Swift Prints allows you to create templates for common printer configurations that you can quickly access later for one click printing of Inventor drawings.
 | “If you use multiple printers for different size papers or just print multiple sizes to one printer, you’ll love this app. You might think selecting saved properties in your printer app is enough to manage printing alone, but after using this app you’ll never want to be without it. Once you’ve set it up with your personal configurations, it’s 3 clicks at the most for any print.” Mark Green - May 21, 2019 “Been using it for 5+ years. Have about a dozen printer/page setups saved. Software just works with little configuration needed. And the developer listens to suggestions like the addition of the watermark. Just love it!” Brendan Henderson - August 17, 2016 “Absolutely fantastic tool. I have used this extension for years, assigning different print options to certain documents and printers around the office. It’s clear and simple ability to produce and modify existing profiles is far better than the Autodesk defaults, have been using this for several years now and it is used every day. Could not recommend more!” Matt Winyard - August 15, 2016 |
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This looks really efficient. If you want, I may help you to traduce it into french.
I’m Nomutt of mCADForums.
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Now available in English, French & Spanish languages.
Are you interested to translate it in Italian?
If so send me a message.
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
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
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.
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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?
Hi again,
nothing happen when I click the icon.
Nothing appear.
Regards
Alberto
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Check your application event log within Windows. Does anything appear named “Swift Prints”?
Nothing named swift prints
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)?
Author
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.
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.
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.
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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?
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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)
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PS: Don’t wrap the text shown above at “C:\WINDOWS”. There should be 3 lines of text total.
Author
New version is now available (1.4). Adds the ability to set the quantity of copies when printing.
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 . . .
Hi TJ,
Is this app also available for WIN7-32Bit? (IV2010)
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It works for WinXP,Vista and Win7 32 or x64. Inventor 11 thru 2011. Have you tried installing it?
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
Author
Hi Mike. You can upload a screen shot here: https://cadtoolbox.com/image-upload/
What’s your PC setup like? Windows version, Screen resolution, etc.
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)
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
Hi
How do i launch swift print V2.0 in Inventor 2012?
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.
Author
I did find that error to be a bug, working on a fix soon. I’ll post a tutorial for the rest of you.
Author
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: https://secureservercdn.net/72.167.242.48/3kt.332.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Swift-Prints-for-Inventor.pdf
I missing ……chech box fore
“Best Fit”
I print A2 too A3
Good works…..Thomas….
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.
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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.
I’d be more than happy to be the guinnea pig when you’re ready!
TJ,
I’llbe glad to test it out. I’ve wished this functionnality on early july.
TIA
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
Author
See the quick start guide here:
https://secureservercdn.net/72.167.242.48/3kt.332.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Swift-Prints-for-Inventor.pdf
Excellent tool..
You’re the man Thomas!!
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
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.
Author
Hello. Can you send me a screenshot? You can use the contact form on the about page to attach the image.
Thanks a lot. This helped me end my frustration.
Author
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.
do you have a solution i have the same problem to
Author
Klaas, can you explain what issue you are having?
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.
Author
Can you tell me what type printer, paper size, language, etc? Also, send me a screenshot. You can upload from here: https://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.
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
Just updated Inventor 2012 to SP2. Now I notice that I’m unable to Add the Swift Prints Button to the quick access toolbar. I can add any other button, except this one.
Will there be an update to fix this, or is this caused by something else?
Author
Have you tried resetting your ribbon menus to default and then trying to re-add the button to the quick access toolbar?
The problem has solved itself this morning. The button was invisible yesterday, but it still must have been there, because it has now magically reappeared in the quick access toolbar.
How do you set the scale to Model 1:1 and not Best fit?
Author
Currently this isn’t an option. Do you usually print 1:1?
Yes. We print 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17 @ 1:1. For some reason the setting from Inventor Print Drawing Dialog keeps coming back to Best fit and Swift Prints will print Best fit even if I set it up before to 1:1.
Author
I’ll add that feature to the next update. That’s an easy thing to add.
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