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To Manage Publishing Options and Recipe Files
1. To manage publishing options, click File > Publish > Settings. The Publish Settings dialog box opens.
2. Click Edit Publish Options. The Creo Illustrate Options dialog box opens.
3. Next to Showing, click Illustration.
4. On the left, under Publishing, select one of the following defaults:
3D Figures
2D Figures
The Publishing-Figures page opens on the right.
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Your saved preferences from Creo Illustrate 3.0 and earlier, are automatically saved as publishing options.
5. Optionally, you can perform the following:
Add an existing option — Click Add. The Add Publish Option dialog box opens. Select an option from the list, then click OK. The option is added.
Create a new option — Click Add, and then select New. The dialog box updates.
To delete an existing option — Select an option, and click Delete. The option is deleted.
6. Optionally, to manage recipe files:
a. Click File > Options. The Creo Illustrate Options dialog box opens.
b. Next to Showing, click Illustration.
c. On the left, click Publishing. The Publishing-Main page opens on the right.
7. To edit an option or recipe, select it, then click Edit Properties. The Edit Publish Option dialog box opens.
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If a publish option is added to the 3D publish options that has similar settings to a 2D publish option (or vice versa) a Duplicate Publish Options warning message will be displayed.
8. In the dialog box, select a file format:
3D
2D Illustration
Image
Movie
The dialog box updates.
9. Define the settings. See one of these topics for more information:
Settings for Creating, Saving, and Publishing 2D Illustrations
Settings for Saving or Publishing Image Files
Settings for Publishing Figures to 3D
Settings for Publishing a Sequence or Animation to a Movie File
10. Click OK.