Smart Client Extension for AutoCAD

Batch Publishing Enterprise Graphics (AFM_BATCHPUBLISH)

When publishing drawings as Archibus enterprise graphics using the Publish Enterprise Graphics form , you may find that you reach memory constraints when publishing several drawings (such as 200 to 300) at one time. To avoid these memory issues, you can run the AFM_BATCHPUBLISH command from the command line.

The AFM_BATCHPUBLISH command avoids memory issues because it loads only a subset of drawings into AutoCAD at any given time.

The number of drawings processed as a group within an AutoCAD editing session is determined by the following global AutoLISP variable of the afm_batchPublish.lsp file:

(setq afm_publish:batchSize 40)

In the above example, the command will process 40 drawings at one time. This number can be adjusted according to your site's needs and memory requirements.