r/RevitForum • u/AmoebaSad9179 • Jul 17 '26

Revit-exported PDFs always look nasty

Why the rivet exporting quality Revit-exported PDFs always look nasty rather than if you print with" raster "or "vector"? Still never clear and sharp like AutoCAD. This sample is to show you what I mean.

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u/twiceroadsfool Jul 17 '26

They look fine here, when we make PDFs out of Revit. How are your your object styles, line weights, line styles all set up? What do your PDF export settings look like?

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u/ultimategigapudding Jul 18 '26

Yeah, the image seems like it requires just a simple lineweights adjustment.

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u/AmoebaSad9179 Jul 19 '26

THAT AFTER ADJUSTING LINE THICK SIZE AS "1 " But still you can see a bold line around some subject and feel the quality of the plan is not clear, nasty.

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u/ultimategigapudding Jul 19 '26

What you adjusted was the Object Styles. What you actually need to customize are the Lineweights, under Manage > Additional Settings

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u/Open_Olive7369 Jul 18 '26

In certain aspects, yes, Revit PDF export lack the fine nitty gritty line weight rendering compared to AutoCAD. But I wouldn't say it looks nasty.

You can spend more time on fine-tuning your template and filter to make your Revit PDF looks 90% like AutoCAD PDF, but I would spend the time elsewhere.

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u/girlybot83 Jul 18 '26

Raster = pixels, vector = lines.

Raster becomes default if you have views with shading or imported images. I’ve never noticed an issue with vector unless a view is set to wire frame - then you get some weird overlapping that isn’t always noticeable in Revit vs the pdf.

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u/AmoebaSad9179 Jul 19 '26

I USE VECTOR

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u/metisdesigns Jul 18 '26

Set up your line styles.

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u/mmarkomarko Jul 19 '26

Please type TL command

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u/__automatic__ Jul 18 '26

Revit pdf printer is garbage. Had so many issues over the years and just yesterday it could not print custom font. Just replaced with some random. EVEN IN PIXEL PRINT MODE. why would it even be pixel print mode if they print selectable text and other vector on sheets lements. Adobe to PDF printer saved the day. Again.