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Contents
Introduction 1
Installation ................................................................................................................................. 1
No license available..................................................................................................... 2
Checking / inserting the serial number ........................................................................ 2
Glossary of Terms 11
Index 13
Installation
The SEE Electrical PDF Converter is part of the normal installation of SEE Electrical. You can check the presence of the
functionality by opening the command line in SEE Electrical; the commands will be visible when they are installed.
There are two SEE Electrical PDF Converter commands available
The SEE Electrical PDF Converter is an additional module, which means that is bounded to the serial number of your
license.
No license available
When you start the PDF commands Drawing2pdf or Workspace2pdf but you have no license file installed the
following dialog will appear:
9.
7.
8. Insert your serial number (8 digits, this number was assigned to your software license as you bought the SEE
Electrical software). When you have used the internet license system and/or the LiveUpdate before this serial
number is already inserted.
You are ready now to use the SEE Electrical PDF Generator
Functionality
The SEE Electrical PDF Converter makes it possible to export a single page, a selection of pages or a complete project
(except other documents) into the Adobe PDF format. It is possible to create the PDF file automatically when storing
the project.
As additional functionality the system is capable of generating a new Components section the PDF and sorts the
contents according the parameters set.
The SEE Electrical PDF Converter can be activated over the command line.
4.
5. Now the PDF file. This will take some time, especially when there are many elements on the
page.
6. You can open the PDF with an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader
Note: The generated PDF file is an external file, and not part of the
workspace
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Exporting a workspace
When the SEE Electrical Diagram module is at least level Standard you can use the function (=)/ location (+)
functionality.
This means that the PDF output can be sorted according several parameters
7. Open a workspace.
8. Start the SEE Electrical PDF Converter by activating command Workspace2pdf
9. Make your selection:
10.
11. Now the PDF file. This will take some time, especially when there are many elements on the
page.
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12.
13. The result will be similar to this:
14.
Components
The SEE Electrical PDF Converter creates a new section in the PDF file, called Components. This section provides a
smart way of navigating within the generated PDF file. With this function it is easy to find and locate a component in the
PDF file. It uses the capabilities of the Adobe Reader.
Setting
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Setting
Setting
Setting
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Setting
Automatic functionality
The SEE Electrical PDF Converter can generate PDF files, initiated by an event.
The possible events are the Save workspace or Close workspace actions. This function is especially useful when the
projects must be available on a companys intra- or ultra net. The function ensures that always the latest PDF
representation of the project is used.
The location of the generated files can be set and stored.
PDF Structure
The generated PDF file has the same structure as the SEE Electrical workspace. The contents can be made visible by
clicking on the contents table.
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Hyperlinks
All hyperlinks (references) are clickable, they can be used to jump to the destination of the references. This
functionality is identical to the follow references functionality in the advanced module.
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Glossary of Terms
Dongle
A dongle (pronounced DONG-uhl) is a mechanism for ensuring that only authorized users can copy or use specific
software applications, especially very expensive programs. Common mechanisms include a hardware key that plugs into
a parallel or serial port on a computer and that a software application accesses for verification before continuing to run.
SEE Electrical uses Hasp4 dongles
Event
Something that takes place; an occurrence.
PDF
Invented by Adobe Systems and perfected over 15 years, Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) lets you capture and
view robust informationfrom any application, on any computer systemand share it with anyone around the world
Serial number
Serial license number. Every license has a number, it is used for identification.
Index
C
Components 7
D
Drawing2pdf 5
E
events 9
Exporting a single page 5
Exporting a workspace 6
F
Functionality 5
I
Installation 1
N
No license available 2
P
PDF Structure 9
S
SEE Electrical PDF Converter commands 1
serial number 3
T
two SEE Electrical PDF Converter commands 1