You can only export a Bid to an OSP Bid Package file if you are Licensed user. See CLS - Licensing Classic Products - Overview for more information on licensing OST.
We recommend reviewing a projects image files (in the Cover Sheet) before exporting. A few things to consider:
- Minimize the number of different locations in which your files are located. It is a great idea to copy all your image files to a single folder and then re-link the Cover Sheet to those files before exporting to an OSP Bid Package.
- Remove the "Image Folder" path in the Cover Sheet so that each Page's "Image File" shows its full path before exporting to OSP Bid Package.
- Be sure the file path to those files and to which you are exporting does not exceed 128 characters or the recipient may have problems importing the OSP Bid Package you send them.
- Convert all PDFs to TIFs, before sending an OSP Bid Package (this ensures that each Page is associated with a unique image file).
- Lastly, it is a good idea to send only the Pages (and files) that the recipient really needs. Use the "Select Pages" functionality or "Only Pages with Takeoff" in the export options dialog box.