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Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:57:13 GMT

Hope someone can assist with this issue.

I click the icon 'select' which normally brings up another window where I select which views/sheets to print but nothing happens. Similar issue with setup as i click the icon and nothing happens. I was in the middle of printing to pdf (4 sheets as individual pdf's), it created the first two fine then stopped and I haven't been able to print since on any Revit project or family.

Can someone suggest a solution?

I've checked other programs and I can print to pdf and desktop printer, only getting this issue with Revit.

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

L.Maas — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:50:42 GMT

Not direct solutions. You can start with the common ones.

-Restart Revit.

-Restart your computer.

-Check for updates (Revit, OS, Printer Driver)

-Look at your journals and see if something is reported. To do this

Close and Reopen
Perform the actions that creates the problem
Check and/or upload the last journal file. Journal files are in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\<Product name and release>\Journals

-Reinstall printer drivers

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

draftorb — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 02:52:36 GMT

In Windows, go to printers, and then change the default printer. I had a very similar problem, and this solved it for me.

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

ennujozlagam — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:26:01 GMT

@Anonymous hello, you can try this "Uninstall (Windows 7) KB 3177725 and (Windows 10) KB 3176493" see if this helps. thanks

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

ronsarlo — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:57:11 GMT

Revit 2017, @draftorb's suggestion worked for me as well.

Thank you sir!

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:47:24 GMT

A bug with Revit which has been allowed to persist for now (at least) 3 years.

When printing multiple .pdf's, Revit's communication with the .pdf printer (and this happens with multiple .pdf printers, including native Windows) gets stuck somehow, leaving the print dialogue unusable.

The fix is to either switch printer manually (as suggested in this thread), or to simply "print in the blind", by changing printer in Revit and clicking ok, after which the next print dialogue will work again.

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2017 13:25:42 GMT

It is an odd issue, since it initially appears that the popup windows are not showing in window, but they are never created. In addition to the listed solutions, I have also just found this can be remedied by clicking the checkbox for "Print to File" (one of the few print dialog options that should still work). Click "OK". Nothing will be printed, to file or otherwise, but it will restore proper function to printing.

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:20:01 GMT

Thank you sooo!! It worked for me!!

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

jens_lathouwers — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:59:20 GMT

Using another pdf writer might help as well. As most standard things in windows *edge*, the windows to pdf writer causes problems for me. I now installed cutePDF and now it works again. So it definitely has something to do with the windows to pdf feature.

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

aquevedo — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:23:26 GMT

Thanks changing the default printer worked for me 🙂

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:25:16 GMT

It's Worked for me... changing default printer after start Revit....

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

jules — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:24:50 GMT

I can't believe clicking the print to file button has resolved this for me after multiple reinstalls, printer removals and work arounds!

Thankyou!

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:38:21 GMT

Yup, this is the solution here. That was so frustrating because I didnt want to download a PDF creator.

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:44:46 GMT

Actually this happened for unrecognized printers like Nitro or something... Cutepdf is best for revit

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

jules — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:13:21 GMT

"Print to file" is working but still needs to be done EVERY time I open
Revit.
Would love a permanent solution!

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 02:00:11 GMT

it's work, Thank you

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

ilkay_GENX — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:16:01 GMT

changing default printer worked for me too... thank you!

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Wed, 23 May 2018 01:48:12 GMT

Changing the default printer worked, but I have to restart every time I want to print something. Is there a permanent solution?

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Wed, 23 May 2018 06:34:48 GMT

Did you try my fix?

If your driver 'got stuck' in Revit's Print-universe, that might be the solution for you 🙂

- Max

Re: Can't access print range 'selected views/sheets' and setup with print?

Anonymous — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:01:58 GMT

Cutepdf solved my problem