Alibre Design

Chapter 9 - Working with Parts• interactive 3D model, including rotate, pan, and zoom• assembly tree• basic materials (information taken from Alibre Design)• BOM• exploded view animation with ordered steps• saved views• part meta-data (information taken from Alibre Design part properties)• PDF file can be viewed with Adobe Reader 7.0.8 and above.9.11.1 Creating a PDF File‣ To create a PDF file of a part, sheet metal part, or assembly:1. From the File menu, select Publish to PDF. The PDF Publishing Wizard opens.2. In the Templates section, select a template to use. (See PDF PublishingTemplates (on page 247) for more information)3. In the Add title to 3D model view field, enter a title if you wish to have oneshown at the top of the page in the PDF file.4. Click Next.5. In Save Location, browse to the location you want to save the PDF file to.Note: If you choose to save to an existing file, the published page will be added tothe existing file at the end as an additional page.6. Choose Preview if you would like to view the PDF file before saving it. Thiscreates a temporary file that is deleted if you do not publish the file.7. Select your Paper size.8. Click Publish.The PDF file will be created and saved to the location you specified, and can be viewedwith any PDF reader.245