CAD tip # 9477:

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Saving a DWG copy of an IDW drawing named by revision number.

With the following iLogic macro you can save a copy of your Inventor IDW drawing to a DWG-format file named by the current revision number as set in iProperties - e.g. MyPart-A.dwg:

altName = "-" & iProperties.Value("Project","Revision Number") & ".dwg"  
ThisDoc.Document.SaveAs(ThisDoc.PathAndFileName(False) & altName,True)  
MessageBox.Show(ThisDoc.FileName(False) & altName & " saved!!" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & ThisDoc.Path , "Save As")

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3.10.2013 10926×

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See also:
Tip 14527:	Search/Replace texts in Inventor drawings - iLogic.
Tip 14489:	Multiline header of a parts list in an Inventor drawing.
Tip 14359:	Automatic macro execution when opening a CAD file (AutoCAD, Inventor, Max, PowerMill)
Tip 14274:	How to unify part thumbnails in Inventor BOMs? (white background)
Tip 14200:	How can I use multiple title blocks in an Inventor drawing?

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