Publish Options Dialog Box

Specifies options for publishing.

Specifies general options for the published DWF, DWFx, or PDF file such as the file name, the save location, and layer information.

Important: Before you can publish a multi-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF file, you must set the Publish To drop-down box to one of these three formats. The option is located in the upper-left corner of the Publish dialog box.

List of Options

Default Output Location (Plot to File)

Specifies the output folder location where DWF, DWFx, PDF, and plot files are saved when you publish drawing sheets.

General DFW/PDF Options

Specifies options for creating a single-sheet DWF or DWFx file.

Type

Specifies whether a single-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF file or a single multi-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF file is generated for the sheets listed in the Publish Dialog Box.

Naming

• Prompt for Name - Displays a standard file selection dialog box for specifying the path and filename of the multi-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF file.
• Specify Name - Unlocks the Name field immediately below, in which you can enter a filename for the multi-sheet DWF, DWFx, or PDF file.

Name

Accepts a filename for the DWF, DWFx or PDF file. To unlock the Name field, the Naming field above must be set to the Specify Name option.

Layer Information

Specifies whether layer information is included in the published DWF, DWFx or PDF file.

Note: Layer information for 3D DWF or 3D DWFx entries does not get published.

Merge Control

Specifies whether overlapping lines merge (the colors of the lines blend together into a third color) or overwrite (the last plotted line obscures the line beneath it).

DWF Data Options

Lists and enables you to specify the data that you can optionally include in the DWF or DWFx file.

Password Protection

Specifies the following options for protecting DWF or DWFx files with passwords:

• Disabled - Specifies that no password is required.
• Prompt for Password - Displays the DWF Password Dialog Box when you click Publish.
• Specify Password - Specifies that the password in the password box is applied to the DWF or DWFx file. When you select this option, the Password box becomes available, and you must enter a password.
  Note:

  If you lose or forget the password, it cannot be recovered. Keep a list of passwords and their corresponding DWF or DWFx file names in a safe place.

Password

Specifies that published DWF or DWFx files have a password applied to them. A recipient of a DWF or DWFx file that has a password applied to it must have the password to open the DWF or DWFx file.

Block Information

Specifies whether block property and attribute information is included in the published DWF or DWFx files.

Note:

You must set block information to Include in order for block template file information to be available.

Block Template File

Provides options for creating a new block template (DXE) file, editing an existing block template file, or using the settings of a previously created block template file.

Create opens the Publish Block Template dialog box, in which you can create a new block template.

Edit opens the Select Block Template dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box), in which you can select an existing block template to modify.

Note:

When only 3D DWF or 3D DWFx files are queued for publishing, Block Information and Block Template File are set to N/A and cannot be changed.

3D DWF Options

3D DWF publishing is not available in AutoCAD LT.

Group By Xref Hierarchy

Arranges objects by xref hierarchy in the viewer. If set to No, xrefs are listed in the viewer like any other objects. Default = No.

Publish With Materials

Most materials you have assigned to your model will be published to the 3D DWF or 3D DWFx file. If your material contains texture mapping, only the Diffuse Map is published along with its scale and orientation data. Default = Yes.

Note:

When only 2D DWF files are queued for publishing, all of the 3D DWF Options are set to N/A and cannot be changed.