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3 When your list of drawing sheets is assembled and configured the way you
want for your drawing set, click Save List.
4 In the Save List As dialog box, in the File Name box, enter a name for the
list, and then click Save.
The drawing set list is saved as a DSD (Drawing Set Descriptions) file.
5 In the Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box, under Publish To, select either
Multi-Sheet DWF File or Plotters Named in Page Setups.
Standard toolbar
Command line
PUBLISH
Republish a Drawing Set
After drawings have been updated, you may want to republish a drawing set
for viewing or plotting. You can easily republish a collection of drawing
sheets if you've saved the drawing set as a DSD (Drawing Set Descriptions)
file. You can also load and republish BP3 (Batch Plot) files.
To republish a drawing set
1 With AutoCAD open, on the Standard toolbar, click the publish button.
2 If you have a drawing open, in the Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box,
click Remove All to delete the layouts from the list of drawing sheets.
3 In the Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box, click Load List.
4 In the Load List of Sheets dialog box, select the location of the DSD file or
the BP3 file, and then click Load.
The drawing sheets in the saved drawing set are displayed in the list.
5 In the Publish Drawing Sheets dialog box, do one of the following:
If you want to publish the drawing set to a DWF file, enter a file name
or click Browse to select a folder location for the generated file. In the
Select DWF File dialog box, enter a file name and click Select.
If you want to publish the drawing set to a plotter or printer, under
Publish To, select Publish to Plotters Named in Page Setups. Click
Browse to select a folder location for the generated file.
6 Click Publish to start the process.