Publish PDF Command

In CivilGEO software, the Publish PDF command allows the user to publish the Map View data to a PDF file. PDF files are easy to share, review, and include in project deliverables while preserving the map layout and presentation. The user can control the page size and orientation, choose whether to include map layers and other map elements, and define the portion of the Map View to publish.

The user can also publish the Map View data into image and video files with the following commands:

• Publish Graphics
  This command is used to publish the Map View data into an image file. Refer to this article in our knowledge base to learn more about this command.
• Record Video
  This command is used to publish the Map View data into a video file. Refer to this article in our knowledge base to learn more about this command.

Follow the steps below to use the Publish PDF command:

1. From the Results ribbon menu, select the Publish PDF command.
   
2. The Publish PDF dialog box will be displayed.
   
3. Click the […] button adjacent to the Export file entry field.
4. The Save As dialog box will be displayed. Browse to the location where you want to save the PDF file, enter a file name, and click the [Save] button.
   
5. The Publish PDF dialog box will be redisplayed, and the complete directory path and file name will be shown in the Export file entry field.
   
6. From the Page size dropdown combo box, select the required page dimensions for the PDF document. Selecting an appropriate page size helps ensure that the Map View content fits within the defined layout. The following page size options are available:
   
7. From the Orientation option, the user can select the required page orientation for the PDF document. Two radio button options are available:
   

• • Portrait
    This option displays the content of the page vertically, with the page height greater than its width.
  • Landscape
    This option displays the content of the page horizontally, with the page width greater than its height.

8. Check the following checkbox options to export the Map View data into a PDF file in different formats.
   

• • Layered
    This checkbox option is used to export map layers loaded in the project as separate layers in the PDF file. By default, this checkbox is unchecked.
  • Map scale bar
    This checkbox option is used to include the map scale bar in the PDF file. By default, this checkbox is unchecked.
  • Map compass
    This checkbox option is used to include the compass rose in the PDF file. By default, this checkbox is unchecked.

9. From the Publish Data Limits section, the user can use one of the following options to define the Map View graphic limits to be published:

• • User-defined limits
    This option allows the user to draw a rectangular extent to define the graphic limits. Follow the steps below to use this option:
  • • Select the User-defined limits radio button option and click the [Pick] button.
      
    • The Publish PDF dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar instructing the user to draw the rectangular extent.
    • Click and drag the left mouse button to draw the rectangular extent.
    • On releasing the mouse button, the Publish PDF dialog box will be redisplayed, and the status of the User-defined limits read-only field will be changed from Undefined to Defined.
  • Clipping polygons
    This option allows the user to select one or more existing polygons to define the graphic limits. Follow the steps below to use this option:
  • • Select the Clipping polygons radio button option and click the [Pick] button.
      
    • The Publish PDF dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar instructing the user to select the clipping polygons.
    • Select the polygon(s) on the Map View. When all polygons have been selected, press the [Enter] key or right-click and select Done from the displayed context menu.
    • The Publish PDF dialog box will be redisplayed, and the number of selected polygons will be displayed in the Clipping polygons read-only field.

10. When all the data have been defined, click the [Export] button, and the software will publish the Map View data into the PDF file at the selected location.