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Sheet export

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  • Export (print) selected sheets to PDF, DWG, etc. with automatic sheet format detection
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    Using

    The plugin can process all open files, as well as non-unloaded linked files. If more than one file is open or there are non-unloaded linked files, the launch setup window appears, where you can specify which files to process:

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    Plugin window consists of 3 main areas: sheet selection tables for files, export settings bar and status bar:

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    When you start the plugin, it automatically detects print formats for sheets (size in printer) according to the size of the Title Block, and initializes the PDF printer. If the sheet print format will be matched to the nearest print format, or the sheet print format will not be matched, the corresponding notification will be displayed in the first column.

    If there is more than one Title Block on the sheet, the sheet will be divided into several sheets in the sheet tree, with a suffix added through a slash. In this case, the tree will display the print format that is matched to the Title Block.

    Important: If there are several Title Blocks on one sheet, or any other graphics outside the boundaries of the Title Block, the total size of the describing rectangle must have the size allowed for printing. For example, if the sheet has two Title Blocks in A4 format, then the print size of this sheet will be A3. The maximum allowable size is A0x3 1189 mm x 2523 mm or 2523 mm x 1189 mm.

    If Center in column 3 is checked, then centering will be performed when printing to PDF. The effect of centering will be evident only if the print format of the sheet is selected to the nearest print format (i.e. the dimensions of the sheet are smaller than the dimensions of the sheet in the resulting PDF file).

    The export setup bar contains the path to the export directory, switches to select the export format, a button to start the export, and a button to close the plugin. 

    The mPDF (merge PDF) export format allows you to merge exported pdf files into one. It is not necessary to activate the PDF switch.

    Important: The merge is performed for the exported pdf files within the same folder.

    The status bar contains information about the number of sheets in the current document, the number of sheets selected for export, the number of sheets whose format is undefined, the number of sheets whose format is fitted, and the name of the PDF printer.

    At the top right of the window is a slide-out tab with settings:

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    Export directory - the path to the directory where the sheets will be exported. This option is duplicated in the export settings line.

    Also in this group are the options to create subfolders by document name, by export format type, and by sheet group name. The order of the options corresponds to the order in which the folders are created. For example, if you enable the first two options (by document name and by export format type), a folder with the project name will be created in the export directory, and a folder with the export format name (PDF, DWG, etc.) will be created inside it.

    If the option to create folders by sheet group names is enabled, the group names will be added to the name of the merged pdf file when exporting to the merged PDF.

    PDF export settings contain the following options:

    Printer Name - drop-down list of installed printers, where you must select the printer to export (print) to PDF. To the right of the list displays a message about the support status of the selected printer.

    Colors - one of the three export options:

    • Color: All colors in the project are maintained and printed, provided the printer supports colors.
    • Black Lines: All text, non-white lines, pattern lines, and edges print in black. All raster images and solid patterns print in grayscale.
    • Grayscale: All colors, text, images, and lines are printed in grayscale.
    • B&W with exclusion: printing is performed with the color option, and then converting the pdf file to black-and-white (monochrome) format, excluding certain colors from processing. This method makes it possible, for example, to print monochrome drawings with color signatures in the Title Block. To edit the excluded colors, click the palette button:
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    Print type - vector or raster processing. Read more.

    DWG/DXF export settings contain the following options:

    Export Setups - drop-down list of export options for the current document. Learn more about export settings.

    Delete *.pcp files - files with the *.pcp extension created when exporting to DWG will be deleted in the export directory.

    File name generation allows you to customize the names of the imported files. The group contains a text field for specifying the file name mask. The mask may contain parameters of the sheet to be exported - for this purpose it is necessary to write the name of the parameter in angle brackets.

    Below the File name mask text field there is a drop-down list of the sheet parameters, where you can quickly add a parameter to the file name mask by clicking the Add button.

    If file name mask is left blank, files will be exported with standard names, which depend on the format in which the export is made.

    It is also possible to set a limit on the number of characters in the file name by checking the appropriate checkbox.

    When you close the settings tab, the specified settings are checked and the selected printer is initialized. If a printer is selected for the first time, the necessary printer settings will be made, including the addition of print formats. In this case, the plugin may hang up briefly.

    Errors may occur while configuring the printer. In this case, it is recommended that you restart Revit and restart the plugin.

    Supported PDF printers

    Watermark

    When exporting (printing) to PDF, it is acceptable to add a watermark to a sheet. To add a watermark, use Organization Settings.

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  • Change history for
    Year

    2023 Year

    Revit: Sheet export 3.3.8.0 (04.04.2023)

    Improved
    Returned the warning swallowing system with modifications.

    Revit: Sheet export 3.3.7.0 (03.04.2023)

    Improved
    Removed all Revit warnings swallowing system.

    Revit: Sheet export 3.3.6.0 (24.03.2023)

    Fix
    Fixed a bug that prevented excluded colors from being edited.

    Revit: Sheet export 3.3.5.0 (22.03.2023)

    Improved
    Correct processing of "Sheet number" parameter.
    Improved
    Using export start time when creating folders by time.

    Revit: Sheet export 3.3.3.0 (20.03.2023)

    New
    Added export/import of settings configurations.
    New
    Added export/import of custom formats.
    New
    Added some settings for "default" export options in DWG/DXF export settings.
    Improved
    Defined orientation for square formats as "Portrait".
    Improved
    Added tooltips for configuration control buttons for settings and custom formats.
    Fix
    Fixed a bug where there was no text in the settings configuration deletion confirmation window.

    Revit: Sheet export 3.0.0.0 (13.03.2023)

    New
    Added ability to create user formats.
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    Added ability to create an export subfolder by current date (date and time, date, time).
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    Removed the preset window. Collection settings moved to the plugin window.
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    Added reading sheets by button with the ability to enable automatic reading sheets at startup.
    New
    Added an option to check all selected sheets.
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    Added ability to save selected or checked sheets as a print set.
    New
    Added saving color scheme by sheets.
    New
    Added ability to create different configurations of settings.
    New
    Added export to DWF/DWFx.
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    Added PDF trimming to fit the content (enabled in settings).
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    Added ability to set merged file name mask (PDF, DWF, DWFx).
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    Added an option to use project parameters (project information) in the filename mask and in the merged file name mask.
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    Added possibility to use system variables and date items in the filename mask and in the merged filename mask.
    New
    Added generation of bookmarks by sheets in a merged PDF.
    Improved
    The license is checked when running the command, before the plugin window is displayed.
    Improved
    Removed support for PDF-Xchange Lite printer.
    Improved
    Added export folder preview (example).
    Improved
    Changed appearance of format switches.
    Improved
    Output a warning message if the file name mask does not contain the sheet parameters.
    Improved
    The field with the export folder name is made editable.
    Fix
    Fixed some bugs when processing linked files.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.3.12.0 (10.02.2023)

    Improved
    Removed export cancellation confirmation dialog.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.2.12.0 (08.02.2023)

    Improved
    Added exclusion of white by default when printing in b&w pdf with color exclusion.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.2.10.0 (01.02.2023)

    Fix
    Fixed a bug that caused some characters to be deleted from a masked pdf file name.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.2.8.0 (26.01.2023)

    Fix
    Fixed an error that incorrectly detected the width of the selected print format.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.2.7.0 (24.01.2023)

    New
    Added the ability to select the algorithm for determining the print format.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.1.7.0 (21.01.2023)

    Fix
    Vector and raster processing were swapped places. Fixed by.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.1.6.0 (20.01.2023)

    Improved
    Index of the Title Block added to the pdf file name when printing several Title Blocks from one sheet is added to the end of the file name.
    Fix
    Correct sorting of sheets.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.1.4.0 (20.01.2023)

    New
    Added launch setup.
    Fix
    Fixed bug of incorrect determination of the size of the Title Block in some files.
    Fix
    Fixed a bug in processing Workshared files.
    Fix
    Fixed a bug that would cancel the export process by pressing the "No" button.
    Fix
    Fixed "Folder not empty" error when merging pdf files.

    Revit: Sheet export 2.0.0.0 (19.01.2023)

    New
    Using print sets to select sheets.
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    Creating subfolders in an export folder.
    New
    Merging pdf files.
    New
    Print from multiple open files.
    New
    Print from linked files.
    New
    Printing in pdfs along the outline of the Title Block.
    New
    Print to multiple pdf files from a single sheet (along the outline of the Title Blocks).
    New
    Monochrome pdf printing with color exclusion.
    New
    Selecting colors for each sheet.
    Improved
    Do not close Views that were open before starting the export.
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