1.9.2. Batchconvert.exe

1.9. More administrative setting options 1.9.2. Batchconvert.exe
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With this program you can convert 3D files and create preview images in batch mode.

You can use "Scheduled tasks" in Windows. (Hereto no GUI is needed; ActiveX is possible!)

(When you call up batchconvert.exe without parameter or with '--help' or with '-?', then the help with all possible parameters is displayed.

The file batchconvert.exe is found under:

C:\Program Files (x86)\cadenas\partsolutions\software\bin\x86\32\batchconvert.exe"

Call up happens in the following form:

batchconvert sourceDirName
                [--targetdir targetDirName]
                [--logfile logFileName]
                [--errorfile errorFileName]
                [--inputformats format1 format2 format3 ...]
                [--outputformats format3d formatImage]
                [--recursive]
                [--meshreduction]
                [--debug]
                [--imagewidth]
                [--imageheight]

	Note
sourceDirName As of version PSOL 9.04 there is an alternative possibility to declare the source directory: Now instead of a directory you can specify a text file. Each line in this file has to specify the absolute path to a file to be imported. For the rest nothing has changed at call up.

Note

sourceDirName

As of version PSOL 9.04 there is an alternative possibility to declare the source directory:

Now instead of a directory you can specify a text file. Each line in this file has to specify the absolute path to a file to be imported. For the rest nothing has changed at call up.

Exemplary initial situation:

C://abc/def/file1.prt
C://abc/ghj/file2.prt
C://xyz/stu/file3.prt

Detection of target path:

In order for the structure of source files to be mapped correctly at the target, the target path is detected as follows:

At first the directory with the deepest path with the characteristic that it contains all files from the list is determined .

Then this common path is replaced by the specified target path.

Focusing on the first two lines the deepest common path would be "../abc" and focusing on all three lines it would be "C://".

Supposed target path would be:

C://target

Then result would be:

C://target/abc/def/file1.stl
C://target/abc/ghj/file2.stl
C://target/xyz/stu/file3.stl

The common path may not be empty, especially all files have to be in the same drive or computer in the network.

Ergo the following is not possible:

C:/abc/file1.stl
D:/abc/file2.stl

\\10.10.0.75/dir1/file1.stl
\\10.10.0.159/dir1/file2.stl

Spelling: (Example)

Short version: -t
or
Long version: --targetdir

Description of the single parameters:

--(t)argetdir: Target directory for the converted files
--(l)ogfile: Log file, which contains a list of all converted files
The file contains the complete paths to all converted output files as \t separated CSV.
One line for each input file: col1=inputFilePath, col2=outputPathFormat1, col3=…)
--(e)rrorfile: Error file, which contains a list of all files where an error occurred.
The file contains the complete paths to the faulty input files.

--(i)nputformats: Input formats to scan for in the source directory

The following list exemplifies a selection of formats. Using the '--listformats' or '-l' you can output all formats in order to detect the correct names for the call up.

Parameter	Name	File extension
NATCATIAV5CATPRODUCT	Catia Native Checkin	CatProduct
META3DV2	PS3-V2 3D	ps3
NATINVENTORPART2011	Inventor 2011	ipt
NATINVENTORASM2011	Inventor 2011	iam
U3DFILE	U3D	U3D
SAT	SAT ascii 3D	sat
STEPIN	STEP file input	STEP
STPIN	STP file input	STP
IGS	IGS File input	IGS

--(o)utputformats: Output formats
for 3D files:

Parameter File extension
STLFILE stl
PARTJAVA zjv

for preview images:

Parameter File extension
BMP bmp
PNG png
JPEG jpg
TIFF tif
--(r)ecursive: The source directory is recursively scanned.
--(m)eshreduction: The geometric part complexity is reduced. Stating this parameter cannot damage anything and makes sure that the geometric index can be correctly created. But in any case a respective message is outputted in the log file.
--(d)ebug: An enhanced version is displayed in the command window.
--image(w)idth: Width of preview images
--image(h)eight: Hight of preview images
In order to avoid errors please state width and hight.
In order for the program to be prevented from converting ALL files again, the parameter --ignorenotmodified can be used.
```
--ignorenotmodified
```
Files which have not been modified are ignored at a new conversion.
Files which have been modified are converted again and preview images are generated.

Caution
In this mode --overwrite should be active, in order for preview images to be enabled to be overwritten.

If only --overwrite is active, existing files are always overwritten.
If neither --overwrite nor --ignorenotmodified is active, existing files are not overwritten.
```
--deleteinput
```
Deletes the original files.
```
--defaultpreview3d
```
Default file, if the conversion fails. The file must already have the target format.
```
--defaultpreview
```
Default preview image, if the preview image cannot be created. If already the conversion of the 3D file fails, this preview image is used - if set. Otherwise the preview image is created from the default 3D file. Also here the image must have the same format as the created preview images.

	Note
	Please regard upper and lower case.

Example 1:

batchconvert "C:\src" --targetdir "C:\target" --meshreduction --recursive 
--outputformats BMP PARTJAVA --inputformats STLFILE  --logfile C:\logfile.txt 
--errorfile c:\errorfile.txt

Example 2:

batchconvert "C:\src": -t "C:\target" -m -r -o BMP STL -i NATSOLIDEDGEPARTST2 
NATSOLIDEDGEASMST2 -l C:\logfile.txt -e c:\errorfile.txt

A detailed description of geometry import via GUI is found under Import von Geometrie-Dateien.

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Parameter	File extension
BMP	bmp
PNG	png
JPEG	jpg
TIFF	tif