his signature.
The Execution Method was set to a specific computer with SWX access, all other computers were removed from the Execution Method.

I've been away from it for a while and I'm a bit fuzzy on the details but that's how I solved a similar issue.
I'd imagine publishing a DXF would be similar.

Hope this helps,

Ray

PDM Tasks also consume a license during file conversion. It essentially automates the opening of SW, open the file, save-as new format, close. These can be tasked to run on specific machines regardless of which user triggers the action.

I'm not sure there is a way to get around the need for a license to perform file conversion.

Couldn't those people just have e-drawings and print from there?

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