Overview of Creating or Modifying a DWF6 Configuration File

To create a plotter configuration file for DWF file output

1. From the Application menu , click Print Manage Plotters.
2. Double-click the Add-a-Plotter Wizard shortcut icon.
3. On the Add Plotter-Introduction page, click Next.
4. On the Add Plotter-Begin page, select My Computer. Click Next.
5. On the Plotter Model page, under Manufacturers, select Autodesk ePlot (DWF). Under Models, select the DWF6 ePlot file that you want to create. Click Next.
6. (Optional) If you want to import a pre-existing plotter configuration, on the Import PCP or PC2 page, click Import File. Select a PCP or PC2 file to import. Click Import.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Ports page, select Plot to File. Click Next.
9. On the Plotter Name page, enter a name for the plotter configuration file. Click Next.
10. On the Finish page, click Finish.

    A new plotter configuration file (PC3) is created.

To specify or modify settings for plotted DWF files

1. Click Home tab Output panel Plot.
2. In the Plot dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, in the Name list, select a DWF plotting device. Click Properties.
3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, select Custom Properties in the tree window.
4. Click Custom Properties.
5. In the DWF6 ePlot Properties dialog box, select the options you want. Click OK.
6. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, click OK.
7. In the Changes to a Printer Configuration dialog box, do one of the following. Then click OK.
   • Select Apply Changes for the Current Plot Only to specify a one-time override of the configuration settings that isn't saved to the ePlot configuration file.
   • Select Save Changes to the Following File to save the configuration changes to the DWF configuration file.
8. In the Browse for Plot File dialog box, in the Save In location list, select a plotting location for the DWF file, and click Save. Click OK.

To set color depth for plotted DWF files

1. Click Home tabOutput panelPlot.
2. In the Printer/Plotter area, in the Name list, select a DWF plotting device. Click Properties.
3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, expand the Graphics node in the tree window.
4. Click Vector Graphics.
5. In the Color Depth area, select a color depth. Click OK.
6. In the Changes to a Printer Configuration dialog box, do one of the following. Then click OK.
   • Select Apply Changes for the Current Plot Only to specify a one-time override of the configuration settings that isn't saved to the DWF configuration file.
   • Select Save Changes to the Following File to save the configuration changes to the DWF configuration file.
7. In the Browse for Plot File dialog box, in the Save In location list, select a plotting location for the DWF file, and click Save. Click OK.