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Batch Publish

Generate PDF, DWG, DXF and STEP for your entire assembly in a single run.

Location in Inventor: Thundercad tab → Publish panel (Assembly)
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What this tool does

Batch Publish is Thundercad's most powerful export tool. From a top-level assembly you generate, in a single run, all production documents, PDF, DWG, DXF and STEP, for the parts and drawings you select.

The resulting file structure and naming are fully configurable: a separate folder per type, a separate subfolder per run, and optionally a suffix, revision or date in the file name.

How to use it
  1. Open the top-level assembly you want to publish.
  2. Click Batch Publish. The dialog opens with a tree of all documents found.
  3. Check documents on/off. Use the filters (all drawings, modified only, by folder, by iProperty).
  4. Select the desired output formats: PDF, DWG, DXF, STEP.
  5. Click Publish. The progress bar shows what happens for each file.
  6. When finished, you can jump straight to the output with Export Folder.

Settings

Export folder

Where Batch Publish writes its output.

Target folder
The folder where all PDF, DWG, STEP and DXF end up. Set via Browse….
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Export next to each source document
Ignores the target folder and places the export next to each source file. Handy when your project tree is the canonical location.
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Folder structure

How the exports are organized within the target folder.

Create a subfolder for each export run
Each run gets its own subfolder. Earlier exports remain intact.
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Delete previous content before exporting
WARNING: empties the target folder before each run. Use with caution.
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Folder per file type (PDF / DWG / STEP …)
Sorts each format into its own subfolder (PDF, DWG, STEP, DXF).
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Subfolder naming

Naming of the per-run subfolder.

Assembly name
The subfolder takes the name of the top-level assembly.
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Assembly name + date
E.g. MyAssembly_2026-05-27. Combines readability with chronology.
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Date only
Date only, for chronological archives.
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PDF options

PDF-specific settings.

Disable line weights in PDF
Line weights off for uniform black-and-white PDFs.
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File-name format

Build the file names with a suffix, revision and/or date.

Use suffix
Adds a free-form suffix to the file name.
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Suffix value
The text used as the suffix (e.g. -PROD).
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Add revision
Adds the revision iProperty to the file name.
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Revision fallback
Text used when the revision iProperty is empty (e.g. A).
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Add date
Adds the current date to the file name.
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Date format
Layout of the date (e.g. yyyy-MM-dd).
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Preview
Live preview of how the name will look.
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Tips
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Working with Vault? Batch Publish detects it automatically once you're logged in to Vault.
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Only enable "Delete previous content" if you want to fully rewrite the target folder, otherwise combine it with "Create subfolder per run".
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Use the Preview under File-name to validate your naming convention before you publish.

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