Create and Publish a DWF File

Create and Publish a DWF File
When you publish a DWF file using the Publish to DWF button, the DWF file is published using
the default settings (output directory, single- or multi-page DWF, and layer information). You can
change any of the default settings.
1. In the Sheet Set Manager, on the Sheet List tab, click the Existing Conditions
subset to select it.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, click Publish to DWF.
3. In the Select DWF File dialog box, in the File Name text box, enter Existing
Conditions, 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.
4. Click OK to close the message.
The DWF file is published. This may take several seconds. When publishing is complete, a
balloon message is displayed in the status bar tray.
5. In the Plot and Publish Job Complete balloon message, click the link to view plot
and publish details.
In the Plot and Publish Details dialog box, information (file name, page setup, paper size,
and so on) about each published sheet is displayed.
6. Click Close to close the Plot and Publish Details dialog box.
7. On the status bar tray, right-click the Plot and Publish icon, and on the
shortcut menu, click View DWF File.
The Existing Conditions DWF file opens in Autodesk DWF Viewer. The file contains all the
sheets in the Existing Conditions subset.
8. Close the Autodesk DWF Viewer.
Include Layer Information
When you publish a DWF file with a single click, the DWF file is published using the default
settings (output directory, single- or multi-page DWF, and layer information).
1. In the Sheet Set Manager, on the Sheet List tab, click the Site Grading subset to
select it.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, click Publish, and then click Sheet Set Publish
Options.
3. In the Sheet Set Publish Options dialog box, make sure Multi-sheet DWF and
Prompt for Name are selected.
4. Under DWF Data, click Layer Information, and select Include.
When layer information is included in a DWF file, you can use the Autodesk DWF Viewer
to control layer visibility in the file.
Do not close the Sheet Set Publish Options dialog box.