PDF Settings

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Modified by Admin on Jul 2, 2014

Parent page: WorkspaceManager Dialogs

The PDF Settings Dialog.

Summary

The PDF Settings dialog allows the designer to manage and configure the properties of the generated PDF files.

Access

Right-click on a PDF output container in an Outjob file, then choose Properties to access this dialog.

Options/Controls

Output Management

The designer can setup output location in this area.

Click Release Managed to specify folder location in the pop-up dialog.

Release Managed - If this option is enabled, the PDF is available to the PCB release system.
Manually Managed - If this option is enabled, the PDF is set to be manually managed and stored in a local folder.
File Location Field - This field is activated in Manually Managed mode, click the File Icon to browse a target folder for the PDF.
Use relative path - This option is activated in Manually Managed mode, enable this option to use a relative path in File Location field.
Done - Click to complete the configuration.

Click None to configure the container folder for the PDF in the pop-up dialog.

Do not include any container folder - Enable this option to discard container folder.
[Container Name] - Enable this option to use container name as container folder name of the PDF.
[Container Type] - Enable this option to use container name as container folder name of the PDF.
Custom Folder Name - Enable this option to customize folder name by the designer. The drop-down list will be activated, the designer can choose a string from drop-down list or enter a folder name directly.
Done - Click to complete configuration.

Click Job1.PDF to configure PDF file name.

The designer can Separate file for each output using output name, or Separate file for each output using custom name, or Collate outputs into a single file, with a customized file name.

Preview - Show the preview of the PDF location.

Zoom

Drag the slide to control the zoom level, from Far to Close.

Output Options

Open after export - Enable this option to open PDF after export.
Prompt if file already exists - Enable this option to prompt if file already exists.
Generate Table of Contents - Enable this option to generate a table of contents in the PDF file.
Include Component Parameters - Enable this option to include component parameters in the PDF file. Parameters are displayed in a pop-up when the schematic component is clicked on.

Altium Designer 14.3.12 introduced support for clicking on a ComponentLink or HelpURL parameter in the generated PDF, and opening the referenced PDF. For this to work, the link to the file must be specified using the Adobe Device Independent Path syntax. An example of this format is; the Windows path C:\MyFolder\MyFile.pdf, is specified as /C/MyFolder/MyFile.pdf. The leading forward slash indicates that this is an absolute path, if there is no leading forward slash then the path is relative. You may also need to adjust the Protected Mode (disable) or the Protected View settings for this to work (go to the Security (Enhanced) page in the Adobe Acrobat Preferences dialog to configure these options).

Page Size And Orientation

The designer can configure page size and orientation source in this area, for both schematic and PCB.

Schematic Page Size and Orientation Source - Choose a source from drop-down list: Source Document or Page Setup Dialog.
PCB Page Size and Orientation Source - Choose a source from drop-down list: Source Document or Page Setup Dialog.

Additional Bookmarks

Generate nets information - Enable this option to include net information in the PDF file. When this option is enabled, the following options become available:
- Pins - Enable this option to bookmark Pins in the PDF file.
- Net Labels - Enable this option to bookmark Net Labels in the PDF file.
- Ports - Enable this option to bookmark Ports in the PDF file.

Advanced/Basic - Click to swap between Advanced and Basic settings.