Why is exporting to PDF from Revit taking too long?
Recently, a customer was using our Ideate Automation script: “AUT-Export-Combined_PDF” and ran into a timeout error during the export process. Our timeout for this workflow was set to two hours. As a result, we changed the timeout to four hours for the latest release. This also sparked a conversation around the factors that impact the export to PDF time. Here is a short list to help you troubleshoot your model before exporting to PDF: Views Far Clipping and Depth Clipping Parameters Aren’t Managed Showing too much of what you don’t need in a view increases the time it renders it for the view, therefore impacting the time it takes to print, especially if the clipping setting is set to “No Clip,” which means that it’s infinite, and you are at risk of showing more than what you need. Here are the settings you can manage to control this: Depth Clipping: Plan Views and Plan Callouts Far Clipping: Elevations, Elevation Callouts, and Sections Not...