Publish to PDF 3D

Use this procedure:

1. Follow the general steps in Publish to File.

2. Specify PDF options described below or in Publish Settings. 

3. Click Finish.

3D PDF-specific Notes

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1. On the ribbon, select Output and then the drop-down arrow above Publish (beneath DWG). Find it here:

2. Select PDF3D. The ribbon updates to show PDF3D-specific publish options:

• • Task section

  • Select View section

  • Select Features section

  • External Delivery section

  • Preview section

  • Finish section

3. In the optional Task group, click Templates and select Default Publish to PDF3D.

Give the task a Name (or accept the default).

Add your publish task as a Subtask of a summary task.

 Click Documentation and use the dialog to enter descriptive text and attach reference files related to the import task.

4. In the Select View group, choose a plan presentation to draw from. Selecting Active View will use the view that is currently open.

5. In the Select Features section, choose a selection method:

• • Select by rectangle - 

  • Select by polygon - 

6. If needed, choose an option in the External Delivery group, 

• • None - Save the file somewhere locally on your machine, which is the default.

  • Upload to Trimble Connect - Select any of the projects you have in Trimble Connect and save to Trimble Connect Cloud Servers.

  • Upload to ProjectWise - Login and provide your information to Bentley ProjectWise to save the file to their cloud servers.  

7. In the Finish section, click Preview to see what data will be published. 

8. Click Finish. 

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