Creating PDF's From AutoCAD - Method 3 : Using Publish

A third method of making PDF's from AutoCAD uses the "Publish" command.

1. Select the tabs you would like to Publish. "Right-click" on the tabs and select the "Publish Selected Layouts"

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2. Within the Publish dialog, select the "Publish Options"

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3. Within the "Publish Options" dialog scroll down to "General DWF / PDF Options" and find the "Type" setting. This will allow you to make a lot of single-sheet PDF's or one multi-sheet PDF. (Note: It does not matter what your publishcollate variable is set to, it will still make a multi-sheet PDF.)

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4. Next. scroll down to "Layer Information" and set that to "Don't Include" and click "Ok". The reason for turning off the layer information, is that if the person you are sending it to does not have an up-to-date print driver it may not print the layers correctly and also may cause confusion if a client or consultant accidentally turns some layers off.

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5.  Under the "Publish To" section of the Publish dialog choose "PDF" if it is not already selected.

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6. Click "Publish" to save the PDF to your desired location.

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