Using pvsthumbbatch
The operation of the Thumbnail Generator involves utilizing a single command to generate thumbnails.
The form of command line is as follows:
pvsthumbbatch [options] <cad_data>
A command line conversion has the following stages:
1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the file you want to convert.
For the purposes of this example, the directory is C:\\edthumb_data\\.
2. Type in the pvsthumbbatch command, for example:
C:\ptc\pvsthumb_setup\pvsthumbbatch -p output pvsthumb_test.ed
In this example, the command line can be broken down in order from left to right as follows:
a. The setup directory containing the thumbnail generator configuration, followed by the command to convert the data:
C:\ptc\pvsthumb_setup\pvsthumbbatch
b. Option -p <output path> is shown as output. This is the name of the directory where the adapter places the converted data.
c. The Thumbnail data to be converted is given as pvsthumb_test.ed.
3. Press Enter and pvsthumbbatch is launched. When the command prompt returns, the conversion is completed.
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pvsthumbbatch can publish more than one file at a time. To publish a list of files, type all of the names on the command line, separated by spaces. Wildcards (asterisks *) can also be used, if the user is confident that the data returned will be correct.
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4. You can now view the generated 2D thumbnail image by opening the JPG file in any image viewer.
This completes the procedure for converting Thumbnail files using command line thumbnail generation.
