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Link PDF into Revit

Link PDF into Revit

Will Revit ever support the feature of linking or attaching a PDF into the revit file?

 

 

 

98 Comments
harlan_brumm
Autodesk
Status changed to: Accepted

Hi Everyone,

 

We are pleased to be able to say that we have added this idea to our Revit roadmap.  Thanks for all your comments and votes.  

 

The Factory

bjoern_teutriene
Collaborator

This improvement would be very important for German Revit users. In the Revit Wishlist 2017 in Germany it ranked #14 out of 52 wishes. You can find more information on https://www.rug-dach.de/

boostyourbim
Advocate

Please take a look at this solution. Would it help solve this problem for you?

https://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/store-data-from-any-file-pdf-xls-doc-in-your-rvt/

Anonymous
Not applicable

It would be ideal if you had the option to isolate only the PDF markups/comments in the underlay view, as well as have options for changing the status of each comment. This would go a long way towards replacing the functionality of Autodesk Design Review, but hopefully in a process that is less problematic.

Sahay_R
Mentor
Nice! Importing PDFs into AutoCAD and then linking them into Revit has gotten old!
Anonymous
Not applicable

We are required to provide County provided Appendix B PDFs on Sheet format in our jurisdiction and COMcheck reports. So it isn't always just drawing related.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Two years later and...... nothing. 

dplumb_BWBR
Advisor

So, the fact that it's been marked as an

"Accepted Revit Idea (Some ideas may be available for testing in Revit Preview)"

is nothing?

You do realize that software has to be planned, developed, and tested, right?

 

It's also added to the official roadmap so it's safe to say they are working on it right now.  It's easy to underestimate how much work goes into creating these new features. Some features take a full team almost a year to develop, some even longer. 

 

I would recommend joining the beta program if you want to get an idea of what goes into creating new features. Plus, you will also be able to test new features every month and provide feedback! Really worth considering.

 

 

boostyourbim
Advocate

Boost Your BIM, a Revit API software developer, has implemented a solution for you. Please give it a try:

https://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/attach-any-file-pdf-word-xls-to-your-revit-file/

jmace
Explorer

In our practice we frequently need to reference documents by others which have been provided to us via PDF. If the file was initially made as a PDF, converting it reduces quality and blows up file size.

s.borello
Advisor

Ludicrous to not have the ability to do this since day 1.  Fix it. 

boostyourbim
Advocate
Here is a solution from Boost Your BIM to attach any file, including images
generated from PDF and Excel files.
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=8915250157908544335&appLang=en&os=Win64
hjs
Enthusiast
Enthusiast

I pay a lot for this software.

Fix it so it does the basics and supports multiple workflows!

Anonymous
Not applicable

This is part of the 2020 update! https://www.autodesk.com/products/revit/new-features

Atafs
Enthusiast

This now can be done in Revit 2020

Tupaia
Advocate

So, is everybody happy with that implementation?

I'm not - it merely imports PDF as bitmap image, not vector, which is kind of lame.

So many times we get plans of all kinds only as PDFs, and still we have to open them in AutoCAD and convert to DWG to get them into Revit as CAD lines.

 

How about adding a proper way to import PDF?

Thanks!!

ttourangeau_svn
Enthusiast
It's a really good start.

It's not everything for everyone, but is a HUGE help for how some people
use PDFs.

What I dont understand is... if you can do it in autocad why can't they
just adapt the code for revit?? That's why so many of us were annoyed for
so long... autocad has had the functionality for something like 10 years.

Meanwhile, in Autocad, PDFs can now be exploded into drawing files.

 

For a flagship product, Revit continues to look like a "soviet" flagship

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