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Overview of Publishing to DWF
DWF (Design Web Format
) is an open, secure file format developed by
Autodesk for sharing engineering design data. DWF files are highly compressed,
so they are small and fast to transmit and view.
DWF files are useful for the following:
Publishing complex maps that use a variety of feature sources to a compact
file that can be used in the field. All information from the original map,
including stylization, is represented.
Sharing maps with people who do not have a copy of AutoCAD Map 3D.
These people can download the free viewer to see the maps.
All layers and styles are published, with no loss of information. If you have
joined data (page 507) to layers in your map, the joined data is published. You
can include graphical elements, including any draped raster files. You can
include attribute data.
If your map has a coordinate system assigned to it, AutoCAD Map 3D includes
that coordinate system for each sheet in the published DWF file.
See also:
Joining Data to GIS Features (page 507)
Publishing Attribute Data to DWF (page 1366)
Preparing a Map for Publishing to DWF (page 1368)
Publishing Map Books to DWF (page 1400)
To publish a map to DWF
1 Specify attribute data to include with the published DWF. (page 1367)
2
Prepare a map for DWF publishing and set publishing options (page 1369).
3
Publish the map to DWF. (page 1372)
You can also do the following:
Publish a map book to DWF (page 1400)
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