About Publishing Drawings

The program provides the following options for publishing a project:

Note: PAGESETUP settings affect the published output.

Text Fonts in the PDF Output

When you publish to PDF you have an option to substitute TrueType fonts in text objects that use SHX fonts.

Check the option Substitute TrueType fonts for SHX fonts to substitute TrueType fonts for SHX fonts. This substitution is used for the PDF output and does not change the font used on the drawing. The font mapping file, acade.fmp, controls which TrueType font is substituted for a particular SHX font. The default location for acade.fmp is C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\. Edit this file with a text editor to modify the font mapping.

The Truetype font may not be an exact match for the SHX font and can look slightly different in the PDF output. TrueType fonts are not substituted for Big Fonts.

Note: Making hard copies of PDF files that use the font substitution is not recommended.

Publish to Multi-Sheet PDF

Publishing to PDF provides options for including hyperlinks between related components and bookmarks when publishing to a multi-sheet file.

If you select to include bookmarks, the following are included in the PDF:

If you select to include hyperlinks between related components, the following links are added:

Click Jumps To
Schematic parent tag Panel footprint
Panel footprint graphics Schematic parent
Schematic child tag Schematic parent
Schematic PLC tag Panel footprint
Panel PLC footprint graphics Parent or stand-alone schematic PLC
One-line component tag Schematic parent
Cross-reference text on parent Child specific to cross-reference text selected
Schematic terminal tag strip Panel terminal strip
Panel terminal graphics Schematic terminal
Note: If it is a multi-level terminal, jumps to the schematic terminal that represents the first level.
Source arrow reference text Destination arrow
Destination arrow reference text Source arrow
Stand-alone cross-reference source Stand-alone cross-reference destination
Stand-alone cross-reference destination Stand-alone cross-reference source
Note: Before publishing, update component and signal arrow cross-referencing.

The Zoom factor controls how close the PDF file is zoomed in when you click a hyperlink and are taken to the corresponding object. The zoom factor is calculated as a percentage of the object's size. A Zoom factor value of 50 means the object is shown at half its PDF object size. A zoom factor value of 100 means the object fills the PDF screen. Enter an integer from 1 through 100.

The AutoCAD publish options also provide options to include hyperlinks and bookmarks.