Swift Prints allows you to create templates for common printer configurations that you can quickly access later for one click printing of Inventor drawings.
Current version: 2.1
Single User License: $4.99/USD
Required: Inventor 2013
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Chrisophe Saint
October 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This looks really efficient. If you want, I may help you to traduce it into french.
I’m Nomutt of mCADForums.
TJ Rambach
November 7, 2009 at 9:39 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Now available in English, French & Spanish languages.
Alberto
November 15, 2009 at 10:44 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Are you interested to translate it in Italian?
If so send me a message.
Said
November 24, 2009 at 9:53 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like your tool
If you are intrested in an advanced PLOTER/Printer + publishing functionalities please take a look at our website: http://www.easy-tools.no
Troy-
January 4, 2010 at 8:48 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
All this addin needs is be allowed to specify the quantity of the prints you want. For some of our drawings we need 4 or 5 copies, so hitting the print button 5 times gets a little tedious.
Good tool otherwise
Alberto
March 6, 2010 at 1:29 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi TJ,
can you confirm if the application is able to work also on 64 bit OS?
I’m trying it on Vista 64 + IV2010 (Italian) but it does not work.
I have the icon available but it does not work.
TJ Rambach
March 6, 2010 at 8:17 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This will work on x64 OS, XP on up. If you’re getting the icon to appear within Inventor it should work fine. What happens when you click the icon? Does anything appear?
Alberto
March 8, 2010 at 12:29 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi again,
nothing happen when I click the icon.
Nothing appear.
Regards
Alberto
TJ Rambach
March 9, 2010 at 7:51 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Check your application event log within Windows. Does anything appear named “Swift Prints”?
Alberto
March 10, 2010 at 1:58 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Nothing named swift prints
Alberto
March 10, 2010 at 2:37 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi again,
I did a double check on another PC (based on XP-32bit) but I got the same result.
Is it possible that could be related to the language (we use Italian)?
TJ Rambach
March 10, 2010 at 4:40 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The language could be an issue, but it may also be something running on your system (or not running). Also, do you have any other add-ins loaded?
I’ll try and post a debug version for you to try.
Alberto
March 11, 2010 at 1:33 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
hi again,
I did some other test at home and got different results:
at home I have windows 7 and both IV2010 Italian + IV2011 beta 3 English.
On both the application works fine.
So the Italian language should not the key.
I have just tryied know to disablw all the add-ins I have installed (like Assembly bonus tools, General tools and drawing tools) but it makes not difference.
I am available for any test you want to make and remember that I’m still available to make the translation in Italian if you are interested.
Kirk
April 26, 2010 at 4:30 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Downloaded and tried the Swift prints…. Great concept. It worked all the way up to the point to where the printer got the information. The printer complains and will not print it. It says “Paper Size and Type mismatched”. I have to manually select the paper size on the printer, then it prints it. I tried selecting several different sizes of paper and the all do this. Any clues? Thanks for your time.
TJ Rambach
April 26, 2010 at 5:07 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
What’s your computer config like? XP, Vista, Win7, x64, etc?
What kind of printer? Have you tried it with any other type printers? Is it a local printer or network?
Kirk
May 13, 2010 at 8:40 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This is on a Win7x64 system. The printer is a network printer. The printer model is a Ricoh MPC 4000. I have not tried it on a different printer here, but it did work on a Win7x64 systems with a local printer.
MAUREEN
May 27, 2010 at 9:00 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve downloaded the file and am not sure how to get th9is loaded into the add-ins so I can use it. can someone help me, I’ve never customized IV in any way. Thank in advance.
TJ Rambach
May 27, 2010 at 9:23 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Maureen: Depending on what version of Inventor you are using will determine where the add-in icon appears. For 2009 and older it will appear on your standard toolbar. For 2010 and 2011, it will appear under your add-ins menu.
It should look like a small printer labeled “Swift Prints”. Let me know how it works for you.
MAUREEN
May 27, 2010 at 9:39 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
TJ – I’m using IV 2010 XP -64bit, it doesn’t show up on my add-ins ribbon, and it is not shown in the manager tool either.
TJ Rambach
May 27, 2010 at 4:01 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve found Windows XP x64 can have some complexities in properly registering the add-in for Inventor to use. Make sure you have .NET 2.0 or greater installed.
If you want to try something, open a text editor and past this text into it:
@echo off
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /codebase SwiftPrints.dll
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /codebase Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.DLL
Save it as a .bat file into the Swift Prints program folder
C:\Program Files(x86)\Swift Prints\
Open a command window (Start>Run>CMD) and navigate to the Swift Prints folder and run the .bat file and see what the result it. (let me know if you follow all this)
TJ Rambach
May 27, 2010 at 4:02 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
PS: Don’t wrap the text shown above at “C:\WINDOWS”. There should be 3 lines of text total.
TJ Rambach
November 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
New version is now available (1.4). Adds the ability to set the quantity of copies when printing.
Dieter
February 16, 2011 at 2:45 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi, great tool but I miss a function for printing “fit to page” so I can print all my larger plans on a A4-format. Maybe in a future release . . .
Mark
February 18, 2011 at 5:13 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi TJ,
Is this app also available for WIN7-32Bit? (IV2010)
Thomas Rambach
February 18, 2011 at 2:13 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
It works for WinXP,Vista and Win7 32 or x64. Inventor 11 thru 2011. Have you tried installing it?
Mike
June 16, 2011 at 10:01 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
hi Thomas, I love you’re add-in but when I try to enter a configuration the Swift Prints window isn’t large enough. I can see all the way down to the Current Sheet and All Sheets radio buttons but can’t see anything below those. I’ve tried to go to the corner and and drag/expand the window but it doesn’t give me the option.
p.s. i’d attach a screen shot but i don’t see an option.
thanks in advance for any help,
Mike
Thomas Rambach
June 17, 2011 at 7:02 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi Mike. You can upload a screen shot here: http://cadtoolbox.com/image-upload/
What’s your PC setup like? Windows version, Screen resolution, etc.
Paul Munford
June 25, 2011 at 4:22 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hey Thomas,
Swiftprints seems to Install and work fine, but when I hit the button I get an ‘Object Reference was to set to an Instance of an object. Dialogue flash up… This doesn’t seem to stop Swift Prints working…
Windows 7 Inventor 2012 (Inventor 2010 & 2011 Installed on same machine)
Johan
June 27, 2011 at 1:23 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Then you need too translate too Swedish
i can fix
But English version ……is always use in sweden ….
so it’s works find
Good work…..
If Autodesk have one App-Store for Inventor you will be topp 3
Johan
Corlius Pretorius
June 27, 2011 at 3:13 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi
How do i launch swift print V2.0 in Inventor 2012?
Casey Skelton
June 27, 2011 at 6:42 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hello Thomas. I have downloaded and installed Swift Prints on a Windows 7, 64-bit machine running Inventor 2012. Swift Prints installed fine and is in the Add-ons but will not allow me to right-click on the chevron button to add a printer configuration and in the pull-down there are no printer configurations.
thomas.rambach
June 27, 2011 at 9:19 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I did find that error to be a bug, working on a fix soon. I’ll post a tutorial for the rest of you.
thomas.rambach
June 27, 2011 at 9:05 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Swift Prints has been updated to v2.0 b2. Download the update to fix some annoyance bugs. You can also read the quick start guide here: http://cadtoolbox.com/upload/2009/09/Swift-Prints-for-Inventor.pdf
Johan
June 28, 2011 at 1:51 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I missing ……chech box fore
“Best Fit”
I print A2 too A3
Good works…..Thomas….
Patrick Petri
July 20, 2011 at 9:46 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thomas, great app! This saves me an awful lot of clicking and is a really nice tool. One more thing that would make it even sweeter is if the program could auto-detect the size of the current sheet and match that to the printer configuration. Use the sheet size information to pre-select the printer for that size, then all you have to do is click OK to confirm.
thomas.rambach
July 20, 2011 at 2:06 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Patrick: That functionality is already work in process. Not sure when it will be ready. Keep checking back, always looking for people willing to test it out.
Patrick Petri
August 1, 2011 at 2:28 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’d be more than happy to be the guinnea pig when you’re ready!
Christophe Saint
September 26, 2011 at 8:10 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
TJ,
I’llbe glad to test it out. I’ve wished this functionnality on early july.
TIA
Steve Nguyen
October 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I found this tool and it work very well. But it only setup for one print setting.
Am I missing some thing?
Is there a way to set couple different paper size or printer?
Thanks
Great job
thomas.rambach
October 20, 2011 at 2:57 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
See the quick start guide here:
http://cadtoolbox.com/upload/2009/09/Swift-Prints-for-Inventor.pdf
mcgyvr
November 15, 2011 at 4:17 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Excellent tool..
You’re the man Thomas!!
mike
December 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
hi Thomas, I installed your add-in and followed the Quick Start guide, I filled in all the applicable stuff, printer (all my printers where there), landscape, color but I dont have the “save config” “delete config” buttons. In the absence of these I clicked save and close after printing, hit print but it didnt print. I tried a different printer and that didnt work either. Also I got a screenshot of the window without the config buttons, it that’ll help.
IV 2011
Intel Quad core
Windows 7
4 gig ram
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700
thanks,
Mike
Roberto
February 10, 2012 at 5:51 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hello Thomas. I have downloaded and installed Swift Prints on a Windows 7, 64-bit machine (italian language) running Inventor 2012. Swift Prints installed fine and is in the Add-ons but will not allow me to right-click on the chevron button to add a printer configuration and in the pull-down there are no printer configurations.
thomas.rambach
February 10, 2012 at 6:32 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hello. Can you send me a screenshot? You can use the contact form on the about page to attach the image.
TAG
February 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks a lot. This helped me end my frustration.
thomas.rambach
February 24, 2012 at 6:04 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
For those of you using Swift Prints and have the Windows text size at 125% or 150%, the truncated dialog window issue has been fixed for the next update.
klaas
May 4, 2012 at 8:14 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
do you have a solution i have the same problem to
thomas.rambach
May 4, 2012 at 8:53 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Klaas, can you explain what issue you are having?
klaas
May 7, 2012 at 5:15 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Downloaded and tried the Swift prints…. Great concept. It worked all the way up to the point to where the printer got the information. The printer complains and will not print it. It says “Paper Size and Type mismatched”. I have to manually select the paper size on the printer, then it prints it. I tried selecting several different sizes of paper and the all do this. Any clues? Thanks for your time.
thomas.rambach
May 7, 2012 at 5:00 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Can you tell me what type printer, paper size, language, etc? Also, send me a screenshot. You can upload from here: http://cadtoolbox.com/about/
Would you be willing to use a debug version to determine the issue?
I have seen similar issues on very rare occasions.
Mike
May 15, 2012 at 10:06 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I purchased and installed this app but it doesn’t show up in the Add-In Manager or anywhere else that i can find in the IV window. Shows up in the control panel and when I tried to re-install I got the option to Repair. Please advise.
thanks,
Mike
IV 2012 professional
Windows 7 64 bit
quadro FX4000
8 gig ram
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