SOLIDWORKS PDM: Save Converted PDFs Outside the Vault (Working 2026 Method)
The forum question comes up regularly: how do I get the PDM Convert Task to save PDFs outside the vault? The answers in search results reference SOLIDWORKS PDM 2016-2019 behavior. The mechanism has not fundamentally changed, but two things shifted enough to break older walkthroughs: the Advanced Scripting variable names differ by version, and the Task Host security model tightened in PDM 2021. This post covers the working approach for both PDM Standard and Professional. ...