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Hi,I have made a P&id drawing in modelspace, made of several pages (several pages in 1 dwg). I decided to draw it this way for easy navigation between pagesWhat is the best way to make 1 pdf of these pages, considering that this drawing is growing to over 50 pages so the pdf needs to be easily updated regularly.Other tips to handle such a project are welcome, But it has to be done with draftsight. (maybe I can derive it from the AC Light method)Thank you. Stefan
John Connor
31.03.2017, 00:33
There is no easy way to print 50 pages automatically from model space without a lot of work. Separate layouts (or whatever Draftsight calls them) should have been used which would have allowed you to publish each layout as a PDF.
aanonimnim
05.04.2017, 00:36
You can do it in less than 10 min if you know how :)You can save multiple layouts as one pdf or as separate pdf for every each drawing.STEP ONEIf you have all borders in the model space, I will recommend creating a blank layout with the full-size viewport. STEP TWODuplicate the first layout sheet and estimate a new position of viewports (for every each drawing)STEP THREECreate the AutoCAD project and select sheetsSTEP FOUR Export PDFIf you need more information about project manager function:https://www.augi.com/articles/detail/tipniques-autocad-sheet-sets-project-management-toolRegards,Kamil www.cadmasters.guru
John Connor
05.04.2017, 11:35
aa: The 50 drawings are all in model space. The OP did not say he had 50 layouts. There is a vast difference between the two scenarios.