2015 Publish Not Prompting for File Name

[resullins]

Ok, so I just upgraded to 2015 from 2012, and I'm having a problem with publishing.

 

I have always had a template file that holds all my page setups, I then import into publish.

 

So previously, my 42x30 PDF page setup would print to Adobe PDF (like it was a plotter). And when I published, it would prompt me for where I wanted to save the file. When I upgraded to 2015, using PDF as a plotter got weird, and I had to switch to the DWG to PDF function. now, when I publish (even though it IS set to "prompt for file name"), it saves the PDF to the last location I saved to, and uses the name of whatever file I happen to have open.

 

This is KILLING me. Any suggestions?

[resullins]

I should also note that there seems to be a problem with 2015 recognizing Adobe at all...

[nestly]

Selecting Publish to PDF?

 

[resullins]

But will that override the settings in my page setup?

[Mike_Taylor]

But will that override the settings in my page setup?

 

It doesn't, it essentially changes the plotter and matches a page size (or makes a custom page size if nothing matches).

 

To change location go to publish options and you can select a new location there.

[nestly]

But will that override the settings in my page setup?

 

Nope... it will still use the settings for each layout

 

[resullins]

Well, but that's the thing, I shouldn't have to go to location and change it there. And then it will still give it a random name. It's supposed to be prompting me for the file name (and so by default, the location).

[steven-g]

In the publish dialogue, click on publish options, which opens another dialogue, about the third row down - naming - set that to prompt for name.

[resullins]

It's already set to prompt for name. That's the problem.

[nestly]

Well, but that's the thing, I shouldn't have to go to location and change it there. And then it will still give it a random name. It's supposed to be prompting me for the file name (and so by default, the location).

 

Mine uses the Layout name(s) that are selected to plot.

 

I pick PDF from the "Plot to" options, remove any layouts I don't want to publish from the list, then click Publish and it prompts me for a file name.

[BlackBox]

FWIW -

 

I've been using AUTOPUBLISH since Land Desktop 2009 (using IDSP 2014 now, and just installed IDSP 2015), and have never experienced any of these issues... With 3? one-time settings configured, a PDF is produced for each drawing at SAVE*, and I'm done.

 

Admittedly, I also use an app to prevent unwanted PDFs from being produced when I save drawings that are used for XREF only, or other non-sheet drawings, so that doing so doesn't waste production time, resources, server storage, etc.... But still.

 

Cheers

[resullins]

Well, I've been using the publish command FOREVER and never had a problem until 2015. And it's all because I can't get my page setups to rotate properly. My paper will be in portrait mode while my work is in landscape.... and no amount of fiddling has fixed this crap. That's why I had to go to the DWG to PDF in the first place... which is what's causing the issue. Grrr....

[Mike_Taylor]

It's already set to prompt for name. That's the problem.

 

Are you publishing to multi-sheet or single sheet file?

 

I believe single sheet will publish file name - layout name by default regardless of whether it prompts you or not. Everything works fine for me as a multi-sheet file though.

[resullins]

Multi-sheet file. Are you starting to see my confusion now?

[BlackBox]

Well, I've been using the publish command FOREVER and never had a problem until 2015.

 

I've just downloaded Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2015 from subscription center, and installed AutoCAD 2015, Civil 3D 2015, etc... Let me get some work out of the way, and finish making Dell my b!tch (for unilaterally f@cking up my new $25K server infrastructure upgrade; ... Grrr), and then I can get back to this.

 

Cheers

[steven-g]

Can you post a drawing, in theory an empty drawing with a few sheets in it, providing it shows the same behaviour for you, just to make sure it's not an issue with some drawing based settings.

[resullins]

The default drawing template is where I import my settings from, using the page setup AVDB 42x30 PDF.

 

AVDB-Default Drawing Template.dwg

TA-1402AVN-400-SINGLE LINES.dwg

[steven-g]

I use a different version than you are having problems with, hopefully someone with 2015 can try it out, and get the same problem you do (or not), just for the record it works fine here - but that was not the issue right

[resullins]

Right... it worked fine in 2012, then I upgraded to 2015 and started having problems.

[RobDraw]

Since you've pretty much eliminated everything else, how about checking the advanced(custom) properties for your Adobe driver. Get there from the plot dialog box by selecting the plotter and then going to properties. Click on the "Device and Document Settings" tab, then select custom properties and click on the custom properties button. I don't have Adobe so you will have to find your way from there but look for the save settings.