Publishing a sheet list to PDF

Publishing a sheet list to PDF prints all referenced sheets at the same time to a .pdf file. PDF format files allow you to distribute your drawing to others for viewing in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free software that users can download. PDF format files can also be viewed, reviewed, and edited in Adobe Acrobat.

If the Page Setup column indicates None for a sheet, the sheet is published using the print options specified for the layout.

To publish a sheet list to a .pdf file

   1   Do one of the following to choose Publish ():

    On the ribbon, choose the Application button, then choose Publish > Publish, or choose Output > Publish.

    On the menu, choose File > Publish.

    On the Standard toolbar, click the Publish tool.

    Type publish and then press Enter.

   2   Open the desired sheet list:

    Click Open ().

    Locate and select the .dsd file to publish.

    Click Open.

For details about creating a sheet list, see Creating a sheet list.

   3   In Publish To, select PDF.

   4   If you regularly publish to PDF instead of other formats, optionally click Set as Default.

   5   In PDF Preset, choose the printer configuration (*.pc3) file that contains the predefined settings for creating the .pdf file.

   6   Click Publish Options and do any of the following:

    Select options for the published .pdf file.

    Click Advanced Options to select additional options, then click OK when done.

    Click [?] to see details about each option.

   7   Click OK when done setting PDF options.

   8   Verify the status of each sheet in the list:

    No Errors The sheet is ready for publishing.

    Layout Not Initialized The sheets layout is not assigned a valid printer. If the sheet is assigned a page setup, choose File > Page Setup and specify a valid printer for the page setup. If no page setup is assigned, open the source drawing file, click the referenced Model or Layout tab, choose File > Print, specify a printer, then click Apply to Layout.

   9   Select Include Print Stamp to print with a header and footer, then click () to modify the text of the header and footer.

    10    Click Publish.