To Print with Task Scheduler

Prints Inventor drawing (.idw), part (.ipt), assembly (.iam - not available in Inventor LT), and presentation (.ipn - not available in Inventor LT) files.

To use a Print Files task for scheduling, select the options Print to file, and Schedule in a multi-sheet plot operation.

Use the Print Files task manager to print Inventor drawing (.idw, .dwg), part (.ipt), assembly (.iam - not available in Inventor LT), presentation (.ipn - ot available in Inventor LT), and .xml saved from MS Plot files.

Note: To print multi-sheet drawings, on the Start menu click Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Autodesk Multi-Sheet Plot. On the Print page, you can schedule the operation if you print to a file. The Print Files dialog box in Task Scheduler is used for scheduling only. Files of type .xml are saved out of Multi-Sheet Plot only.

1. In the Inventor Task Scheduler window, click Print Files .

   The information in the task list switches to show any print files tasks that you saved previously.

2. In the Inventor Task Scheduler window, right-click, and select Create Task Print Files.
3. In the Print Files dialog box, Task pane, specify a project, if applicable (not available in Inventor LT). Select one of these options:
   • Add Folder. Specifies a folder to include in the task. Your selection includes the folder’s Inventor files and their dependencies. If you choose Add Folder, you have two further options: include subfolders (click in the Recursive column) and specify file types to include (click in the File Name column).
   • Add Files. Specifies individual files.
4. In the Task Properties box, enter a task name and a time-out threshold.
5. Specify a schedule, or select Immediately.
6. Select an entry in the list, and click Options.
7. Do any of the following:
   • In the Printer Settings dialog, select AutoFit if you want the print output to inherit the printer settings from the drawing. Multiple drawings inherit the printer settings from the first drawing. Alternatively, set the options to apply to all files in the task.
   • Select All Colors as Black to print in black and white. (Embedded images and shaded views are still printed in color.)
   • Select Model 1:1 to set the sheet and paper to the same scale. If the paper is smaller than the specified sheet size, a portion of the sheet does not print. Select if a drawing can be tiled for printing on multiple pages.
   • Select Current Window to scale the entire drawing to fit the size of the paper.

     Options are not available if you use the .xml file saved from Multi-Sheet Plot.

   Click OK.

   Note: To reuse the options you set for future print jobs, such as Best Fit for drawing size, save the options. Alternatively, set and save these options in a template.
8. In the Print Files dialog box, click OK.

Note: Task Scheduler uses the Print Files dialog box for scheduling only. Only Multi-Sheet Plot saves .xml files.