Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010, User Manual

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Publish Drawings
You can publish a set of drawings as a single, electronic, multi-sheet PDF file
or as a hardcopy using the printer assigned to a page setup.
Publishing provides a streamlined alternative to opening and plotting multiple
drawings. An electronic drawing set published as a PDF file saves time and
increases productivity by providing accurate, compressed representations of
drawings in a file that's easy to distribute and view.
Overview of Publishing
Publishing provides an easy way to create a paper or an electronic drawing
set.
An electronic drawing set is the digital equivalent of a set of printed drawings.
You create an electronic drawing set by publishing drawings to a PDF file. You
can create a paper drawing set by publishing the layouts to the printer named
in its page setup.
Using the Publish dialog box, you can assemble a collection of drawings to
publish. Once you have created a list of layouts in the Publish dialog box, you
can publish the drawings to any of the following:
■ The printer named in each layouts page setup
■ A single, multi-sheet PDF file containing 2D content
■ Multiple single-sheet PDF files containing 2D content
See also:
Specify Page Setup Settings (page 431)
Create a Drawing Set for Publishing
You can assemble a collection of drawing sheets to publish to a printer, or to
a single or multi-sheet PDF file.
You can customize your drawing set by adding layouts from the drawings that
are currently open or from saved drawing files. When adding layouts from
saved drawings, you can choose to add Model layouts only, named layouts
only, or both. Once layouts are added to the Sheet list, you can reorder the
layouts in the order you want them to appear in the drawing set.
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