Hi All

The way our EPDM is set up, when you do a state change (like from WIP to "Released") it automatically generates a PDF using the Convert SolidWorks Task Addin.

However, doing this opens a new instance of SolidWorks (using another license) - even if there is already an instance of SolidWorks running on that PC.

This is unacceptable because:

1.  It ties up another license.  We don't have any "extra" licenses - all users are using them almost all the time.

2.  If there is no license available, it will not generate the PDF.  Until possibly hours later when a license becomes available, interrupting the workflow.

3.  Buying an extra seat of SolidWorks just to generate PDFs is not an effective solution.

Question:

How can we automatically generate PDF of SolidWorks drawings upon state changes, without consuming an extra SolidWorks license?