To Create a List of Drawings to Publish

You can add drawings to a list of drawing sheets for publishing, and save the list as a *.dsd file.

  1. Click Quick Access Toolbar > Save. Find
    Note: If any open drawing file has unsaved changes, you cannot save the list of drawings.
  2. Click Output tab > Plot panel > Batch Plot. Find
  3. In the Publish dialog box, add the sheets you want to export to the sheets list. To add a sheet:
    1. Click . The Select Drawings dialog box displays.
    2. Select Prefix sheet title with file name.
      Note: If you do not select this option, it may become difficult to differentiate between the sheets from different drawing files.
    3. Select the drawing files to add.
    4. In the Include drop-down list, specify if you want to import model space only, layouts only, or both.
    5. Click Select.
    Tip: Click to remove a sheet from the list.
  4. In the sheet list, select and move sheets up or down until the list is in the desired order.
    • To move a sheet up in the order, select it and click .
    • To move a sheet down, select it and click .
  5. To save the list of drawings:
    1. In the Publish dialog box, click .
    2. In the Save List As dialog box, in the File Name box, enter a name for the list. Click Save.

      The drawing set list is saved as a drawing set descriptions (*.dsd) file.

    Note: While it is not essential that you save the list of drawings, it is convenient to save it to a *dsd file, in case you need to publish the drawings again.