Batch Convert DWF to PDF with Revizto
Do you ever have a set of DWF or DWFx files you would like to batch convert to PDF? It is super easy with Revizto: Open a Revizto project Go to 2D space Click Import (down arrow), then Select all of y…
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Microsoft Print to PDF Driver Does Not Play Nice with Revit
Have you experienced a blank and somewhat non-responsive Print dialog in Revit? Pressing Setup does nothing in this situation: What’s going on here? Well, there is something in the Microsoft Print to …
Tested: Using Able2Extract to convert PDFs to Vector information for use in CAD and BIM
Able2Extract can export a pdf to various formats: In my testing, I opened a 97mb pdf file in Bluebeam and extracted one page to a separate pdf file for conversion. I opened this pdf in Able2Extract an…
Navisworks 2015 PDF Reader App
Something popped up on Exchange recently, got tweeted, and then disappeared… but now its back! This addin allows simple import of PDFs directly into the Navisworks 2015 Project Browser as sheets that …
My New PDF Markup Rig
One side-effect of moving home base closer to a city is the likelihood that one will have to commute, perhaps using public transport on a day-to-day basis. This means potentially having two hours a da…
3D PDF and Revit – You actually do Get What You Pay For
PDF is ubiquitous. As great as DWF is, it just will never have the market saturation that PDF does. That is why there is definitely a market for a good tool to make 3D PDFs from Revit. As Revit users,…
Comparison of VRML, DWF, U3D (used in 3D PDF), and Kaon Compression – Kaon Knowledge Base
via Comparison of VRML, DWF, U3D (PDF), and Kaon Compression – Kaon Knowledge Base…
Force Design Review to open PDF files using Vector information
If you open PDF files using the embedded vector data (ie. lines), you can then use ADR (Autodesk Design Review) to snap to PDF lines in order to measure them. This may be useful to you if you are usin…
Convert DWF to DWG using free tools
These steps helped me to leverage some data from a DWF file and convert it into vector data I could use in a DWG file: Open DWF in Design Review Print to PDF using CutePDF (this worked for me) Open re…
Compressing PDF using free tools
Do you have some large format black and white PDF drawings that are taking up excessive space? Perhaps they contain multi-layered vector information that is clogging them up. You can easily make them …