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VWPrintPDF 13.5
DOWNLOAD: 2008-07-01 VWPrintPDF 13.54.dmg
REQUIRMENTS:
INSTALLATION:
Run "Install-Remove pdfTEMP Workflow" applescript to install/remove "pdfTEMP" workflow from "PDF Services" Folder.
"pdfTEMP" Workflow Plugin is copied to Your Home Folder/Library/PDF Services.
"pdfTEMP" then appears in "PDF" menu of Print Window and is used to pdf each VW page.
Script also checks GUI scripting in ApplesScript Utility and prompts you to enable it if is is not checked.
("Remove" function simply moves "pdfTEMP" workflow from "PDF Services" Folder)
USAGE:
VWPrintPDF 13.5
Automator Application & Workflow to Print or PDF Multiple VectorWorks PDFs.
Example: Opening Dialog
2008-06-29: Leopard & VectorWorks 2008 compatible.
Uses Mac OS X Leopard resources (no other applications necessary).
Example: Opening Dialog
2008-06-29: Leopard & VectorWorks 2008 compatible.
Uses Mac OS X Leopard resources (no other applications necessary).
Automator script used as main script wrapper (Prints, Pdfs multiple pages, Combines & Opens PDF).
PDF workflow (Automatically selected by VWPrintPDF Application) used to create and distill PDFs.
Info: The quality of PDFs created by Mac OS X has increased.
Looks like they finally use "round" pen. So no more thickened diagonal lines.
Its also possible to use custom Quartz filters to get a balance of file size and image quality.
PDF workflow (Automatically selected by VWPrintPDF Application) used to create and distill PDFs.
Info: The quality of PDFs created by Mac OS X has increased.
Looks like they finally use "round" pen. So no more thickened diagonal lines.
Its also possible to use custom Quartz filters to get a balance of file size and image quality.
DOWNLOAD: 2008-07-01 VWPrintPDF 13.54.dmg
REQUIRMENTS:
Mac OS X 10.5+
VectorWorks 2008 (untested with earlier versions)
GUI Scripting must be enabled in "Applescript Utility" window.
COMPONENTS:VectorWorks 2008 (untested with earlier versions)
GUI Scripting must be enabled in "Applescript Utility" window.
INSTALLATION:
Run "Install-Remove pdfTEMP Workflow" applescript to install/remove "pdfTEMP" workflow from "PDF Services" Folder.
"pdfTEMP" Workflow Plugin is copied to Your Home Folder/Library/PDF Services.
"pdfTEMP" then appears in "PDF" menu of Print Window and is used to pdf each VW page.
Script also checks GUI scripting in ApplesScript Utility and prompts you to enable it if is is not checked.
("Remove" function simply moves "pdfTEMP" workflow from "PDF Services" Folder)
USAGE:
Open a VectorWorks file.
Run Automator Application "VWPrintPDF", Select Sheets, Layers, Views to Print or PDF.
Each page is printed or pdf-ed.
Let the script run your computer until all pages have printed.
Run Automator Application "VWPrintPDF", Select Sheets, Layers, Views to Print or PDF.
Each page is printed or pdf-ed.
Let the script run your computer until all pages have printed.
Clicking on the screen or changing focus may confuse & stall the script.
Force-Quit VWPrintPDF application if necessary.
PDF:Force-Quit VWPrintPDF application if necessary.
Each pdf is saved in folder "pdfTEMP" in your Desktop folder with the name of the sheet, saved view or layer.
IF "Multipage PDF" is checked:
ADVANCED TIPS: Controlling Image Quality and File Size in PDFs with Colorsync Filters.
IF "Multipage PDF" is checked:
the pdfs are combined and saved in file "zCombined.pdf" in "pdfTEMP"
and opened in "Preview".
and opened in "Preview".
ADVANCED TIPS: Controlling Image Quality and File Size in PDFs with Colorsync Filters.