How to publish block data from DWF Composer R2's DWG Viewer.
Open the file you wish to plot/publish
Select from the menu File --> Publish
In the Publish dialog box, select Publish Options (Button in the lower left
corner)
Under DWF data options, select Block information, select "include"
You need a template, so we will create one now. Select Block Template -->
Create
Select the block source drawings, the drawing you have open should be
listed, select it
Select "Scan for blocks"
Now you blocks are listed, select one, two, or all the blocks in the left
column
In the right column is the block properties that can be selected. I
typically use the Name property, you can select anything you would like.
Click save and save the blk file somewhere to your liking
Now, we are back at Publish Options and the Block Template field is filled
in with your new blk file.
Select Ok to save and dismiss the Publish Options
Now publish the DWF (you must publish, plot will not pick up the block
information). Remember to select the radio button for DWF file. You can
choose to publish one or more sheets.
Now in Composer R2 open the application and open a dwf file other than the
published DWF you are going to import. This will allow you to gain access
to the stamp tools.
Select from the dropdown for stamps the "import DWF file as symbol catalog"
Select your file from above
Select "import each object on sheet as a symbol" and enter the symbol
catalog name you would like Composer to group the stamps under
Select the Label from the property names, remember I typically use the
"name" as the block reference, so I will only have one listed.
That's it, it's now imported
You can import an entire DWF as well.
Here's a real neat trick for looking for differences between one version of
a DWF and a 2nd version with modifications. Open the 1st Version of your
DWF, then import the 2nd version (select import each sheet). Now you can
overlay V1 and V2 and look over your DWF for differences.
"Scott Sheppard - Autodesk" wrote in message
news:4878219@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not that I know of. For regular AutoCAD, the DWG format did not change
between 2004, 2005, or 2006. So you could update one copy of AutoCAD and
generate your DWF files from there. Regular AutoCAD would use the proxy
graphics for ADT custom objects. In theory, the ADT object enablers should
work with regular AutoCAD. The rest of the office could stick with ADT 2004.
wrote in message news:4877930@discussion.autodesk.com...
Is there any way that I can publish a DWF with block data wiithout upgrading
to AutoCad 2005 or 2006. We are not ready to upgrade from ADT 2004 yet.
![Autodesk Design & Make Report](https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1350519iCB55845EBFC43016/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999" "Autodesk Design & Make Report")