AutoCAD How to Save or Print As PDF - Quickly & Easily! | 2 Minute Tuesday

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Brandon here back with another new 2 minute Tuesday!

In todays video we take a look at the process needed to Save our Drawings as a PDF.

This is also the same method to print a drawing to pdf in AutoCAD since there isn't really a difference between the two.

In the video I walk through the various setting and options when saving or printing your drawing to a pdf from either a layout/paperspace or from model space!

Oh and let me know what autocad tip, trick or tutorial you'd like to see in the next one down below!

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[nhlakancube]

You make it so easy for the novice like me to follow and understand better! Great mentor

[rahuldevpaul]

A big thumbs up to you. you saved me today like a superhero. It might sound ridiculous but that's the truth

[angelical]

You’re the best!! This was really helpful

[stevethepiper]

great videos Brandon, I am working with some 8 1/2"x11" drawings and trying to get them to where I can batch plot but keep getting error, waiting to see if someone in the forum can point me to a solution.

[RinioNightcore]

Very good video you helped me finish my assignment hehe

[natiusvisser]

Will you please do another video on scales, i.e. 1cm=100m / 1:100. Regards from South Africa.

[yoelferrychristian]

Hi Mr. Brandon, i have a question about autocad plot to pdf. I have a complex autocad drawing with lot of lines in it (overlapping lines). So, when i plot to pdf and start to print it by printer, it take so long to wait 1 page to print. i'd like to ask you about the settings to make it faster to print. Temporarily, i convert my pdf file to jpeg format to make it leasy to print, but it give me non-vector drawing. I'd loved to thankful if you can give one tutorial video to answer it... :)

[vsnjboh]

Brandon, I have a PDF file that someone sent me, it's a IT network drawing. When you open the PDF you see some of the information clearly. lines and numbers, but the graphic for the switches don't look clear until you zoom in a bunch. Any thoughts as to what could be happening when saving from a DWG to a PDF?

[ovlhyjv]

What is the besting AutoCAD setting for generating Accessible PDF.
Accessible PDF means meeting the standards such as WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, HHS, and PDF/UA that ensure a document will also be accessible by individual with vision impairment etc.

[colinalie]

Question on caddie 9 print or save to pdf format

[abbyosullivan]

Recently every time I plot (plotting in model space, window) to PDF then edit PDF (because I have to add things per my jobs) it turns my drawing into an image. Why is this happening now but was not happening before when I was doing this? If you can help, that would be greatly appreciated.

[Fshah]

Hi every body, why scale of converted to PDF is not matched in paper printing? Please advise.

[rolandoalfarero]

i dont have "packs" folder at the right side x) help

[danokennethedrianp.]

When I plotted a 20"x30" paper size and turned it into pdf. The pdf page size turned into 40"x26.67". How do I fix it??

[godsonokechukwu]

My plot always remove some part of my drawings why

[stevecanes]

I experience disappearing of the cursor anytime I select plot, any solution?.

[boctok]

I'm trying to output an actual size drawing for a small sheet metal project that I need to span multiple pages, but I can only get one page that is usually blank. How can I get multiple pages? - Never mind, I figured it out.

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[diegoa.s.f]

why my plot is always so big ( >1 mega) ... I already changed the quality of the raster and the vectors and always stay the same size...can anyone help me?

[izzywallis]

What if you don't have the DWG to PDF option?