Create multi-sheet DWF using DSD files

By Gopinath Taget

A DSD file is a text configuration file that the AutoCAD publisher functionality honors. You can create it programmatically or using the PUBLISH UI. It typically looks something like this:

———copy the following in a ASCII file with extension .dsd——–

[DWF6Version]
Ver=1
[DWF6Sheet:3D House-Model]
DWG=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2009\Sample\3D House.dwg
Layout=Model
Setup=
[DWF6Sheet:3D House-Layout1]
DWG=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2009\Sample\3D House.dwg
Layout=Layout1
Setup=
[DWF6Sheet:3D House-Layout2]
DWG=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2009\Sample\3D House.dwg
Layout=Layout2
Setup
[Target]
Type=1
DWF=c:\temp\multi.dwf
OUT=
PWD=

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Assuming the above configuration is stored in "c:\temp\multi.dsd" – you can then drive the PUBLISH command using:

(command "_-PUBLISH" "C:/TEMP/multi.dsd")

It is recommended that you set FILEDIA to 0 if running this from LISP (you may need to do the equivalent from OARX or VBA):

(setq oldFD (getvar "FILEDIA"))

(setvar "FILEDIA" 0)

(command "_-PUBLISH" "C:/TEMP/multi.dsd")

(setvar "FILEDIA" oldFD)