Add a Password

Add a Password
When you need to control who can open and view a confidential drawing set, you can publish a
DWF file that is protected with a password. A password-protected file can be opened only by
someone who knows the correct password.
1. In the Sheet Set Publish Options dialog box, under DWF Security, click
Password Protect Published DWF. Make sure Specify Password is selected, and then
enter my password.
2. Click OK to close the Sheet Set Publish Options dialog box.
3. In the Confirm DWF Password dialog box, enter my password again, and then
click OK.
Publish and View a Password-Protected DWF File
DWF files can be opened and viewed with the Autodesk DWF Viewer. Because you protected the
DWF file with a password, you need to enter the password before you can open the file.
1. In the Sheet Set Manager, click Publish to DWF.
2. In the Select DWF File dialog box, enter Site Grading, and then click Select.
Before the DWF is published, a message is displayed notifying you that the publishing job
is processing in the background. While the job is publishing, you can continue to work.
3. Click OK to close the message.
The DWF is published. This may take several seconds. When publishing is complete, a
balloon message is displayed in the status bar tray.
4. Close the Plot and Publish Job Complete balloon message.
5. On the right side of the status bar tray, right-click the Plot and Publish icon,
and on the shortcut menu, click View DWF File.
6. In the Enter Password dialog box, enter my password.
Because you entered the correct password, you are able to open the DWF file. The Site
Grading DWF file opens in Autodesk DWF Viewer. The DWF contains all the sheets in the
Site Grading subset.
7. Close the Autodesk DWF Viewer.
8. To close the School Project sheet set, in the Sheet Set Manager, on the Sheet
List tab, right-click School Project, and on the shortcut menu, click Close Sheet Set.
Wrap Up
You use the Sheet Set Manager to publish a Design Web Format (DWF) file. A DWF file is an
electronic version of a drawing set. A DWF file can be viewed and plotted with the Autodesk DWF
Viewer, a free viewer available from www.autodesk.com. For security, you can protect a DWF file
with a password.
Create a Transmittal Package
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When you need to send a sheet set to consultants or clients, you can use the Sheet Set Manager
to create a transmittal package containing the sheets you want to send. Any reference files (sheet
set data files, xrefs, plot configuration files, font files, and so on) are automatically included.
Note: Before you begin the tutorial, if you have not already done so, copy the Tutorials folder
from the Destination Desktop CD-Rom to My Documents.
Open a Sheet Set
You open a sheet set in the Sheet Set Manager.
1. In AutoCAD, if the Sheet Set Manager is not already open, on the Standard
toolbar, click Sheet Set Manager.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, click the arrow next to the Open box, and then click
Open.
3. In the Open Sheet Set dialog box, browse to the My
Documents\Tutorials\createTransmittal folder, select Washing Unit.dst, and then click
Open.
The Washing Unit sheet set is displayed in the Sheet Set Manager.
4. In the Sheet Set Manager, on the Sheet List tab, double-click the Drive Roller
sheet.
The Drive Roller sheet opens.
Before you can create a transmittal package, you must first save all open drawings.
5. Save Drive Roller.dwg.