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I don't understand how Revit want's to handle plotting. I plot off site and would normally create plot files with the correct driver. It looks like Revit want's to use DWF, but my blueprinter is not familiar with DWF files. So I downloaded Revit PDF Writer 4.2 and sent PDF files. It worked, but I wasn't happy with the results. What's the best way for me to go. DWF's, PDF's, or should I be trying to generate PLT's?
I also want to change the line weight on the titleblocks. Can't seem to do it, when editing the sheet family. I want more control over the fine tuning of the look of the sheet before sending it to the printer.
Any tips are greatly appreciated.
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All your lineweights for the titleblock family are controlled in the families object styles. You can easily add new line styles to what you require.
Settings->Object Styles
I've never had success with creating PLT's from revit and generally use PDF's.
The Revit PDF writer isn't a very good printer. I'd suggest using either Adobe Acrobat (full version) or CutePDF.
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Thanks Mr Spot, you came through again. Object styles is what I was looking for.
So your saying PDF's are the way to go for plotting. Is there any value in taking the time to learn more about DWF?
Thanks again for the help.
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DWF's are a viable option given that you can batch plot to DWF from revit.
So yes.
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Thanks for the advice.
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Cute PDF changed my fonts from Arial to Courier, and expanded the spacing. What's up with that? I thought there must be a control box for that in Revit, but Revit help says that Arial is the default font. Mr Spot, have you run into this problem before?
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I don't know much about Cute pdf we use Adobe Acrobat. I just heard that this was perhaps the most effective free solution.
I'd suggest looking in the print settings to see if you can find anything there.
Otherwise look at another PDF solution. Perhaps PDF995, (jaws PDF is crap IMHO), (PDF Factory is crap IMHO), or research some others there are about 20 or so different ones available.
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What did you mean Revit PDF Writer isn't a very good printer (your first post below)? I'm plotting D size plots. I have "Primo PDF" I use for small prints. Did you mean Revit PDF Writer doesn't do small prints well?
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I mean the pinebush PDF writer (known as Revit PDF Writer 4.2) isn't a very good PDF creator to use, atleast from my experience. It has huge borders and i've had various issues with it.
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Okay thanks, I'll research pdf issue, or should I say the plotting issue. Maybe I should work with the blueprint service and see if their open to including DWF files in what they offer the community.
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Mr. Spot,
as you use the Adobe PDF Writer to generate your drawings, what profile do you use to make things do faster? Have you created a new profile.
I ask that because I am finishing my graduate work and I am using a lot of images and elevations in shade mode, also with shadows. So, as needed I "plot to file" using a raster process and trying to use DWF it goes wild (to much time to process, to plot and to open). Using PDF is safer, I think.
Of course, not using the 1200dpi, instead I am running 300dpi... A0 size paper, all colored and so on...
Any thing else, just ask.
Thanx since now
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I just use the default settings generally.
I did one project where i upped it to max settings and ended up with a 150MB PDF file... Printing place loved that.
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