The following are instructions for publishing
an AutoCAD .DWG file to a Design Web Format .DWF file. This method creates
a DWF of the entire layout selected. If only a portion of a drawing is
required for DWF, see Creating DWF files with the Plot function of AutoCAD.
See Also...
Creating DWF files with the Plot function of AutoCAD.
Loading DWF files in the Markup Set Manager.
Republishing Markup Set DWF files.
Open the AutoCAD .DWG file that will be published to DWF.
Select Publish from the File pull-down of AutoCAD (Model and Layout tabs from ALL open AutoCAD .DWG files are displayed in the Sheets to Publish window.), or...
Select multiple model/layout tabs and pick "Publish Selected Layouts.." from the right-click fly-out menu. (Only those model/layout tabs selected are displayed in the Sheets to Publish window).
Right-clicking the current model/layout tab displays "Plot" in the fly-out menu. See Creating DWF Files with the Plot function of AutoCAD.
Note: A layout is initialized if its paper size is defined in the page setup to any size other than 0 x 0.
Use the "+" or "-" buttons to add or remove sheets. (Delete those sheets you would not plot if delivering paper copies of drawing, ie: Model, Key-Alike, Electrical, or sheets from other drawings you may have open in AutoCAD.)
Verify Publish to is set to DWF file.
Select Publish Options... to include Layer information in the DWF file.
Select the Publish button to set the save location for the DWF file. (DWF files are to be saved in the same network folder as the corresponding AutoCAD .DWG file).
Select No when prompted to "Save Sheet List".
Locate the DWF file through Windows Explorer and create a Shortcut link to the document. Attach this shortcut link in an email sent to Project Coordination alerting them the DWF file is ready for AutoDesk Design Review mark-ups.
The full file path information of the .DWG used to created the .DWF remains with the DWF. If the base .DWG file is moved to an alternate network folder after the DWF is published, the link to the drawing to be used in the Markup Manager will not operate. DWF files created with AutoDesk Design review or those DWF's with broken drawing links will open with AutoDesk Design Review when selected in the Markup Manager.
