Rasterized prints look bad

[PieterL_TM]

I understand that Revit rasterizes images when using shadows. But why does it look this bad 😞 

Is there a setting that I'm missing to get rid of all that noise, or is this just how rasterizing works?

[ralphdenhaan]

Hi,

Vector Processing: this method uses formulas to make lines and curves so that when u zoom in on a PDF file it remains smooth. Also, this method produces smaller PDF files and is faster than Raster Processing.

Raster Processing: this method will use individually drawn pixels, which makes a lower quality output compared to Vector Processing. Furthermore, Revit will automatically choose Raster Processing if the views contain one of the conditions written below:

• The view contains an image or decal
• The view contains a point cloud
• The view use Shading or Realistic style
• The view use shadows, gradients, sketchy lines, or depth cueing

https://lazybim.com/export-pdf-from-revit/

[L.Maas]

How did you generate that image like...:
-Is it a small detail of a printout to pdf?
-Is it a render
-Export to Image?

What is the source of the picture:
-Is it an image?
-Is it a Revit family?

Maybe you can upload your source file, then we can give better advice.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Set Raster print to Presentation and increase the output DPI.

[PieterL_TM]

Yess, thanks for this one, @ToanDN! The result with just switching to presentation:

This is so much better!