Save a Single Document as a PDF File
You can print a model or a drawing open in the working window as
a PDF file in the following way:
- Select File > Print from the menu bar.
- Select a PDF printer as the printer.
- Select other print settings.
- Confirm by clicking OK.
- Select the save folder and type a name for the file in the
Windows Save As dialog box.
- Click the Save button.
When printing a Vertex Wire Frame model or a drawing, you will
get an image file with vector graphics. When printing a shaded
model, you will get an image file with bitmap graphics. A Vertex
Wire Frame image file will be considerably smaller in size than a
shaded model image file.
Printing a shaded model may take a long time due to the numerous
hues used in the model. A temporary PostScript file may require a
large amount of file space, but the final PDF file will be smaller
in size.
Note
- The basic software delivery contains two PDF printers: PDF and
PDF_SEPARATE. Selecting between these printers is significant only
when you are printing a queue, see Add Drawings to a Print Queue. When you
want to save a single drawing or model as a PDF file, you can use
either of these printers.
- You can save several drawings of the active project as a PDF
file, see Save a PDF file of Project's
Drawings.
- You can save the Vertex drawings located in a folder and sub
folders under it as a structured PDF book, see Print a Structured PDF Book.
Print Settings
PDF Printer Settings