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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
■ A single multi-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF file
■ Multiple single-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF files
Publishing for Autodesk Design Review
Publishing an electronic drawing set as a DWF or DWFx file saves time and
increases productivity by providing accurate, compressed representations of
drawings in a file that is easy to distribute and view. This also maintains the
integrity of your original drawings.
DWF files, when published, are created in a vector-based format (except for
inserted raster image content), ensuring that precision is maintained.
DWFx files are created using Microsoft’s XPS format. DWFx files are ZIP files
and contain metadata. This metadata can be viewed only by Autodesk Design
Review.
You can view and print general graphics in Autodesk Design Review or in
Internet Explorer 7. Rich DWFx metadata can only be viewed in Autodesk
Design Review.
You can view or plot DWF or DWFx files using Autodesk Design Review. DWF
or DWFx files can be distributed using e-mail, FTP sites, project websites, or
CDs.
You can specify which block-related properties and attributes you want to
make available to Autodesk Design Review users. For example, you can publish
a DWF file or DWFx file for a plumbing contractor that contains block attribute
information about the plumbing fixtures specified in your drawing data. And,
from the same set of sheets, you can include only the block attribute data
about light fixtures for an electrical contractor.
By default, jobs that are published are processed in the background, so that
you can return immediately to your drawing. Only one job that you have
published can be processed in the background at a time. While a job is being
processed in the background, you can check its status by placing the cursor
over the plotter icon on the right side of the status bar. You can also view
details about all completed jobs that you have plotted or published from the
current session.
To check the status of a published job that is being processed in the
background
■ Place the cursor over the plotter icon in the status tray. A tooltip displays
the status of the job.
1150 | Chapter 30 Publish Drawings