PDF - Multisheet Portrait/Landscape

[SurveyCAD85]

Hello,

 

Our company is setting up the Publish command to utlise the different titleblocks within the Layout Tabs so we can create one file PDF(Multisheet). Our title blocks vary from sometimes been all portrait to on other occasions been a mix of both portrait and landscape layouts.

 

The issue that has arised is the following example:

Layout 1 - Portrait

Layout 2 - Landscape

Layout 3 - Portrait

 

When creating the PDF using the publish command it doesn not recognise the Landscape format therefore is not creating the Multisheet function or creating this function but the rotation of Layout 2 in the example is portrait. Where as when they are all Portrait sheets it creates 1 file which is what we are after.

 

Has anyone encountered this or have any suggestions

[rickh]

I've had publish seem tempermental with multi-sheet pdf's also on random occasions. I switched to using Sheet Set Manager exclusively, and I haven't had any issues since. It seems a lot more functional in all regards (in my opinion anyway).

 

Only catch with sheet set manager...I almost always have to set 'filedia' back to 1 after it plots.

[nod684]

I've had publish seem tempermental with multi-sheet pdf's also on random occasions. I switched to using Sheet Set Manager exclusively, and I haven't had any issues since. It seems a lot more functional in all regards (in my opinion anyway).

 

Only catch with sheet set manager...I almost always have to set 'filedia' back to 1 after it plots.

 

 

Haven't tried this yet...how do you set that up?

 

will it also work if lets say Layout1 = A0, Layout2 = A1, Layout3 = A0?

[rickh]

Haven't tried this yet...how do you set that up?

 

will it also work if lets say Layout1 = A0, Layout2 = A1, Layout3 = A0?

 

Yes, it will work. I have the default page setup in each layout set to the desired papersize. From Sheet Set Manager, I just right click on the choose Publish -> Publish to PDF. It plots each layout according to the page setup of that layout. (by the way, in Publish -> Sheet Set Publish Options, you will see additional settings like the multi-file, PDF output, include/exclude layer information....etc).

[rickh]

just realized I never really answered your first question..."how do you set that up"...this is just a quick video I found that has some decent info to get started and show some features of Sheet Set Manager (there are quite a few videos out there):

 

The help files really have a lot of good info on this subject also. There are various options available. here's a good start point: http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD%202010%20User%20Documentation/index.html?url=WSfacf1429558a55de1a7524c1004e616f8b-6330.htm,topicNumber=d0e36511

[nod684]

Yes, it will work. I have the default page setup in each layout set to the desired papersize. From Sheet Set Manager, I just right click on the choose Publish -> Publish to PDF. It plots each layout according to the page setup of that layout. (by the way, in Publish -> Sheet Set Publish Options, you will see additional settings like the multi-file, PDF output, include/exclude layer information....etc).

 

so you need to set up each layout first before you can publish it through sheet manager?

 

what i usually do is that i have a Template in which i apply to every layouts that i put in Publish command (not using sheet manager)

 

can it be that way also in sheet manager?

[rickh]

 

If the layouts are different sized sheets, they really need to be set in each layout...but you can set that from within the sheet set manager. You can also use page setup overrides, but that would be global for all sheets...so no alternating paper sizes. Try out the sheet set on a simple set of drawings...once you create it, it is very easy to explor the options available - to include publishing using the publish dialog box (so you won't loose anything you currently are able to do, but you'll gain a lot more options).

[nod684]

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If the layouts are different sized sheets, they really need to be set in each layout...but you can set that from within the sheet set manager. You can also use page setup overrides, but that would be global for all sheets...so no alternating paper sizes. Try out the sheet set on a simple set of drawings...once you create it, it is very easy to explor the options available - to include publishing using the publish dialog box (so you won't loose anything you currently are able to do, but you'll gain a lot more options).

 

thanks Rickh...i'll try that one out!

in our office, one drawing has 3 tabs...A0+2 A0 and A1

what i did is that i have a page setup template for each of the sizes