PDF adds complexity such as masks and multiple objects

PDF adds complexity such as masks and multiple objects

BabendureDesignGroup
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PDF adds complexity such as masks and multiple objects

BabendureDesignGroup
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I'm receiving PDFs created from Revit files that add unnecessary complexity. For example, a filled circle with an outline in Revit turns into a filled rectangle masked with a circle and a separate circle with an outline only. A single shape turned into three shapes. Sometimes it even turns lines into long filled rectangles with thin, line-sized masks.

 

I've attached an examples of a simple PDF and a complex PDF.

 

All these extra objects and masks make the file very hard to use. I'd love to know what settings I could tell the client to change to keep the PDFs simple.

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ToanDN
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Tell them to export PDf using Revit native PDF exporter.

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vitorbortoncello
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adding what ToanDN mentioned, export to pdf by clicking the top icon:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-773AD069-024B-425E-8B9A-05D5246BDD16

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I usually use raster process to prevent from missing elements

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Vitor Bortoncello | Arquiteto | BIM Manager


dAutodesk Certified Professional

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barthbradley
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Consultant

Is the Internal Origin extremely far away from the Model?  

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azad.Nanva
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Advisor

Do you have two View on each other or this is just one View?

If it solves your problem, please click Accept to enhance the Forum.
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handjonathan
Autodesk
Autodesk

Hi @BabendureDesignGroup 


Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   Have the solutions suggested by @ToanDN @vitorbortoncello @barthbradley @azad.Nanva helped with your issue?

We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community! 



Jonathan Hand


Technical Marketing Manager | Construction

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BabendureDesignGroup
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Is that different from what most architects do? Are there any settings to change? I want to make sure I understand what I'm asking them to do.

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BabendureDesignGroup
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Sorry, I receive the PDFs, but I don't know anything about how they've set up the original files. What effect would that have?

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