Publish

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic, Pro and Platinum

Allows to print a sheet list (= a list of model space or paper space layouts) to a printer. Saves a sheet list to a file.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  publish

menu bar:  File | Publish

 

: publish

Displays a dialog box:

Command Options

Option

Description

Load Sheet List

Loads a saved sheet list.

If the current list is not saved yet, you are prompted to save it.

A File dialog displays. Select a *.dsd (Drawing Set Description) file, then double click or click the Open button.

Choose whether to Replace the current sheet list or to Append the sheets in the *.dsd file to the current sheet list.

 

Save Sheet List

Saves the current sheet list to a a *.dsd (Drawing Set Description) file.

 

Automatically load all open drawings.

If checked, adds the model and paper space layouts of all open drawings.

If not checkked, adds the model and paper space layouts of the current drawing only.

Sets the value of the PUBLISHALLSHEETS system variable.

Publish to:

Allows to choose the output target of the Publish command: Plotter named in page setup.

Add Sheets

Adds sheets to the current list.

Displays a File dialog.

Select a drawing. All layouts in the selected drawing are added to the sheet list.

If a sheet name already exists, a dialog box displays prompting you to enter a new name.

 

Remove Sheets

Deletes the selected sheet(s) from the current list.

 

Drawing

Path and name of the drawing of the currently selected sheet.

Layout

Layout name of the currently selected sheet

 

 

Sheet List

 

Sheet Name

Layout name of the sheet.

Page Setup

Page Setup name of the sheet.

Click the down arrow on the list button to select a different page setup.

 

Plot Device

Name of the plot device as defined in the Page Setup of the sheet.

Plot Size

Size of the paper in the currently selected page setup.

Orientation

Paper orientation in the currently selected page setup: Landscape () or Portrait ().

Scale

Scale of the currently selected page setup.

Status

Status of the currently selected page setup.

 

 

Number of copies

Number of copies to create.

Include plot stamp

If checked, a plot stamp is added.

Edit Plot Stamp

Click to setup the plot stamp.

Publish

Publishes the current sheet set to the selected output target.

Related Commands

PageSetup - assigns plot style to drawings.

Plot - plots drawings through the command bar.

Print - plots drawings through a dialog box.

 

 


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