PDF export/print options in Revit

Autodesk Support

Nov 6, 2024

Products and versions covered

Issue:

What are some PDF solutions available to use for exporting and printing industry paper sizes from Autodesk Revit? Or if having issues printing to PDF, how can this be fixed?

Solution:

Revit 2022 and later versions

Introduced in the 2022 version, Revit can natively export views and sheets to PDF: PDF Export (What's New in 2022)
For more information on this feature see the help topic: Exporting to PDF

Revit 2021 and earlier versions

In these versions Revit does not include a PDF creator. However, if you search online, you will find many PDF producers available, here are a few:
PDFCreator (by pdforge).
CutePDF.
Bullzip.
PrimoPDF.
Adobe Acrobat.
Bluebeam.

Troubleshooting

When experiencing issue printing to a particular PDF printer, try using a different PDF printer to confirm if the issue is specific to the printer.
If the issue only occur with one PDF printer, check on the troubleshooting options available from the maker of the PDF printer.
If the issue occurs with multiple PDF printers, then see the following article for information on Troubleshooting printing issues with Revit.

Products:

Revit Product Family;

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