Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Most of these options are of concern only if you're creating DWF/DWFx or PDF files.
The one exception is Default Output Directory, which also applies to creating plot
(PLT) files.
5. If you anticipate having to publish the same group of drawings again, click the
Save Sheet List button to save the current drawings and settings list.
6. Click the Publish button to start the process.
Don't confuse the PUBLISH command with the little-used PUBLISHTOWEB
command. (Don't worry about starting it accidentally; unless you're working in
the AutoCAD Classic workspace, you have to type the whole command name to
start this command.) The PUBLISH command creates sets of DWF, DWFx, or PDF
files, plot files, or actual plots. The PUBLISHTOWEB Wizard creates a Web page
containing images of your drawings. The results of this wizard won't put any Web
designers or programmers out of work, but you can use it to create primitive Web
page paste-ups of your drawings. (See
PUBLISHTOWEB command
in the AutoCAD
online help system if you'd like to give it a whirl.)
Hyper objects
No Web file format would be complete without hyperlinks, and DWF has those, too. You
can attach a hyperlink to any drawing object in AutoCAD, not just to a text string. As you
pass the crosshairs over an object with a hyperlink, the cursor changes from the ordin-
ary pointer to a globe and two links of a chain (as in “World Wide Web” and “link,” not
“world-wide chain gang”). Right-click the object and select the Hyperlink option from the
menu, which opens your browser and navigates to the URL that's attached to the object.
If you create a DWF file that includes objects with hyperlinks, Autodesk Design Review
2012 displays them in the DWF file so that you can click to navigate to them.
Hyperlinks on objects are a clever trick, but they're of limited practical value in most
DWG and DWF files:
The drawing images are so small that it's difficult to distinguish the hyperlink on
one object from the hyperlink on another object.
Most people aren't used to associating hyperlinks with individual lines and other
objects. The interface is likely to leave them perplexed.
If you'd like to experiment with hyperlinks on objects, look up
HYPERLINK command,
about
in the online help system.
