Exporting Revit projects to Revizto Follow
This article describes how to export Revit projects to Revizto.
Overview
You can export models and sheets from a Revit project to Revizto.
Prerequisites
Before you export Revit projects to Revizto, ensure that the following conditions are met:
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Your computer meets the requirements for exporting projects.
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Both Revit and Revizto are installed on your computer.
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You have the required access rights in the destination Revizto project.
The required set of access rights depends on your goals. Consult the following table.
Right Description Append 3D Export new 3D models and new versions of the 3D models that you exported earlier.
This does not grant the right to export new versions of 3D models that were previously exported by other Revizto users.
Edit 3D Export all 3D models, including new versions of the 3D models that were previously exported by other Revizto users. Append 2D Export new sheets and new versions of sheets that you exported earlier.
This does not grant the right to export new versions of sheets that were previously exported by other Revizto users.
Edit 2D Export all sheets, including new versions of sheets that were previously exported by other Revizto users. Assign custom object properties This right is required to set model coordinates in Revizto when you export a 3D model for the first time.
Principles
You can export the following from a Revit project to Revizto:
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A model with its linked models, viewpoints, textures, grids, rooms, areas, object geometries, object properties, and point clouds.
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Sheets that belong to the model and its linked models with their numbers, names, revisions, and properties.
When you export models and sheets from a Revit project to Revizto, the following rules apply:
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You can export one of the following: the objects included in the specified view or the objects included in the current selection.
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When you export sheets for the first time, they are exported to a folder that is named after the model file. Then you can edit the structure of sheet folders in Revizto as you like. The folder structure will be preserved during the next exports.
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When you re-export a Revit project, the destination scene is completely overwritten. If some models are missing from the view or selection that you export, they will be deleted from Revizto after the export.
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When you re-export a Revit project, the sheets that you export overwrite their previous versions. Sheets that were deleted from the Revit project are not deleted from Revizto.
Limitations
When you export models and sheets from a Revit project to Revizto, the following limitations apply:
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Lines are not exported.
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Texture patterns are not exported.
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Decal textures might be applied incorrectly (for example, they might be rotated) due to Revit API limitations.
Export options
These options apply when you export Revit projects to Revizto.
Model export settings
When you export your Revit project to Revizto, you can specify the model export settings.
Basic settings
These settings apply when you export Revit models to Revizto.
| Option | Description |
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Export 3D models (select view) |
Select the 3D view to be exported. Only the elements that are visible in the view will be exported to Revizto. |
| Viewpoints |
If you want to export Revit views to Revizto viewpoints, select this checkbox.
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| Textures |
If you want to export textures, select this checkbox. This option is recommended when the material appearance is important.
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| Grids | If you want to export grids, select this checkbox. |
| Rooms | If you want to export rooms, select this checkbox. |
| Areas | If you want to export areas, select this checkbox. |
| Point cloud |
If you want to export all point clouds linked to the Revit project, select this checkbox and select the point cloud quality (the minimum distance between points). The point size will be adjusted based on the distance. You can change the point size after the export in the Edit > Visual effects section of your Revizto project. Exporting point clouds with higher quality will increase the size of the resulting Revizto project and the export time. |
| Advanced options | See Advanced settings. |
Advanced settings
These settings apply when you export Revit models to Revizto. To view them, in the export settings dialog, click the Advanced options button.
| Option | Description |
| Export parts of objects as separate geometries | If you want to export parts of elements as separate geometry nodes in the object tree, select this checkbox. |
Sheet export settings
When you export your Revit project to Revizto,, you can specify the sheet export settings.
Basic settings
These settings apply when you export Revit sheets to Revizto. To view them, in the export settings dialog, click the Select sheets button.
| Option | Description |
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Sheet grouping |
When you select any of these options, the list of sheets is regrouped based on the selected option. The upper part of the list contains groupings based on the sheet properties. Property-based groupings are not updated automatically when you add new sheets to the project. To export new sheets, select them manually. The lower part of the list contains Revit sheet sets. When you select a sheet set, the entire set is exported, and other sheets are not exported. If you add new sheets to the set later, they will be exported to Revizto during the next export. |
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Sheet tree |
If you have not selected a sheet set, select the sheets that you want to export. |
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Click the buttons to toggle between the vector and image formats. Vector sheets have better quality. It is the recommended option. |
| Export sheets from linked files |
Adds the sheets from the linked Revit models to the sheet tree. This checkbox is available only if your Revit project has linked models. |
| Export sheet coordinates only |
Select this checkbox to export only viewport coordinates, without the drawings. You might want to use this option if your workflow includes updating sheets from PDF files. If a destination sheet is a CDE sheet, only the sheet viewport coordinates are exported, regardless of the value of this checkbox. |
| Export sheets to |
The PDF, DWFx, or DWF printer used to print vector sheets from Revit before exporting them to Revizto. Built-in printers (recommended):
If you use a third-party PDF printer, ensure that it supports the paper size required for your sheets. There is no need to set the paper size, orientation, and margins in the PDF printer settings because Revizto will do it. You might want to review other printer settings before the export. |
| Match sheets by |
Specify how to map Revit sheets to existing Revizto sheets. For the detailed description of the options, see Mapping Revit sheets to Revizto sheets. This option replaced the "Merge similar sheets from different files" option in Revizto 5.10. |
Mapping Revit sheets to Revizto sheets
When you re-export a Revit project, Revizto creates a mapping between Revit and Revizto sheets, and then overwrites Revizto sheets with their new versions.
In most cases, you can keep the default mapping rule and skip reading this section. However, if duplicate sheets appear in your Revizto project or different sheets overwrite each other, you can correct this by selecting another mapping rule.
Revizto can use four sheet parameters to map Revit sheets to Revizto sheets:
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Revit GUID
This field has unique values within a single Revit model. However, if you export sheets from several Revit models, they might have duplicate Revit GUIDs. Usually, sheets created from the same template in different Revit models have identical GUIDs.
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Revit file name
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Sheet number
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Sheet name
The following mapping rules are available:
| Rule | Description |
| Combination of parameters |
Revizto compares three sheet parameters:
If at least two parameters match in Revit and Revizto, it is the same sheet. If several matches are found, Revizto selects the sheet where all three parameters match. This is the recommended option. The mapping rules were changed in Revizto version 5.10. If you updated Revizto from version 5.9 or earlier to version 5.10 or later, the first export will use the Revizto 5.9 mapping rule for backward compatibility. Subsequent exports will use the "Combination of parameters" mapping rule. |
| Sheet number + Revit GUID |
Revizto compares two sheet parameters:
If both parameters match in Revit and Revizto, it is the same sheet. If several matches are found, Revizto selects the sheet with a matching Revit file name. Use this option only when advised by the Revizto support team. The mapping rules were changed in Revizto version 5.10. If you updated Revizto from version 5.9 or earlier to version 5.10 or later, the first export will use the Revizto 5.9 mapping rule for backward compatibility. Subsequent exports will use the "Sheet number + Revit GUID" mapping rule. |
| Sheet number + Revit file name |
Revizto compares two sheet parameters:
If both parameters match in Revit and Revizto, it is the same sheet. If several matches are found, Revizto selects the sheet with a matching Revit GUID. Use this option only when advised by the Revizto support team. The mapping rules were changed in Revizto version 5.10. If you updated Revizto from version 5.9 or earlier to version 5.10 or later, the first export will use the Revizto 5.9 mapping rule for backward compatibility. Subsequent exports will use the "Sheet number + Revit file name" mapping rule. |
| Revit GUID + Revit file name |
Revizto compares two sheet parameters:
If both parameters match in Revit and Revizto, it is the same sheet. If several matches are found, Revizto selects the sheet with a matching sheet number. Use this option only when advised by the Revizto support team. The mapping rules were changed in Revizto version 5.10. If you updated Revizto from version 5.9 or earlier to version 5.10 or later, the first export will use the Revizto 5.9 mapping rule for backward compatibility. Subsequent exports will use the "Revit GUID + Revit file name" mapping rule. |
| Sheet number |
If the sheet numbers match, it is the same sheet. You might want to use this option if the previous sheet versions in Revizto were never exported directly from Revit. |
| Sheet number + Sheet name |
If the sheet numbers and sheet names match, it is the same sheet. You might want to use this option if the previous sheet versions in Revizto were never exported directly from Revit. |
Exporting Revit projects
You can export a Revit project to Revizto manually, or schedule the export for nonworking hours.
- Exporting Revit projects to Revizto manually
- Scheduling export of Revit projects to Revizto
- Linking Revit projects to Revizto projects
Exporting Revit projects to Revizto manually
To export a Revit project to Revizto:
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In Revit, open the source project and then open a 3D view.
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At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Export to Revizto.
Troubleshooting:
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If your Revit project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link Settings dialog.
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To link the model to an existing project, click Link to existing project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
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To create a project and link the model to it, click Create New Project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
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If it is the first time you export to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.
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Add as a new model. Export the Revit models to a new scene.
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Update an existing model. Select a Revizto scene to overwrite.
Troubleshooting:
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If you selected Update an existing model in the previous step, review the mapping between the Revit models and the Revizto models and correct it if needed, then click OK.
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If it is the first time you export this model to the Revizto project, you will proceed to the Set model positioning page.
The options that are available here have noticeable effect only when the destination Revizto project combines models from different source projects, especially if they are created in different authoring tools.
Select one of the following options and click OK.
Option Point in a Revit model that goes to the Revizto coordinates origin By shared coordinates Shared coordinates origin of the Revit model.
This option is recommended in most of the export scenarios.
Origin to Origin Internal origin of the Revit model.
This option is recommended if your teams don’t have a shared coordinate system.
Project Base Point to PBP Base point of the Revit project. -
If you want to export models, select the Export 3D models checkbox, and then specify the model export settings.
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If you want to export sheets, select the Export Sheets checkbox, click Select sheets, specify the sheet export settings, and click Save.
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If you want to change the destination Revizto project, click Change.
You will proceed to the Link Settings dialog. See Linking Revit projects to Revizto projects.
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If there is an asterisk next to the Export Options title, some of the settings that are stored in a configuration file and affect the export have non-default values. Move the pointer over the asterisk to review the changed settings.
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Click Export.
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If any objects in the model are selected, specify whether you want to export the current selection or the entire view.
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Wait until the export is completed.
This might take from several minutes to several hours, depending on the project size, the number of sheets, and the performance of your computer.
Scheduling export of Revit projects to Revizto
You can schedule export of Revit projects to Revizto.
To schedule export of a Revit project to Revizto:
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In Revit, open the source project.
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At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Export Scheduler.
Troubleshooting:
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If your Revit project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link Settings dialog.
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To link the model to an existing project, click Link to existing project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
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To create a project and link the model to it, click Create New Project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
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If it is the first time you export to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.
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Add as a new model. Export the Revit models to a new scene.
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Update an existing model. Select a Revizto scene to overwrite.
Troubleshooting:
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If you selected Update an existing model in the previous step, review the mapping between the Revit models and the Revizto models and correct it if needed, then click OK.
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If it is the first time you export this model to the Revizto project, you will proceed to the Set model positioning page.
The options that are available here have noticeable effect only when the destination Revizto project combines models from different source projects, especially if they are created in different authoring tools.
Select one of the following options and click OK.
Option Point in a Revit model that goes to the Revizto coordinates origin By shared coordinates Shared coordinates origin of the Revit model.
This option is recommended in most of the export scenarios.
Origin to Origin Internal origin of the Revit model.
This option is recommended if your teams don’t have a shared coordinate system.
Project Base Point to PBP Base point of the Revit project. -
Specify the export options.
Option Description View The 3D view that you want to export. Worksets to Load The worksets that you want to include in the export.
Excluding the worksets that you do not need reduces the opening time of large Revit projects.
Export 3D models If you want to export models, select this checkbox and specify the model export settings. Export Sheets If you want to export sheets, select this checkbox, click Select sheets, specify the sheet export settings, and click Save. Sync after export Sync the Revizto project after the export.
This option is available only for cloud and shared location. projects.
Extended suppression of model errors When Revit opens a model or a sheet, it might open a dialog with a question, warning, or error.
Revizto handles some of these dialogs automatically, so that they do not pause the export.
If you select this checkbox, Revizto also handles some of the dialogs displayed by third-party Revit plug-ins.
Weekday(s)
Time
The export schedule. Linked to The destination Revizto project.
To change the destination Revizto project, click Change. You will proceed to the Link Settings dialog. See Linking Revit projects to Revizto projects.
- Click OK.
Linking Revit projects to Revizto projects
When a Revit project is linked to a Revizto project:
- The Revit project is exported to the linked Revizto project.
- You can create issues in the linked Revizto project directly from Revit.
- You can switch back from the linked Revizto project to the Revit project.
When you export a Revit project to Revizto for the first time, you are prompted to link it to a Revizto project.
You might want to change the linked Revizto project if you want to export your Revit project to a different Revizto project.
To link a Revit project to a Revizto project:
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In Revit, open the source project.
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At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Link Settings.
If you are not signed in to Revizto, you will be prompted to sign in.
- Click Link or Change link.
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Do one of the following:
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To link the model to an existing project, click Link to existing project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
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To create a project and link the model to it, click Create New Project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
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Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot your export of Revit projects to Revizto, see the following sections:
Starting the export
Q: In Revit, the "Revizto 5" menu item is unavailable.
A: Do one of the following:
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If the menu item is present but not clickable, switch to a 3D view.
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If the menu item is missing, ensure that the following conditions are met:
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You are using a supported Revit version.
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Revizto is installed on your computer.
If both conditions are met, the Revit plug-in that was installed with Revizto is missing or corrupted. To restore the plug-in, close Revit and reinstall Revizto.
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Q: Can I export Revit LT projects to Revizto?
A: There is no Revizto plug-in for Revit LT. However, you can export Revit LT projects to IFC or FBX files, and then import them to Revizto.
Export errors
Q: When I export a project from Revit to Revizto, I get the "Please run this command in an active project document" error.
A: There is no active project in Revit. The project was probably closed after you opened the export wizard. Open the project and try again.
Q: When I export a project from Revit to Revizto, I get the "Please select the 3D View first" error.
A: The view that you selected for exporting is not a 3D view. It was probably changed after you opened the export wizard. Select a 3D view and try again.
Q: When I export a project from Revit to Revizto, I get the "3D view rendering is currently not supported in the running instance of Revit" error.
A: Revit cannot render the 3D view because Revit Material Library is not installed. To learn how to install it, consult Autodesk documentation.
Q: When I export a project from Revit to Revizto, I get the "Exception occurred during of saving the document" error.
A: An error occurred while saving a project before the export. Save the Revit project manually and try again.
Q: When I export a project from Revit to Revizto, I get the "Current project is locked by one of Revizto apps. Please make sure no other app is working with this project at the moment." error.
A: Another application is writing data to a Revizto project. This might be manual or scheduled export from another authoring tool, or a project sync. Wait until the operation is completed or cancel it.
Q: Revit crashes when I export a lot of sheets manually.
A: Do one of the following:
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Schedule the export instead of exporting the sheets manually.
The scheduler sends 50 sheets at a time to ensure that the memory does not run out, and if Revit crashes, it restarts the export.
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Export sheets manually in smaller batches.
Q: During the scheduled export from Revit to Revizto, Revit does not start.
A: Revit might not start because it cannot sign in to Autodesk services. Check whether your Autodesk account is active.
Q: When I choose to update an existing model, some of the models in the list are unavailable. They are marked with the icon.
A: This can have the following reasons:
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The first version of the model was exported by another project member, and you do not have enough rights to overwrite it.
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The model was exported from another authoring tool. It can be overwritten only from that authoring tool.
Please consult with the project owner on the correct method of updating the model.
Export results
Q: I cannot find an exported model in Revizto.
A: Do the following:
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In the Revizto application, open the object tree.
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In the object tree, right-click the model and click Focus on objects.
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If you still cannot find the model, in the object tree, right-click the model and click Isolate.
Note. You can undo the isolation by clicking Undo
at the bottom toolbar.
Q: A model that was previously imported to Revit from Navisworks was not exported to Revizto. How do I add it to Revizto?
A: Export the model to Revizto from Navisworks.
Q: When I export updated sheets or sheet coordinates from Revit with Revizto 5.9 or earlier, duplicate sheets appear in Revizto.
A: See Export from Revit: duplicate sheets.
Q: When I export sheets from Revit with Revizto 5.9 or earlier, different sheets overwrite each other in Revizto.
A: See Export from Revit: different sheets overwrite each other.
Q: The colors of some objects in the Revizto model are different from the colors of the source Revit model.
A: These objects are included in multiple Revit appearance filters. Revizto cannot obtain the order of the filters, and applies them in the random order.
To fix the issue, ensure that each object is included in a single Revit filter.
Q: After the export from Revit, some parts of a model are not displayed in Revizto.
A: This can have the following reasons:
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The view that you selected in the export settings does not include the model parts.
Select a view that includes the models parts, and then re-export the model.
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The view that you selected in the export settings includes a filter by discipline. The model parts were filtered out.
Do one of the following:
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In Revit, in the view that you selected in the export settings, select a filter by another discipline that includes the model parts.
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In Revizto, in the appearance profiler, remove the filter by discipline and click Apply. Then, at the top of the Viewpoints pane, click New viewpoint
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During the manual export, you had some model parts selected. As a result, only the selected parts were exported.
Clear the selection in Revit, and then re-export the model.
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The camera visibility distance in Revizto is short. The model parts were exported but you cannot see them from that distance.
In the Revizto application, do one of the following:
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Move closer to see the missing parts.
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In Preferences > Camera, increase the camera visibility distance.
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In the Revit project, the model parts were not loaded due to an error.
Correct the error and re-export the model.
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To optimize model rendering, Revizto draws only one side of each polygon. You do not see the polygons because their surfaces that face your point of view are not displayed.
Q: When I use a third-party PDF printer to export a sheet, the sheet is not exported or contains visual errors.
A: Print the sheet from Revit to a PDF file manually.
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If you get the same errors, it is a PDF printer issue. Check the PDF printer settings.
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If you don’t get the same errors, select another printer (for example, DWFx) or submit a support request.
Q: When I export sheets from Revit to Revizto using the DWFx printer, the fonts change.
Example:
A: The fonts change due to DWFx format constraints. To preserve the fonts, use a PDF printer.
Q: When I use a third-party PDF printer in the sheet export, it crops the sheets.
A: The PDF printer that you selected does not support the paper size required for your sheets. It uses the default A4 paper size instead, and your sheets do not fit.
Select a printer that supports the required paper size.
Q: When I export a Revit project to Revizto using CutePDF Writer, the sheets are not exported.
A: The Revizto plug-in saves the sheets to PDF files before exporting them to Revizto. If the path to these files, which includes the project title and the working folder, contains non-Latin characters, CutePDF Writer cannot save the file.
Do one of the following:
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Ensure that your project title and your working folder contain only Latin characters.
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Use another PDF writer.
Export scheduler
Q: The export does not start at the scheduled time.
A: Do the following:
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Ensure that at least one weekday is selected in the export schedule.
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Endure that the computer that runs the export is turned on, is not in sleep mode, and you are signed in to the Windows user account that you use to run the export.
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Ensure that the Microsoft Windows user account that you use to run the export is a member of the Administrators group.
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