AutoCAD 2025 preset pdf not publishing

[jacob.robinsonJWAWG]

AutoCAD 2025 drawing with multi-sheets/tabs. Created a pdf pagesetting in drawing using ADOBE PDF for printer/plotter. When publishing using 'Plotter named in page setup' which is the Adobe PDF plotter, 

 

the process freezes when 'Specify PDF File' location dialogue opens. BUT.. when selecting the default PDF in 'Publish to' drop down, the process is fine creating an unreadable gray-scale mix pdf (which is why I prefer using the Adobe PDF plotter setting in the drawing). The process worked fine in 2024 but not in 2025.

 

 

[pendean]

Ummm, not the same driver

"adobe PDF" is not a stock /preset PDF driver from Autodesk in AutoCAD, that's from a migration or something old that is not working on your PC right now.

The stock PDF drivers in AutoCAD 2024-2025 are:
DWG to PDF.pc3
AutoCAD PDF (General Documentation).pc3
AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print).pc3
AutoCAD PDF (Smallest File).pc3
AutoCAD PDF (Web and Mobile).pc3

Use any of those instead, just like you did in PUBLISH (which is not the ADOBE PDF in your PLOT command).

[Valentin-WSP]

@jacob.robinsonJWAWG ,

Also, take a look at these links:

• Adobe PDF option is missing in AutoCAD (autodesk.com)
• Adobe PDF printer is missing | Manually install PDF printer

A suggestion:

In Publish select all the sheets and change the Page Setup to a legit Adobe printer.

Otherwise you may see something like this:

[jacob.robinsonJWAWG]

When I choose to plot each sheet/tab individually, the PDF plotting process using Adobe PDF works perfectly. 

The process creates a file name and asks where I would like to install the PDF file

And the processing is completed

 

 

 BUT, when I execute the PUBLISH command to plot several sheets/tabs at once, using the same setup name, "PDF", with the plotter assigned as "Adobe PDF", which comes prelisted in the plotter pull-down menu  

  

AutoCAD session freezes up at:

 

 At which point I <control-alt-delete> out of AutoCAD.

My question is, why does the page setup work in plotting individual plots and not when I PUBLISH using the same setup? 

 

[Valentin-WSP]

@jacob.robinsonJWAWG ,

This suggestion should help:

• Freeze or hang when using the PUBLISH command in AutoCAD (autodesk.com)

Also consider removing and recreating the plotter: 

• How to create plotter configuration files (PC3) in AutoCAD (autodesk.com)
• AutoCAD 2024 Help | PLOTTERMANAGER (Command) | Autodesk

[pendean]

Not AutoCAD:

sadly, no one here has access to your drivers and setting to answer it, its best if you only use the PC3 file I listed in my first reply to you (or you want to reach out to Adobe Support for the other driver)