topic Re: Export Pdf options in Revit API Forum

Export Pdf options

Hariharan_RadhakrishnanPCEKW — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:26:27 GMT

I need to Export sheets into Pdf, but I need to export all sheets in single pdf Document. In Revit API 2022 and 2023 we have options to do that by using PDFExportOptions properties, but this Option is not available on lower versions of Revit API like 2018-2021. Kindly Suggest me to resolve this error.

There is one Reply for this solution like we can use AutoPDFPrint, but unfortunately I don't know how to use those files in my Code, Since I was beginner to Revit API, Can anyone suggest me the right way to resolve this Error

Re: Export Pdf options

jeremy_tammik — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:38:38 GMT

Welcome to the Revit API and good luck getting started using it. Unfortunately, in this case, it will not be able to help much. The Revit API only provides access to the underlying end user product functionality. It generally does not add anything beyond that. The feature you request cannot be called an "error". It is part of enhanced functionality that was added explicitly to satisfy user wishes. The easiest way to access the enhanced functionality is to upgrade your Revit release to the versions that explicitly support it.

Re: Export Pdf options

sayu94 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:46:30 GMT

I advice you use pdfPrinter that collects sheets himself. I use pdfCreator

Re: Export Pdf options

TripleM-Dev.net — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:43:20 GMT

Hi @Hariharan_RadhakrishnanPCEKW,

The builtin PDF printer was only recently introduced into Revit (and it's API counterpart), so in the Revit API version this is also not available for the lower versions.

For printing to PDF in lower version you need a virtual PDF printer installed and use the PrintManager Class, which is also available in the newer Revit's API.

Downside is that most PDF printers only support saving PDF's to a fixed folder, or even the name can be a issue. I use the PDF-Xchange printer which supports path and filename saving from Revit.

- Michel