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    Default Print multiple files to separate pdf files

    We have here situation where we have to plot multiple drawings at same time, usually around 30-50. Each drawing is in separate .dwg file and one drawing has two to three layouts. Is there any neat way to plot these files so that all layouts in certain dwg would form one pdf file and you could plot or publish all 50 dwgs with one command? Now we need to publish each layout to own pdf file and then combine them to one file or to publish all layouts to single pdf file and then crop pages to create drawings pdfs.

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    Default Re: Print multiple files to separate pdf files

    One suggestion would be to use Sheet Set Manager, and organize the sheets you want to group into a singkle PDF into subsets. Then just publish each subset as needed. Your'e still doing multiple publishes, but at least the pdfs would be organized as desired.

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    Default Re: Print multiple files to separate pdf files

    I have thought using sheet sets but it seems to suit badly to this project due to project nature.

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    Default Re: Print multiple files to separate pdf files

    Did you find a solution to this problem?

    One way it to use the command prompt command PUBLISHCOLLATE and set it to 1.

    Then go to publish, choose the DWGs you wish to plot and choose your PDF printer and plot, that should put all the plots into one file.

    Set PUBLISHCOLLATE to 0 to make them single sheets again.

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