Print PDF with bookmarks

Print PDF with bookmarks

shashank.baganeK2K5N
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Print PDF with bookmarks

shashank.baganeK2K5N
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Hi all, 

 

I am trying to get bookmarks for the individual sheets (pdfs) by fine names. When I use export it is taking automatically but when I use print it is happening. 

 

I am using PDF exchange Editor as a default printer and Revit 2022.1

 

I have even cross checked the printing preferences. But no use of that 

shashankbaganeK2K5N_0-1670831285611.png

 

 

I want to achieve bookmarks by file names to the printed PDFs. 

 

For your reference: https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/enable-bookmark-for-printing-option/83986

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ToanDN
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You cannot print individual PDFs with bookmarks.  Either Export to a combined PDF, or use a PDF program to assemble multiple PDFs.  Then you will have bookmarks.

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shashank.baganeK2K5N
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Yeah @ToanDN thanks for your response. I totally understand that but for export it automatically reads the file name and assign it to the individual file but why can't it is possible in case of print into PDF. If I use print command then in the bookmarks it doesn't show any of the bookmarks. Am I missing any settings? Please let me know

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hmunsell
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I use PDF-XChange Editor and have never been able to get the "Enable automatic bookmarks" to work properly for Revit, using the PDF-XChange driver. 

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shashank.baganeK2K5N
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Hi @hmunsell then what is the solution to that? which PDF viewer is the suitable to use it as a print driver to get all the bookmarks. Please let me know
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hmunsell
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it can be done manually as @ToanDN suggested by assembling multiple individual PDF's. I know we have a couple licenses of Bluebeam to do things for specific clients that other drivers wont do.  You can also contact PDF XChange support and see what they say.

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shashank.baganeK2K5N
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Yes I have tried it but I have one issue with that. If I assign bookmarks manually by merging or combining individual pdfs to make one binder or combined pdf, and if I upload that into BIM360, it won't read the bookmarks. It only read it as (1), (2), so on. If it takes it automatically then it will read what it has been assigned that bookmark to that automatically. Please let me know if you have any solution to resolve this.
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hmunsell
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@shashank.baganeK2K5N wrote:

"When I use export it is taking automatically but when I use print it is happening. "

 

You mentioned it in your original post that when Exporting to PDF it works fine. Why not just use the Export tool then?

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ToanDN
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@shashank.baganeK2K5N wrote:

Yeah @ToanDN thanks for your response. I totally understand that but for export it automatically reads the file name and assign it to the individual file but why can't it is possible in case of print into PDF. If I use print command then in the bookmarks it doesn't show any of the bookmarks. Am I missing any settings? Please let me know


Printing individual PDFs never gives you bookmarks. Period.  Not sure what is unclear about it?

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shashank.baganeK2K5N
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yeah but in that case also I am facing one issue with unicode character type defined in the dimensions. Please find the below snip for your reference:

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That is why I am trying for the option print. But in print option I am not able to achieve bookmarks. Please let me know how do I tackle this so that bookmarks can be achieved with print option and when it is uploaded to BIM360, it should be visible properly. 

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shashank.baganeK2K5N
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Okay you mean to say like we can't get the bookmarks from print option ?
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