Publish an Electronic Drawing Set
 
 
 

To create an electronic drawing set

  1. Open a drawing. Click File menu Publish.At the Command prompt, enter publish.

    The Publish dialog box is displayed. If the Include Layouts When Adding Sheets option is selected either in the shortcut menu or in the Publish dialog box, all the layouts in the current drawing are listed in the sheet list.

  2. In the Publish dialog box, you can modify the list of sheets by doing any of the following as needed:
    NoteTo include all layouts when you add sheets to a drawing set, make sure the Include Layouts When Adding Sheets option is selected on the shortcut menu or in the Publish dialog box.
    NoteTo include the model when you add sheets to a drawing set for a DWF file, make sure the Include Model When Adding Sheets option is selected either on the shortcut menu or in the Publish dialog box.
    NoteIt is important that you change the page setup for each layout depending on your desired output. Only model space page setups can be applied to model space sheets, and only paper space page setups can be applied to paper space sheets.
  3. When your list of drawing sheets is assembled and configured the way you want for your drawing set, click the Save List button.
  4. In the Save List As dialog box, in the File Name box, enter a name for the list. Click Save.

    The drawing set list is saved as a DSD (Drawing Set Descriptions) file.

  5. In the Publish dialog box, under Publish To, select DWF File. Click Publish.
  6. In the Select DWF File dialog box, enter a file name. Click Select to provide the name and destination for the DWF file.
    NoteYou can also enter a URL so that the DWF file is uploaded to an FTP or HTTP site.
  7. Click Save to start the electronic drawing set creation.

    If you have background publishing enabled, the animated plotter icon on the right side of the status bar indicates that the publish job is in progress.

  8. To view information about the processed publish job, right-click the plotter icon on the right side of the status bar. Click View Plot and Publish Details.

    The information in the Plot and Publish Details dialog box is also saved to the plot and Publish log file.

  9. If you have background publishing enabled you can view the published DWF file. Right-click the plotter icon on the right side of the status. Click View DWF File.
 Toolbar: Standard 
 Command entry: PUBLISH