Save a drawing as a PDF file, navigate plot stamp settings, and view plot and publish details.
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Transcript
00:04
Once you have established the PDF output settings,
00:07
you are ready to export a drawing as a PDF file
00:11
on the output ribbon
00:12
in the export to DWF PDF panel.
00:16
When you expand the what to export, drop down,
00:20
you can export the current layout only or all layouts
00:24
leave the set to current layout for now
00:28
when you expand the page setup drop down,
00:31
you can select the current page setup or select override to open the page setup,
00:37
override dialogue.
00:39
Here you initially see the settings for the current page setup
00:44
but you can use the controls in this dialogue to override individual settings.
00:48
When you export the PDF file
00:51
note that when exporting all layouts,
00:54
you cannot override page setups
00:57
click cancel
00:59
to close this dialogue
01:02
to export a PDF file
01:04
on the output ribbon
01:06
in the export to DWF PDF panel,
01:09
expand the export split button
01:12
and select PDF to open the save as PDF dialogue.
01:17
Here you can select the folder in which you want to
01:20
save the PDF file and specify the name of the file.
01:25
The name of the current drawing is displayed as the default file name
01:29
with the PDF file extension added
01:33
on the right side of the dialogue,
01:36
you see the current PDF settings,
01:38
the tools in this area also enable you to change any of those settings.
01:43
For example, you can expand the PDF preset, drop down
01:48
to choose a predefined preset.
01:51
Leave this set to auto
01:53
CD PDF general documentation.
01:57
You can click options
01:59
to access the same export to PDF options, dialogue
02:02
that you accessed using the tool in the ribbon,
02:06
click cancel to close this dialogue
02:10
in the output controls group box. If you select open in viewer, when done,
02:15
the PDF file will be opened in your default PDF viewer.
02:19
As soon as the PDF file has been created.
02:24
If you select include plot stamp,
02:27
the PDF file will include a visible stamp placed in
02:30
a corner of each sheet of the resulting PDF file.
02:35
Click plot stamp settings to open the plot stamp dialogue.
02:39
Here you can determine what information is included in
02:43
the plot stamp such as the drawing name,
02:46
date and time,
02:47
login name and so on.
02:51
Click advanced to open the advanced options, dialogue,
02:55
the controls in this dialogue,
02:57
let you specify the location of the plot stamp and its text properties.
03:03
Click cancel to close both dialogue boxes,
03:08
expand the precision drop down
03:11
here. You can choose a predefined precision preset
03:15
and create and manage presets.
03:18
Leave this set to none
03:22
the export settings.
03:23
Let you determine whether the PDF file contains just the current paper space layout
03:28
or all of the layouts in the drawing.
03:31
When this is set to current layout,
03:34
you can expand the page setup, drop down
03:36
and choose to export the PDF using the current page set
03:40
up for the current layout or override the page setup settings.
03:46
When you select override,
03:47
you can then click page set up override
03:50
to open the same page setup. Override dialogue you accessed from the ribbon,
03:56
click cancel to close this dialogue,
04:00
expand the export drop down and change this back to all layouts
04:05
again. When exporting all of the layouts,
04:08
you cannot override page setups.
04:11
The resulting PDF file will be based on the page setups
04:14
already defined for each layout.
04:18
When you have everything set the way you want,
04:21
click save
04:22
to start exporting the PDF file.
04:29
Once the PDF file has been created,
04:32
you see a balloon notification in the lower right corner
04:35
letting you know that the file was created successfully.
04:39
If there were any problems creating the PDF file,
04:42
you would see a message to that effect.
04:44
Either way
04:45
when you click the link in the balloon,
04:47
you see a plot and publish
04:49
details dialogue containing information about the plotting
04:53
and publishing jobs that have been completed during the current drawing session.
04:58
Click close to close this dialogue.
00:04
Once you have established the PDF output settings,
00:07
you are ready to export a drawing as a PDF file
00:11
on the output ribbon
00:12
in the export to DWF PDF panel.
00:16
When you expand the what to export, drop down,
00:20
you can export the current layout only or all layouts
00:24
leave the set to current layout for now
00:28
when you expand the page setup drop down,
00:31
you can select the current page setup or select override to open the page setup,
00:37
override dialogue.
00:39
Here you initially see the settings for the current page setup
00:44
but you can use the controls in this dialogue to override individual settings.
00:48
When you export the PDF file
00:51
note that when exporting all layouts,
00:54
you cannot override page setups
00:57
click cancel
00:59
to close this dialogue
01:02
to export a PDF file
01:04
on the output ribbon
01:06
in the export to DWF PDF panel,
01:09
expand the export split button
01:12
and select PDF to open the save as PDF dialogue.
01:17
Here you can select the folder in which you want to
01:20
save the PDF file and specify the name of the file.
01:25
The name of the current drawing is displayed as the default file name
01:29
with the PDF file extension added
01:33
on the right side of the dialogue,
01:36
you see the current PDF settings,
01:38
the tools in this area also enable you to change any of those settings.
01:43
For example, you can expand the PDF preset, drop down
01:48
to choose a predefined preset.
01:51
Leave this set to auto
01:53
CD PDF general documentation.
01:57
You can click options
01:59
to access the same export to PDF options, dialogue
02:02
that you accessed using the tool in the ribbon,
02:06
click cancel to close this dialogue
02:10
in the output controls group box. If you select open in viewer, when done,
02:15
the PDF file will be opened in your default PDF viewer.
02:19
As soon as the PDF file has been created.
02:24
If you select include plot stamp,
02:27
the PDF file will include a visible stamp placed in
02:30
a corner of each sheet of the resulting PDF file.
02:35
Click plot stamp settings to open the plot stamp dialogue.
02:39
Here you can determine what information is included in
02:43
the plot stamp such as the drawing name,
02:46
date and time,
02:47
login name and so on.
02:51
Click advanced to open the advanced options, dialogue,
02:55
the controls in this dialogue,
02:57
let you specify the location of the plot stamp and its text properties.
03:03
Click cancel to close both dialogue boxes,
03:08
expand the precision drop down
03:11
here. You can choose a predefined precision preset
03:15
and create and manage presets.
03:18
Leave this set to none
03:22
the export settings.
03:23
Let you determine whether the PDF file contains just the current paper space layout
03:28
or all of the layouts in the drawing.
03:31
When this is set to current layout,
03:34
you can expand the page setup, drop down
03:36
and choose to export the PDF using the current page set
03:40
up for the current layout or override the page setup settings.
03:46
When you select override,
03:47
you can then click page set up override
03:50
to open the same page setup. Override dialogue you accessed from the ribbon,
03:56
click cancel to close this dialogue,
04:00
expand the export drop down and change this back to all layouts
04:05
again. When exporting all of the layouts,
04:08
you cannot override page setups.
04:11
The resulting PDF file will be based on the page setups
04:14
already defined for each layout.
04:18
When you have everything set the way you want,
04:21
click save
04:22
to start exporting the PDF file.
04:29
Once the PDF file has been created,
04:32
you see a balloon notification in the lower right corner
04:35
letting you know that the file was created successfully.
04:39
If there were any problems creating the PDF file,
04:42
you would see a message to that effect.
04:44
Either way
04:45
when you click the link in the balloon,
04:47
you see a plot and publish
04:49
details dialogue containing information about the plotting
04:53
and publishing jobs that have been completed during the current drawing session.
04:58
Click close to close this dialogue.
