System Options > Export > PDF

To display the dialog:

Click Tools > Options > System Options > Export > PDF in File Format.

- or -

Click File > Save As.
In Save as type, select Adobe Portable Document Format.
Click Options.

Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return Value or <OnFlag>	Comment
Export PDF in color	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportInColor) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportInColor, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to save documents in color when saving to PDF
Embed fonts	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportEmbedFonts) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportEmbedFonts, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to embed fonts when saving documents to PDF
High quality lines	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportHighQuality) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportHighQuality, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to save drawing documents in high quality when saving to PDF
Shaded/Draft geometry DPI	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swPDFExportShadedDraftDPI) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swPDFExportShadedDraftDPI, <Value>)	Integer value	For drawings only; controls dots per inch (DPI) setting for shaded and draft geometry; increased value improves quality while increasing the file size and the time to save the file
Sharpened OLE DPI	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swPDFExportOleDPI) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swPDFExportOleDPI, <Value>)	Integer value	For drawings only; controls DPI setting for Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) objects; increased value improves quality while increasing the file size and the time to save the file
High quality shaded edges	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportShadedEdgesHighQuality) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportShadedEdgesHighQuality, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value
Print header/footer	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportPrintHeaderFooter) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportPrintHeaderFooter, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use the header and footer specified in File > Print > Header Footer when saving documents to PDF
Use specified printer line weights (File > Print > Line Weights)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportUseCurrentPrintLineWeights, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use the default printer line weights when saving documents to PDF
Include layers set to not print	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportIncludeLayersNotToPrint) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPDFExportIncludeLayersNotToPrint, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to include layers set not to print

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