Saving PDF Letter and Tabloid
It all begins with an idea.
There are multiple ways of saving a PDF from Revit in a Letter (8.5 x 11) or Tabloid (11x17) paper size. Personally, I find it easier to Print to PDF. Below are steps showing how to do so.
Ensure the view you want saved is on an appropriately sized Sheet
File
Print
Ensure Microsoft Print to PDF is selected for printer
Set up
6. Ensure the Orientation is correct direction to the selected Sheet
a. Portrait = Vertical Sheet
b. Landscape = Horizontal Sheet
7. Ensure size of paper is correct for Sheet
a. Letter = 8.5x11
b. Tabloid = 11x17
8. Paper Placement
a. Offset from corner: No Margin
9. Zoom
a. Zoom: 100%
10. Select OK
11. You can check to see if the page is set up correctly by hitting preview
12. If only one Sheet is needed for the PDF hit OK
13. If multiple Sheets are needed for the PDF:
a. Print Range
b. Selected views / sheets
c. Select sheets needed
d. Select combine multiple selected views / sheets into a single file
e. OK
14. A dialog box called Save Print Output should open
a. Save PDF in desired location
15. Save PDF as client’s last name, what the PDF is of, and date
a. Example: Sprenger Full Set 3.20.24
Bonus: Image from my trip to Iceland - Gullfoss Falls
Useful Short Keys
It all begins with an idea.
Below is a list of useful short keys that I use daily while using Revit.
DL = Detailed Lines
DI = Dimensions
VV or VG = Visibility / Graphic Override
SA = Select all
TL = Thin Lines
VR = View Range
PT = Paint
AL = Align
Bonus: The image is from my trip to Iceland - Black sand beach
Introduction - Revit Background
It all begins with an idea.
I truly believe an amazing teacher can set a course for their students life.
For me, my high school Drafting/ Intro to CAD teacher sparked a love for technical design that has followed me into my professional career. I learned the basics of AutoCAD and Revit in said high school and took some basic CAD, Revit, and 3Ds Max classes in college, but I consider myself to be mainly self taught.
Currently, I am the sole technical interior designer at my firm (using Revit and Escape), meaning I alone create all the technical documents for my firm. Also, if I run into any technical problems, I alone fine the solution.
My firm also takes on summer interns, who typically lack the real world experience of a technical designer. In my position, I am tasked with guiding these interns with learning the basics of Revit. To help aid in this, I created a helpful Revit how to guide, that breaks down step by step on how to use the basics of Revit.
*Bonus: image from my trip to Iceland!