This form defines :

  • Location of PDF documents

The name and location of the PDF documents in the PDM vault must be specified. PDM variables and system functions can be used to define this information.

PDM Gateway will generate and/or export PDF documents to this location with the name defined in this parameter.

PDF name and location will allow you to create and search for PDFs in the document vault.


  • Exporting information related to PDF documents

If enabled, PDM Gateway searches for 3D PDF documents in the location specified above and fills in the information below in the Article and BOM files.

    • The location and name of the PDF file(s)
    • The data card information of the plan documents associated with the PDF exported

Information can be found in the export file 


Please note that this option is only valid for the XML format.


  • How to create these PDF files

When activated, PDM Gateway generates 3D documents in PDF format and saves them in the location specified above.

Several generation options are possible:

    • Save as 3D PDF: This feature allows you to save the 3D model as a 3D PDF.
    • Overwrite the previous version:        

If the option is active, PDM Gateway does not provide PDF document history. The PDF file will be deleted before regeneration.

If on the contrary the option is not active, the PDF document will be historized with the addition of a PDM version for each generation of the PDF document.

    • Create only PDFs of Header Assembly and Parent-Free Parts


  • Copying PDF files out of the PDM vault

If a path is specified in this setting, PDM Gateway copies PDF documents to the specified location for distribution to an ERP or other information system.

The export location in the XML files will then be the export location and not the location in the document vault.