Configure PDF output settings

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Sets of printed drawings are usually the

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primary deliverable for most design groups.

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But increasingly teams prefer to exchange electronic documents in PDF format.

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You can easily create a PDF file containing a single sheet or multiple sheets

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on the output ribbon.

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In the export to DWF PDF panel, click the export to PDF options tool

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to open the export to PDF options, dialogue

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in the quality group box,

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you can control the vector quality and raster image quality.

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You can expand these drop downs to select the desired resolution.

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If the PDF file is intended for printing,

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you should select a resolution to match the printer you plan to use.

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If the PDF is intended for onscreen viewing,

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select a resolution of 2400 DP I or higher

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note that the raster image quality cannot exceed the vector image quality.

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Also remember that as you increase the resolution setting,

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the image quality increases,

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but it will take longer to export the PDF file and the file size will increase

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in the merge control drop down.

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You can determine whether overlapping lines are merged or overwritten

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for this exercise. Leave these settings unchanged

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in the data group box, you can control whether layers

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hyperlinks, bookmarks and fonts are included in the resulting PDF file

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again for this exercise, leave these settings unchanged and simply click OK

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to close the dialogue.