You can generate an isometric drawing from the command line using the following syntax:
<path>Intergraph Smart Isometrics.exe <full path location and filename of POD file> -generate <name of drawing style>
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Open the Command Prompt window.
To display the Command Prompt window, click the Start button, and then type the command in the Search box. Select Command Prompt in the search results listing.
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Type the required command line parameters. For example, type:
"C:\Program Files\IntergraphSmart\Isometrics\Intergraph Smart Isometrics.exe" C:\SampleIsoDir\SPIsometricsProject\Pipes\Isometric1.POD -generate check
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Press ENTER.
After the drawing generation process completes successfully, Smart Isometrics opens.
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To view the isometric drawing, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the appropriate folder location, and then double-click the isometric drawing filename.
The software opens your default 2D CAD system software and displays the drawing. As with the isometric drawings that you generate using the Generate Drawings command within the software, you can use SmartSketch Viewer as your default drawing viewer tool. For more information about using SmartSketch Viewer to view isometric drawings, see View an isometric drawing.
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To view the drawing message file, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the appropriate folder location, and then double-click the drawing message filename.
The software opens your default text editor and displays the message file.
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The software automatically saves the isometric drawing in the Drawings folder and the message file in the Messages folder that corresponds to the isometric style that you specified in the command line parameters. For example, if you specified the Check drawing style, the software saves the isometric drawing in the C:\SampleIsoDir\SPIsometrics\Check\Drawings folder and the the message file in the C:\SampleIsoDir\SPIsometricsProject\Check\Messages folder.
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To generate an isometric drawing without opening the software, use the -silent parameter as shown in the following example:
"C:\Program Files\IntergraphSmart\Isometrics\Intergraph Smart Isometrics.exe" C:\SampleIsoDir\SPIsometricsProject\Pipes\Isometric1.POD -silent -generate check