Print Layouts to PDFs - One layout to one PDF?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Hi,
here’s a tweaked version, which allows selecting between combined PDF or individual files.
In the case of individual files, the user can select which layouts to print using a MultiListBox.

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import Rhino
import scriptcontext as sc
import System.Drawing
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def createSinglePDF(view, folder):
    pdf = Rhino.FileIO.FilePdf.Create()
    dpi = 300
    inch = 25.4
    width = (view.PageWidth)/inch
    height = (view.PageHeight)/inch
    size = System.Drawing.Size(width*dpi,height*dpi)
    settings = Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings(view, size, dpi)
    settings.RasterMode = False
    pdf.AddPage(settings)
    filename = folder+'/'+view.PageName+'.pdf'
    pdf.Write(filename)
    
def createCombinedPDF(views, filename):
    pdf = Rhino.FileIO.FilePdf.Create()
    dpi = 300
    inch = 25.4
    i = 1
    for view in views:
        print "Printing page " + str(i) + " of " + str(len(views))
        i = i+1
        width = (view.PageWidth)/inch
        height = (view.PageHeight)/inch
        size = System.Drawing.Size(width*dpi,height*dpi)
        settings = Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings(view, size, dpi)
        settings.RasterMode = False
        pdf.AddPage(settings)
    pdf.Write(filename)

layouts = []
layoutNames = []
for i in sc.doc.Views:
    Rhino.Display.RhinoPageView
    if type(i) is Rhino.Display.RhinoPageView:
        layouts.append(i)
        layoutNames.append(i.PageName)
            

            
combine = rs.MessageBox("Combine pages to a single PDF?", 3, "Combine PDF?")
if combine == 6: #YES
    filename = rs.SaveFileName ("Save PDF", "PDF files (*.pdf)|*.pdf||")
    if filename:
        createCombinedPDF(layouts, filename)
        print "Printing finished."
elif combine == 7: #NO
    if len(layoutNames)>0:
        layoutNames = rs.MultiListBox(layoutNames, "Pick layouts to print", "Layouts")
    folder = rs.BrowseForFolder("G:\\" )
    if folder: 
        for i in layouts:
            if (i.PageName in layoutNames):
                print "Printing: " + i.PageName + ".pdf"
                createSinglePDF(i,folder)
elif combine == 2: #CANCEL
    exit

Print to PDF.py (2.0 KB)

This seems insanely fast to print a bunch of PDF’s with this. 250-page PDF in about 10
seconds. Through _Print that would take me hours.

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