Use layers in PDF file (PDF v1.5): Creates layers in the PDF file according to the layers in the drawing.For more information on PrintStyles see Managing PrintStyle Tables. From the list of PrintStyle table files, select the file to apply. Use print style table: Maps layer colors or entity colors to the specifications defined in a PrintStyle table file (*.ctb, or *.stb).Specify Options for the PDF file generation:.Custom to specify the Width and Height of a custom format using the Units you select.Standard to select a standard format from the list of paper sizes.In Paper Size, select one of the following:.Note: Click Clear all to cancel the selections or Select all to select all Sheets. Each Sheet will be a separate page in the PDF file.

In Sheets, select the Sheets to export.

Click Browse to browse for a folder and name.

In the dialog box, type the Name of the PDF file to create.Click File > Export > PDF Export (or type ExportPDF).Older AutoCAD versions maintained hyperlinks only in the output to the DWF/ DWFx format files.Use the ExportPDF command to save the current view to a PDF (Portable Document Format) file. You can get similar results of PDF output when using the command PUBLISH with the option of one of the PDF drivers: There is one exception - the austerity driver ' AutoCAD PDF (Smallest File).pc3' - this driver removes the hyperlinks to make the resulting PDF file as short as possible.

Hyperlinks are preserved both when using the standard driver ' DWG To PDF.pc3', and also when selecting one of the new 'purpose' drivers - ' AutoCAD PDF (General Documentation).pc3', ' AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3' or ' AutoCAD PDF (Web and Mobile).pc3'. The standard command PLOT in AutoCAD 2016 and higher, with its output preset to one of the embedded PDF drivers (.PC3), maintains also any hyperlinks attached to drawing objects with the HYPERLINK command, or attached automatically from the Sheet Set Manager. How to export PDF with hyperlinks from AutoCAD?

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