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Exporting Property Set Data to a DWF or DWFx File
You can export different types of property set data to a DWF or DWFx file.
Automatic Property Set Data
Each object in AutoCAD Architecture has a set of automatic properties attached
to it. For example, every wall has a width, length, and height. Automatic
properties are a subgroup of all property set data that can be attached to an
object (or object style) with a property set definition.
You can automatically export all automatic properties of an object to a DWF
or DWFx file. Automatically exporting all automatic properties has the
advantage that you do not need to set up property set definitions for individual
objects; it does not allow you however to select which properties to export
and which to ignore.
For information on how to export automatic property set data, see Publishing
a 3D DWF or 3D DWFx File with Automatic Property Set Data on page 269.
User-Defined Property Set Data
User-defined property set data is data from a property set definition that you
have created and attached to an object or object style. Property set data can
include automatic object properties, like height and width of a wall, but also
manually defined data such as fire ratings or manufacturing information,
project information, and more.
When publishing user-defined property set data, you specify which property
set definitions to include and which to exclude. For example, some property
sets in your drawing can contain confidential information, which you do not
want to expose to others. In other cases, the recipient of a published file might
need only very specific property set information about one aspect of the
drawing, and does not want to search for that information among a large
amount of unrelated information.
When publishing user-defined property set data, you must attach property
set definitions to the objects in your drawing, and select a PPL (Published
Properties List) file that contains these property sets. For example, you attach
the property set definition DoorObjects to a number of doors in your drawing.
Then, you add the DoorObjects property set definition to your PPL file. When
you publish the drawing to DWF or DWFx, the property set data from these
doors is published. In the same PPL file, you add the WindowObjects property
set definition. However, you do not attach the WindowObjects property set
definition to any windows in your drawing. When you publish the drawing
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