Publishing to DWF is like printing to a file. You set up plotting parameters, as if printing to a physical plotter. You apply those settings to your layout, which is like a plotting template. You display a layout tab for your map to activate the layout.
Each view of your map (which initially includes model space and two default layout spaces) is considered a sheet in your map sheet set. Learn more about sheet sets in the Help.
Use the Publish dialog box to specify the sheets to publish and whether to publish to a plotter or a file.
To publish to DWF
You cannot plot or publish without saving first.
Printer/plotter settings are applied to your publishing job without sending the job to a plotter or printer.
Do not choose an option from the Publish submenu. Click the word Publish in the application menu.
For example, if another map is open, its model and layout views appear in the list. The default Layout1 view of the current map also appears. Right-click any undesired entries (such as Layout1) and click Remove Sheets.
This setting publishes each layer in your map to a separate layer in DWF. In Design Review, you can turn the display of these layers on and off independently.
The files needed by Autodesk Design Review are published to the file you specified. Monitor the progress of the publishing operation by holding your cursor over the animated icon in the lower-right corner.
When the job is complete, a bubble appears in the bottom, right-hand corner of the window. Click the link in the bubble to view any warnings or errors. Close the window when you are done.
You have published your map to a DWF file, which can be displayed in Autodesk Design Review.