Set Publish Options

Set Publish Options

Publish 3D DWF Files

 

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Set Publish Options

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To edit a block template (BLK) file

1. Click Output tabPublish panelPublish. At the command prompt, enter publish.

   The Publish dialog box appears.

2. Click Publish Options.

   The Publish Options dialog box appears.

3. In the DWF Data Options pane, under Block Information, click to display the drop-down list, and select Include.
4. Under DWF Data Options, Block Template File, click to display the drop-down list, and select Edit.
5. In the Select Block Template dialog box, click the Block Template (BLK) file you want to edit, and then click Select.
   NoteThe working set of drawings for this list is completely independent of the drawings to include in the Publish operation.
6. In the Publish Block Template dialog box, click Scan for Blocks.

   The program scans the DWG files for all unique block definitions and their associated properties and attributes.

   NoteBy default, block settings for nested blocks and blocks in xrefs are included. If you don't want to include these block settings, click Options in the Publish Block Template dialog box and clear the related options.
7. Under Block Data to Publish, Unique Blocks From Source Drawings, Check Blocks to Publish, select or clear the block names you want to include in the published DWF files.
8. Under Block Data to Publish, Properties of Selected Blocks, Check Properties to Publish, select or clear the properties you want to include in your published DWF or DWFx files.

   This list displays the union of the properties of all selected blocks.

   NoteIf you select a block from the block list and clear the check marks of all its properties, only the name of the block is published to the resultant DWF or DWFx file; no property information is included.
9. Click Save. Click OK.

   The modified block template file is now available under DWF Data Options in the Publish Block Template dialog box.

10. In the Publish dialog box, contine with publishing tasks, and then close the dialog box.

 Toolbar: Standard 

 Command entry: PUBLISH