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Selecting AutoCAD layers to convert to Adobe PDF layers
If you choose to create a PDF file that retains some AutoCAD layers, you can specify which layers are
preserved in the PDF file.
The Layers In Drawing list shows all the layers in the AutoCAD file. You transfer layers that you want
to be present in the Adobe PDF file from the Layers In Drawing list to the Layers In PDF list. Only
layers and objects of layers present in the Layers In PDF list are present in the Adobe PDF file.
AutoCAD layer settings and PDF layer settings A. AutoCAD layers B. PDF layers
To select AutoCAD layers to convert to Adobe PDF layers:
1. In AutoCAD, start to convert an AutoCAD file to an Adobe PDF file. (See Converting Autodesk
AutoCAD files (Windows).) In the last step, select the Retain All Or Some Layers option.
2. To show AutoCAD layers in the Acrobat PDFMaker dialog box, do any of the following:
● Choose an option from the Named Layer Filters menu to list all layers that fit that criterion.
● Select the Invert option to list all layers except those that are described by the selected choice in the
Named Layer Filters menu.
● To change the sort order of the layers, click the headings.
Note: To change a layer's On, Frozen, or Plot properties, click Cancel Conversion, change the properties
in the AutoCAD drawing, and restart the procedure.
3. Do any of the following to select the AutoCAD layers from the Layers In Drawing list that you want to
convert and include in the PDF file:
● To select a set of layers you've already saved, choose a layer setting from the PDF Layer Settings menu.
● To select a single layer, click the name of the layer.
● To select more than one layer, Ctrl-click the desired layers.
● To select all layers, right-click and choose Select All.
Note: To navigate through the AutoCAD layers, use the Up and Down Arrow keys. Use the scroll bar at
the bottom of the column to scroll horizontally through the table.
4. To add the selected AutoCAD layers to the list of layers to convert to the PDF file, do one of the
following:
● To convert the selected AutoCAD layers to individual PDF layers within a PDF layer set, click Create
Layer Set, and optionally, type a layer name. (A PDF layer set is a folder for organizing layers in the
Layers tab in Acrobat.)
● To convert the selected AutoCAD layers to individual layers, click the Add Layer(s) button.
The name of a layer in the Layers In Drawing list is unavailable if that layer is included in the Layers In
PDF list. When you select that layer in the Layers In PDF list, a bullet appears next to the layer's name
in the Layers In Drawing list.
5. Optionally, do any of the following:
● To reorder the layers in the Layers In PDF list, drag an item up or down in the list.
● To include a visibility property that can be switched on or off in Acrobat, deselect Locked On adjacent
to the PDF layer; to lock the resulting PDF layer's visibility on, select Locked On.
● To save the current settings of AutoCAD layers selected, click Add PDF Settings, name the layer
setting, and click OK. These settings are used the next time you convert the current AutoCAD file to a
PDF file. (See Saving AutoCAD layer conversion settings.)
6. Click the Convert To PDF button, specify a folder in the Save In box in which to save the PDF file, type
a file name, and then click Save.