This command creates a PDF from layouts in the current drawing.
The command starts by prompting for the output PDF file to create.
In the dialog, the Title, Subject, Keywords
and Author are optional properties for the PDF file.
The Print Area controls whether to use the page size
defined in the Page Setup Manager for each layout, or set the print
area by zoom extents on the entities for each layout.
The Store Layers in PDF creates a PDF with the CAD
layers.
The Include Off Layers outputs all layers to the
PDF.
The Encoded (small size) option creates a PDF with
encoding which should be used unless working with an old Adobe
Reader.
Each layout can store the layer state for printing for which
layers to thaw and which to freeze. The Restore Layout Layer
States will set the layer state for the PDF on each layout.
This option works together with the Save and Restore Layout Layer
commands in the File > PDF menu.
The Open PDF Upon Completion option opens the PDF in the
viewer for PDFs assigned in Windows which is typically the Adobe
Reader.
For Layouts to Export, choosing Active will output the
current layout to the PDF. The All option outputs all the layouts
to the PDF. The Selected option lets you control which layouts to
output. When in Selected mode, you can use the Remove button to
remove a layout from the output. Use the Up and Down button to
change the order of the layouts. The Reset button puts the list of
layout back to the default.
Pick the Export button to create the PDF.
Pulldown Menu Location: File > PDF
Keyboard Command:
pdfexport
Prerequisite: Layouts