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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
NOTE Ensure that you have saved your drawing before you click the Save
Sheet 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 drawing set descriptions (DSD) file.
5 In the Publish dialog box, under Publish To, click DWF Format, and select
DWF File or DWFx File. Click Publish.
6 In the Specify DWF File dialog box, enter a file name.
The Files of Type is DWF or DWFx based on the selected DWF format.
7 Click Select to provide the name and destination for the DWF or DWFx
file.
NOTE You can also enter a URL so that the DWF or DWFx file is uploaded to
an FTP or HTTP site.
8 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.
9 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.
10 If you have the appropriate viewer installed, you can view the DWF or
DWFx file. Right-click the plotter icon on the right side of the status.
Click View DWF File.
To create a DWF, DWFx, or PDF file using Windows Explorer
1 Launch Windows Explorer.
2 Select the drawings to publish to DWF or DWFx.
Use Shift or Ctrl + Click to select contiguous or non-contiguous files.
NOTE You can publish only 2D DWF or 2D DWFx files using the shortcut
menu in Windows Explorer.
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