Use eTransmit to create a package of files for internet transmission. Drawing files in the transmittal package automatically include all related dependent files such as xrefs and font files.
The following table describes common file types that are added automatically to transmittal packages.
| File Types Added Automatically | Description |
|---|---|
| *.dwg | Root drawing file and any attached external references |
| various image file types | Raster image files attached externally to the root drawing or external reference drawings, or as part of a material |
| *.dgn | DGN files attached externally to the root drawing or external reference drawing |
| *.dwf | Design Web Format files attached to the root drawing or external reference drawing |
| *.dwfx | DWF files with XPS information attached externally to the root drawing or external reference drawing |
| PDF files that are attached externally to the root drawing or external reference drawing | |
| *.fmp | Font Mapping File used for the in-place text editor when working with Multi-Line Text objects |
| *.ctb | Color-dependent plot style files used to control plotting of objects in transmittal set drawings |
| *.stb | Named plot style files used to control the plotting of objects in transmittal set drawings |
| *.pc3 | Plotter configuration files used to control device settings when plotting layouts in transmittal set drawings |
The following table describes common file types not automatically added to transmittal packages. Files of these types include information specific to applications that run with the product, or contain information originally used to format drawing objects not needed to by recipients view transmitted drawings.
| File Types Not Added Automatically | Description |
|---|---|
| *.shx | Compiled shape files used for text styles or complex linetypes |
| *.ttf | True Type font files used for text styles |
| *.pfa, *.pfb | PostScript Type 1 font files |
| *.pat | Hatch pattern files |
| *.lin | Linetype definition files |
| *.pmp | Plotter model parameter files used to store plotter configuration information |
| OLE objects (linked files) | OLE objects that are linked to files in the drawing |