CAD tip # 1370:

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How to make a PDF file from your drawing?

You can print directly (using the PLOT command) to a pseudo printer (device) "PDF Writer" or "Distiller Assistant" created by the Adobe Acrobat application (the full version, not the free 'Acrobat Reader'). Print parameters (format, colors, etc.) can be set in the same way as if you print on paper.

You can also use GhostScript to convert any postscript output from AutoCAD to a PDF format (or you can use other tools like OttoPDF, PDF995, JawsPDF, PDF-XChange, Win2PDF).

Since AutoCAD version 2007 you can plot directly to the PDF format using AutoCAD PLOT command. PDF output is also available in Inventor 2009 (and higher).

Alternatively you can publish drawings to the DWF format (Whip!). See the advantages and disadvantages of DWF vs. PDF in Tip 2027.

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See also:
Tip 15038:	Texts exported from AutoCAD to PDF appear slightly smaller and misaligned.
Tip 15034:	How to integrate the PDF markup process in Bluebeam with Revit?
Tip 15032:	Naming PDF files from Revit based on sheet number and sheet size.
Tip 15025:	How to automatically stitch together adjacent pages in a PDF?
Tip 14958:	A PDF drawing from Revit or AutoCAD does not print exactly at a 1:1 scale.

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