batch file conversion?

I am currently working on a project where I am taking autocad 3d models and converting them to step files. I have 190 or so files to convert. Is there a way to do them as batch conversion? Management would also like to see the files as sat files and iges files. Thank you for your time.

AutoCAD 2005? Is that a misprint?

I'm thinking a script might be useful here. What do you think?

Remark ~ The version of autocad I am using depends on which company I am working for today. It can be a bit confusing. As long as I show up at the correct place when I am supposed to be there. I do have access to Autocad 2005, 2010, and 2012. I don't know if that helps any. I will have to look into the script idea, I have not had a use for one.

Remark ~ The version of autocad I am using depends on which company I am working for today. It can be a bit confusing. As long as I show up at the correct place when I am supposed to be there. I do have access to Autocad 2005, 2010, and 2012. I don't know if that helps any. I will have to look into the script idea, I have not had a use for one.

This link provides a very good introduction to writing scripts.

http://www.lukewarmcoffee.com/cad/AUGI%20-%20Passionate%20Scripting%20for%20Everyone.pdf

A script might be a solution. I guess I will have to play with it a bit. The upside is, I mainly use the command line.

Here is what I have so far. It will create an acis file. The issue for the step file and iges file is getting it to enter the file name. For example, my part number is 669037. I want it to create an iges file named 669037.igs. Any ideas? By the way I am using autocad 2005 today.

FILEDIA

0

ZOOM

EXTENTS

-PURGE

ALL

*

NO

ACISOUT

ALL

STEPOUT

IGESOUT

FILEDIA

1

QSAVE

I got of the file conversions done that I needed. I changed the script that I wrote and removed the stepout and igesout commands. I was using Autocad 2005. That version includes a batch utility for creating step and iges files.