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HAVE YOU TRIED: PACKAGE DRAWINGS FOR TRANSMITTAL

Have you ever needed to send drawing files to a client or subcontractor outside
your company? Maybe you have sent files to another company only to be informed
that drawing and reference files were missing from those that you had sent. The
Electronic Transmittal (eTransmit) feature helps to package your drawings and
any support files required to display and print them accurately.

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When you use the eTransmit feature, the current drawing and the following
support file types referenced by that drawing are automatically added to the
transmittal package:

 * Plot style color-dependent (CTB) and named (STB) table files
 * Plotter configuration (PC3) files
 * External reference (DGX, DWF, DGN, raster images, …) files

While creating a transmittal package, you can:

 * Create a ZIP file from or copy the drawing and support files to a folder
 * Manually add drawing and non-drawing files that are not referenced by the
   current drawing
 * Resave all drawing files in a transmittal package to a specific file format
   and maintain visual fidelity
 * Bind xrefs and purge unnecessary named objects (styles) from the drawings

The companion tool to the eTransmit feature is the Reference Manager which can
be found outside of the AutoCAD program. You can learn more about the Reference
Manager in the Have You Tried: Manage References Outside AutoCAD article.


PACKAGE THE CURRENT DRAWING

When you use the eTransmit feature, the current drawing is scanned for any
referenced files and displays those files in the Create Transmittal dialog box.

In this example, you will open a sample drawing, review the files that are
referenced by the drawing, and create a transmittal package of that drawing with
from the default settings.

 1.  In AutoCAD, on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), click Open.
 2.  Browse to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD <release>\Sample\Mechanical
     Sample and open Mechanical - Multileaders.dwg.
 3.  Click the Application menu > Publish > eTransmit. Find
 4.  In the Create Transmittal dialog box, click the Files Tree tab.
     
     This view shows the relationship of the referenced files to the current
     drawing file.
     
     
 5.  Click the Files Table tab.
     
     This view shows a full list of all files to be included in the transmittal
     package.
     
     
 6.  On the Files Table tab, clear the checkbox next to the DWF6 ePlot.pc3 item
     to exclude it from the transmittal package.
     
     DWF6 ePlot.pc3 is part of the standard AutoCAD installation, so you don’t
     need to share it with others.

 7.  In the Select a Transmittal Setup section, select Standard.
     
     A transmittal setup defines the settings that will be used to define the
     transmittal package, and how the drawing and its associated files are to be
     updated.
     
     
 8.  In the lower-left corner of the dialog box, click View Report.
 9.  In the View Transmittal Report dialog box, review the report and then click
     Close.
     
     This report provides information about the files to be included in the
     transmittal package along with those that were identified but are currently
     excluded. Files that might be identified and excluded by default are font
     or unloaded reference files.
     
     
 10. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, click OK.
 11. In the Specify Zip File navigation dialog box, browse to your Documents
     folder or another location in which to save the ZIP file. Enter a name for
     the ZIP file and click Save.
 12. In File Explorer, browse to the ZIP file and double-click it.
     
     The contents of the ZIP file are displayed in the window and you can see
     how those files are structured.
     
     
     Note: The TXT file in the ZIP file is a copy of the report shown in the
     Create Transmittal dialog box.


CREATE OR MODIFY A TRANSMITTAL SETUP

The Standard transmittal setup provides for a nice starting point, but you can
create your own transmittal setups based on how you need to share drawing files
with those outside your company. For example, if you work with a client or
subcontractor that uses an earlier AutoCAD release, you can define a transmittal
setup that saves all drawings to a specific DWG file format and even sets the
default plotter to None.

The most common transmittal settings to change are:

 * Drawing file format
 * Setting the default plotter to 'None'
 * Purging unused named objects

In this example, you create a custom transmittal setup and change some of its
settings.

 1.  Re-open C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD <release>\Sample\Mechanical
     Sample\Mechanical - Multileaders.dwg, if you previously closed it.
 2.  Click the Application menu > Publish > eTransmit. Find
 3.  In the Create Transmittal dialog box, under the Select a Transmittal Setup
     section, click Transmittal Setups.
 4.  In the Transmittal Setups dialog box, select the Standard transmittal setup
     and click New.
     
     
     If you want to modify an existing transmittal setup, select the transmittal
     setup from the list and click Modify.

 5.  In the New Transmittal Setup dialog box, New Transmittal Setup Name text
     box, replace the default name with ABC Company. Click Continue.
     
 6.  In the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, make the following changes:
     a. Under Transmittal Type and Location, click the File Format drop-down
        list and choose AutoCAD 2013/LT 2013 Drawing Format.
        Note: Saving drawings to an older format could cause the loss of
        formatting and objects that are not supported in an earlier release.
     b. Under the Actions section, check:
        i.   Set Default Plotter to 'None'
        ii.  Bind External References and choose Insert
        iii. Purge Drawings
     c. Under the Include Options section, check Include Fonts.
     
 7.  Click OK to save the changes made.
 8.  Click Close to return to the Create Transmittal dialog box.
     
     Notice the changes to the Files tree, the files related to the fonts used
     in the drawing are now part of the transmittal package.
     
     
     Important: When including fonts, the individuals receiving them might
     require a license before they can legally use them.
 9.  Click OK to create the transmittal package.
 10. Specify a name and location for the transmittal package, and then open the
     ZIP file and review the files.
     


ADDING OTHER FILES TO A TRANSMITTAL PACKAGE

Projects often include more than one drawing, complex projects can include tens
or hundreds of drawings. Along with drawings and the files they reference,
projects commonly contain non-drawing files, such as product specifications,
contracts, project timelines, and more.

In this exercise, you manually add a second drawing and a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet to be included in the transmittal package.

 1. Re-open C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD <release>\Sample\Mechanical
    Sample\Mechanical - Multileaders.dwg, if you previously closed it.
 2. Click the Application menu > Publish > eTransmit. Find
 3. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, under the Select a Transmittal Setup
    section, select ABC Company.
 4. Below the Files Tree and Files Table tabs, click Add File.
    
 5. In the Add File to Transmittal navigation dialog box, browse to C:\Program
    Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD <release>\Sample\Mechanical Sample.
 6. Hold the Ctrl key down and then select the Data Extraction and Multileaders
    Sample.dwg and mass-balance.xls files. Click Open.
    
    The selected files and those they reference are added.
    
    
 7. Click OK to create the transmittal package.
 8. Specify a name and location for the transmittal package, and then open the
    ZIP file and review the files.
    


PACKAGE ALL DRAWINGS ASSOCIATED TO A SHEET SET

If the current drawing is part of a sheet set, the sheet set data (DST) and its
support files are also included in the transmittal package. When creating a
transmittal package of the files in a sheet set, it is recommended to use the
eTransmit feature in the Sheet Set Manager rather than the ETRANSMIT command.
Right-click on the sheet set node in the Sheet Set Manager and choose eTransmit
to package all drawing and support files in the sheet set. A sheet set can also
contain transmittal setups, this makes it easier to share the transmittal
settings with others working on a project.


Note: The Sheet Set Manager contains an Archive option which is like the
eTransmit feature, but offers less options related to cleaning up drawings since
the purpose is to backup all files.

Never forget to include a file again when sharing drawings with others outside
your company. The next time you need to share drawings, give the eTransmit
feature a try.

RELATED CONCEPTS

 * About Transmitting Drawing Packages Electronically
 * Manage References Outside AutoCAD
 * Welcome to Have You Tried

RELATED TASKS

 * To Create a Zipped Transmittal Package
 * To Create a Transmittal Package in a Folder
 * To Save Transmittal Setups

RELATED REFERENCE

 * Transmittal Package File Reference
 * Commands for Transmittal Packages


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