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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 pages
What 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

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hast66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30.Mar.2017 Location: Belgium Using: Draftsight Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: How to make a pdf of 1 multipages drawing Posted: 30.Mar.2017 at 20:31
	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 pages What 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 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 31.Mar.2017 at 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.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

aanonimnim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03.Jul.2013 Location: Poland Using: autocad Status: Offline Points: 5	Posted: 05.Apr.2017 at 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 ONE If you have all borders in the model space, I will recommend creating a blank layout with the full-size viewport. STEP TWO Duplicate the first layout sheet and estimate a new position of viewports (for every each drawing) STEP THREE Create the AutoCAD project and select sheets STEP FOUR Export PDF If you need more information about project manager function: https://www.augi.com/articles/detail/tipniques-autocad-sheet-sets-project-management-tool Regards, Kamil www.cadmasters.guru

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 05.Apr.2017 at 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.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

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