Publish Sheet Metal Part dialog box

The Design Web Format (DWF) is a compressed, secure format used to publish CAD data. Using the Design Review, you can present an accurate visual representation of Autodesk Inventor assembly and part files, weldments, sheet metal parts, presentations, and drawings. Published representations are used to share information with customers, vendors, marketing, and others who do not have Autodesk Inventor installed.

Access:
	Click Export Export to DWF. or Click Save As Save Copy As. In Save Copy As, select DWF Files (.dwf) or DWFx Files (.dwfx), and then click Options to open the Publish Sheet Metal Part dialog box.

Express	Select to publish the current view of the document.
Complete	Select to publish the full content of the file. Click here for a list of content that publishes with the Complete option.
Custom	Select this option to select if you want to publish a sheet metal style, a part, a flat pattern, or both.
Note: Any options set in the Properties and General tabs are applied when publishing using the Express or Complete options.

Publish	Click to generate the DWF file.
Cancel	Click to close the dialog box and discard any modifications.

When you select the Custom option, the Sheet Metal tab appears to set publishing options.

Sheet Metal tab

Enables publishing of a part, a flat pattern, or both.
Include Sheet Metal Style Information	Check the box to publish the sheet metal style. If you do not select the option, the properties are not displayed in the Design Review properties pane.
Include Flat Pattern	Check the box to publish the flat pattern. Flat Pattern publishes as separate content to Design Review. If the sheet metal document does not contain a flat pattern, the check box is disabled and no flat pattern publishes.
Include Part	Check the box to publish the sheet metal part in the folded state.