The program provides the following options for publishing a project:
- Batch plot the full drawing set or a subsection of the drawing set.
- Publish drawings in the active project to a multi-sheet single PDF file with hyperlinks.
- Publish drawings in the active project to DWF files.
- Create a Web page of selected drawings in the current project. The Web pages and associated support files are saved in the specified folder, enabling preview, and testing before posting to the Web.
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.
- A text object using a Truetype text font is searchable within a PDF file.
- A text object using an SHX font is drawn as graphics in the PDF file. The text value is added as a comment in the PDF file and can be found by searching in the comments.
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.
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:
- A bookmark for each drawing
- Folder structure recreated from Project Manager
- First drawing description if it is defined in the drawing properties
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 |
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.
- Include hyperlinks. Renders sheet set links into hyperlinks in multi-sheet PDF files and converts hyperlinks in drawing files to PDF hyperlinks.
- Create bookmarks. Organizes links to sheets and named views as a tree, and displays them in the bookmarks panel of the PDF viewer.
Note: If both the AutoCAD Electrical toolset and AutoCAD bookmarks are selected, the PDF file includes both the project structure bookmarks and the sheet list bookmarks.