Pdf-Export on CadShift Bloghttps://cadshift.com/blog/tags/pdf-export/Recent content in Pdf-Export on CadShift BlogHugoen-auWed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Automate SolidWorks Drawing Generation — Batch Layouts, Title Block Fill, and BOM Exporthttps://cadshift.com/blog/automate-solidworks-drawing-generation/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cadshift.com/blog/automate-solidworks-drawing-generation/Generate SolidWorks drawings automatically: create drawing files from a part list, populate title block annotations from custom properties, insert and export BOMs, save to PDF. Complete VBA and C# API workflows covering IModelDocExtension, ISheet, ITableAnnotation, and SaveAs3.Why SOLIDWORKS BOM Cells Turn Blue When Edited (And How to Fix It in PDF Exports)https://cadshift.com/blog/solidworks-bom-edited-cells-blue-pdf-export/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cadshift.com/blog/solidworks-bom-edited-cells-blue-pdf-export/SOLIDWORKS BOM cells turn blue when manually edited — this marks them as overrides no longer linked to model properties. Here's why it happens and how to suppress the blue in PDF exports.Save As PDF vs Print to PDF in SolidWorks — Why They Produce Different Files and Which to Usehttps://cadshift.com/blog/solidworks-save-as-pdf-vs-print-to-pdf/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cadshift.com/blog/solidworks-save-as-pdf-vs-print-to-pdf/Save As PDF in SolidWorks exports the entire model space including off-sheet annotations. Print to PDF clips to the visible sheet. The difference matters for automated workflows, PDM tasks, image quality, and anything you send to a supplier.