AutoCAD - Removing After Print -to-PDF Viewer

[MarkFitz]

A more technical question today...

When I print to PDF, my system is set up so that it opens what I just PDF'd for me to view, a great general tool, agreed, but when I have 50 pages of printing/PDF'ing, and a collection of pages at the end so I have to review the whole document anyway, I don't need a reminder on every individual page.  Plus, the viewer opening up means I have to click back into AutoCAD afterwards, every time.  Is there an option to NOT open the viewer?

Thanks,

MarkF

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[paullimapa · Accepted solution]

Sure...for DWG To PDF.pc3

At AutoCAD command prompt enter: PLOTTERMANAGER

Double click on DWG To PDF.pc3

Select Device and Document Settings tab

Click on Custom Properties

Click on Custom Properties button

Uncheck Show results in viewer

[MarkFitz]

That didn't do it, do I need to restart?

Thanks Paul!

Mark

[paullimapa]

Once you completed and saved the change as long as you use DWG TO PDF.pc3 to create PDFs it should no longer bring up a viewer

[MarkFitz]

No, still didn't work - I restarted my PC.

Does it make any difference that the viewer is Microsoft Edge, opening via the internet?

[paullimapa]

That's odd because I've got it setup to open up the PDF using Edge but as long as I change the DWG To PDF.pc3 to not open the viewer, that solved my problem.

[MarkFitz]

Thanks!

I had been using AutoCAD PDF (General Documentation).pc3

Why?  Because I didn't know any better.  Thanks Paul.

Mark

[paullimapa]

haha...glad you got it figured out...