DWF Publish Options Dialog Box

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

PUBLISH (Command) Find: Select publish to DWF > Publish Options

Important: Before you can publish a multi-sheet DWF or DWFx file, you must set the Publish To drop-down box to one of these 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, and plot files are saved when you publish drawing sheets.

General DWF Options

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

Type

Specifies whether a single-sheet DWF or DWFx file or a single multi-sheet DWF or DWFx 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 or DWFx file.
• Specify Name - Unlocks the Name field immediately below, in which you can enter a filename for the multi-sheet DWF or DWFx file.

Name

Accepts a filename for the DWF or DWFx 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 or DWFx 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.

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

Allows you to create a new or edit an existing block template (DXEX) file, or use the settings of a previously created block template (BLK, DXE, or DXEX) file.

Note: DXE and BLK files created in AutoCAD 2024 and earlier releases cannot be edited but they can be used to create a new block template (DXEX) file.

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

Select 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.

Click the [...] button to specify an existing block template file.

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.