Changing PDF defaults in Model Manager

[nan battaglia]

When you save a drawing into Model Manager you can also save a PDF file. My questions is: Can the PDF defaults be changed? The lineweights are too heavy. I would like to decrease the lineweight on the PDF's created in Model Manager. Can this be done?
Thanks

[tom kirkman]

Nan

The PDF created will have the same defaults as the previouse plot created. What I did was created a new command "save 2d with pdf" and record the command sequence as follows. I also turn the grid off to create a cleaner thumbnail.

1. I started a plot with a printer that had lineweights predefined.
2. I canceled the print
3. I then saved.
4. I stopped recording and saved the command.

The command is copied below for reference.

("MM 2D Save"
:title "2D Save with PDF Settings"
:action "am_plot_ex :browse
':GET_FROM_TABLE
':ON
':PLOT_LABEL
'\"Print Drawing - Rear\"
':PLOTTER_TYPE
':MSWINDOW_GDI_PRINTER
':PLOTTER_NAME
'\"\\\\\\\\OINTS069\\\\md1_hp4\"
':PROPERTIES
'(:TYPE :MSWINDOW_GDI_PRINTER :VALUE NIL)
':TO_FILE
':NO
':DESTINATION
'\"\"
':PAPER_FORMAT
'\"11x17\"
':COPIES
'1
':ORIENTATION
':LANDSCAPE
':POSITION
':CENTER
':OFFSETX
'0.0
':OFFSETY
'0.0
':ROTATE
'0.0
':OUTPUT
':DRAWING
':SCALE_FACTOR
'1
':SCALE_FIT
':CONTENTS
':ALL
':PEN_COMMENT2
'\"Black and White Print\"
':PEN_TRUE_COLOR
':OFF
':PEN_TRANSF_LIST
'((:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :ALL :COLOR1
0.0,0.0,0.0 :COLOR2
1.0,1.0,1.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE :OFF :PEN_NUMBER 0)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.050000000000000003,0.050000000000000003,0.050000000000000003
:COLOR2
0.69803921568627447,0.69803921568627447,0.69803921568627447
:PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0 :NEW_LINETYPE
:SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.01 :PEN_NUMBER 1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.5,0.0,0.0 :COLOR2
1.0,0.5,0.5 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.11 :PEN_NUMBER 1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.0,0.5,0.0 :COLOR2
0.5,1.0,0.5 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.14000000000000001 :PEN_NUMBER
1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.5,0.5,0.0 :COLOR2
1.0,1.0,0.5 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.080000000000000002 :PEN_NUMBER
1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.0,0.0,0.90000000000000002 :COLOR2
0.0,0.0,0.5 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.059999999999999998 :PEN_NUMBER
1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.5,0.0,0.5 :COLOR2
1.0,0.5,1.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.059999999999999998 :PEN_NUMBER
1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.0,0.5,0.5 :COLOR2
0.5,1.0,1.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.059999999999999998 :PEN_NUMBER
1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :SINGLE :COLOR1
0.0,0.0,0.0 :COLOR2
0.0,0.0,0.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE :OFF :PEN_NUMBER 0)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :SINGLE :COLOR1
1.0,1.0,1.0 :COLOR2
1.0,1.0,1.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE :OFF :PEN_NUMBER 0)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :BAND :COLOR1
0.90000000000000002,0.90000000000000002,0.90000000000000002
:COLOR2
1.0,1.0,1.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE 0.059999999999999998 :PEN_NUMBER
1)
(:OLD_LINETYPE :ALL :COLOR_DEF :SINGLE :COLOR1
0.0,0.0,1.0 :COLOR2
0.0,0.0,1.0 :PENSIZE_DEF :ALL :PENSIZE1 0 :PENSIZE2 100000.0
:NEW_LINETYPE :SAME :NEW_PENSIZE :OFF :PEN_NUMBER 0))
':PATTERNLENGTH
'(:DASHED 2 :LONG_DASHED 3.5 :DOT_CENTER 7.5 :DASH_CENTER 7.5
:CENTER_DASH_DASH 7.5 :PHANTOM 7.5 :DOTTED 5)
':GET_FROM_TABLE
':OFF
:close set_pers_context \"AM-GRID-CONTEXT\" am_grid :use :off complete
set_pers_context \"Toolbar-relative\" ndm_am_store complete"
:description "Turns of grid and saves a part/assembly to the database"
:image "SolidDesigner/ModelManager/save"
:ui-behavior :RELATIVE)