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Comment on Tutorial: Create a DWF file by Ann Rosenwinkel

Ann Rosenwinkel — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:50 +0000

It has to do with an errant default place that the dwf is going to. My administrator said it was set to go to a “B” drive that doesn’t exist on our network so the dwf could not open. …or something like that.

Comment on Tutorial: Create a DWF file by Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:54:01 +0000

I’m assuming that you can open the drawing, right? Try displaying a layout tab, too. Then save and try again. Just guessing, based on something that happens when using the PUBLISH command.

Comment on Tutorial: Create a DWF file by Ann

Ann — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:32:05 +0000

When I am making a dwf from a dwg in model space I get an error that says: FILE OPENING ERROR. Can you help?

Comment on On which layers should you create blocks? by Terry

Terry — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:51 +0000

AC 2011 – I created blocks with the layers I want them on. Every drawing I create they come into the drawing and the layers are added as required. Now I am working on an Architects cad file and every time I bring in a block, it goes to the current layer. Before I shoot myself how do I get this fixed.

Comment on Create mass output with the PUBLISH command by Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:53:03 +0000

See if you can set up a Plot Setup that will give you what you want and then apply it. I’ve never done this, though.

Comment on Tutorial: Create a DWF file by Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:41:20 +0000

I’m traveling out of the country and don’t have the book with me. But here, I give instructions for using the Publish command to create PDF files:
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/acadblog/create-mass-output-with-the-publish-command/

Can you do a physical plot? There may be some problem with the plotting set-up that might not be related to creating PDFs. With the PUBLISH command, it doesn’t make any difference which space you’re in, because you can specify what to publish.

Comment on Tutorial: Create a DWF file by Allan Owen

Allan Owen — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:50 +0000

Ellen,
I am trying to publish as dwf files and I am following your instructions given in your Autocad 2008 Bible page 985 (chapter 28).
everything goes well but the operation continues in the background and does not complete. When I close the program some time later the message “the plot is in progress and do I want to continue.”
Do I need to be in Paper Space or Model?
I have tried making dwf files direct with 3ddwf command and export command. Both tell me they only operate with model tabs.

Where am I going wrong
Allan Owen

Comment on Create mass output with the PUBLISH command by Dan

Dan — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:55:50 +0000

Is there any way to use this command to plot a set of drawings in which each has a different layer state, is there another command that will accomplish this or is this something that requires a Lisp routine (that I don’t know how to do:))?

Comment on Create a multi-page PDF from the Sheet Set Manager by Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:44 +0000

Yes, you’re right that you can use the PUBLISH command. I cover that at http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/acadblog/create-mass-output-with-the-publish-command/. But the Sheet Set method was very easy and straightforward. It’s just another good option.

Comment on Create a multi-page PDF from the Sheet Set Manager by Jim Clubine

Jim Clubine — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:34:08 +0000

You do not need to use sheet sets to create multiagency DWF or PDF
There are 2 ways to do this
1) open all the drawings at the same time, and the from the file menu choose Publish, this will bring up the Publish dialog box
Choose publish. DWF or PDF
You will see a list of each drawing and the layout sheets in it
Simply highlight the pages you DO NOT want (shift – click )
You will notice 5 icons in the upper left above the sheet name list,
Click the one with the red – and it will remove selected pages
And once you have all the layouts you want selected, select the ” Publish” button at the bottom and follow the prompts.

2). Open one of the drawings, and do file / publish
Now use – to remove in wanted pages
Next use the Green + icon to add pages Tis will open the select drawings dialog, where you can choose other drawings to add to selection,
Use – icon to remove model pages and any other unwanted layouts, and then
Click “Publish”
You can also save this sheet selection for future use.
Very handy, create ad hoc collections of drawings. ie. all project cover pages of drawings for a specific client as a drawing reference
Works with DWF and PDF