Fantastic Review Gavin, thanks! Quick question - The 'Profile' in your case BIM Guru Template; if created on one machine in the office does it populate to other users machines? Or will each user need to create or copy a profile to ensure alike print/ export setups?
Good question! Currently I'm only on one machine at home but I expect it's saving a settings file locally (maybe an .ini?). This can likely be stored and imported from a server location i expect.
I already downloaded all the diroots addins, very useful video. I have a question, can I change the names of all the files into the application? for example A-A100-FloorplanName-Revision1. Thank you.
Yes the naming rule on prosheets can be found on the first tab (pencil icon, top right of sheet list), and allows you to select parameters and separators to build a naming rule.
Yes I believe it can access all shared and project parameters applied to sheets and project information as well as revision fields (essentially like a titleblock).
nice tool but anyway AutoDesk finally put inside revit 2022, "ability" to name files (PDF/DWG) related to parameters in project (not just sheet number/name) with prefixes/sufixes etc. But this tool just have probably everything :P, nice as always plugins are ahead of autodesk xD
They did, but unfortunately there's no DWG/IFC/NWC export which this tool has. I think if they don't add those most people will just keep using add-ins unfortunately.
A few considerations; - speed - deployment - stability - multi version - UI I love using dynamon but if I see a free app I'll always consider it as well!
@Aussie BIM Guru Just tried it out. Everything works just fine but PDF print. The fonts in the drawings are distorted, sometimes the frame is even invisible, elements are missing and many more. Have you faced this kind of problem?
@@AussieBIMGuru I just found out that the problems were caused by the Windows 10 update. They have anounced this on their official Facebook page a week ago. I'm glad that they also provided a solution to the problem. Anyways, thanks for showing this App. Keep it up!
Prosheets is still free, they have just limited some of the features. My personal approach was to build my own batch printer using pyRevit and eventually C# - pretty much all printing apps out there cost money. As DiRoots proved to us, most good addins will generally not remain or be made freely.
I wished if this add-in can actually bind the images with the cad file (usually placed in the title block as Logo or something like that) which actually come as external references moreover I always take sometimes to bind it manually in Cad
Yes in the 2022 version onwards. It can only do PDF's with naming rules unfortunately, still no DWG, IFC, NWC etc. which ProSheets does in all supported versions.
Typically sheet order will be dictated by the numbering sequence I think - if they're falling out of order I'd do them to a folder individually then use a binder like PDF995 to do it in the desired custom order. If they're not in numerical order when bound I'd contact DiRoots as it might be a bug.
@@AussieBIMGuru My project browser is in order for my sheets. I thought it wouldn't just be me but alphabetically and numeric can throw things off. I would just like an option to arrange them the way needed. Also, for a set of 300 sheets individual PDF'ing is a nightmare. I will try to reach out to them. if anyone else has a resolution please respond. Thx
I'd set to the browser organisation to 'All' for sheets and see if that indicates the sort order as Revit sees it. Sometimes people use custom fields to sort their browser into sets which might be why it looks in order in Revit. Beyond that I'd have to assume it's a bug with the way the addin is ordering the sheets themselves (maybe by element Id/creation order - would seem an odd choice though...). I agree that 300 individual sheets isn't a bind-able task, absolute last resort of course.
@@AussieBIMGuru Thank you for your quick and helpful answers. That's the thing Revit doesn't look at project browser, it allows you to select from a diff. window. I have also set a separate filter by a different parameter but still doesn't allow 1,2,3-10, 11,12,13-20 numbering it goes 1,10,11 - 2,20,21 - 3,30,31 and so forth. If I could only show images here to explain. Someone please help if they have answers. Thanks I apricate your time.
@@tjp5876 ah yes I understand now. It is probably something in the add-in sorting mechanism when it creates the binder set doing this as Windows/PDF plotters usually understand 1-9 come before 10+. Worth contacting them I'd say. in this case. Alternatively it might be a PDF995 related issue but I suspect not.
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Would be better to export without the need of open each Revit file
Batch printing and exporting in this manner is pretty much industry standard now. Instead of looking at free addins we should be asking why the hell isn't this function built into standard Revit yet.
Really cool plug-in. Especially the ifc part. Good job Di-Roots
Agreed!
Thanks for sharing! I'll be taking a look into this today.
You're welcome, enjoy!
Keep doing your amazing job mate. you're awesome.
Thanks, will do!
wow very practical. thank you for doing the demo. can you do other free plugin of diroots also?
Thanks Andi! I plan on covering some in future such as OneFilter and ParaManager.
Thank you Sir for sharing such useful tutorial
You're welcome!
Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
Fantastic Review Gavin, thanks!
Quick question - The 'Profile' in your case BIM Guru Template; if created on one machine in the office does it populate to other users machines? Or will each user need to create or copy a profile to ensure alike print/ export setups?
Good question! Currently I'm only on one machine at home but I expect it's saving a settings file locally (maybe an .ini?). This can likely be stored and imported from a server location i expect.
If I remember correctly it creates a xlm file in its folder in 'my documents'
Thank you for Sharing @ Gavin, love the videos.
You're most welcome Dustin, and you like the content!
I already downloaded all the diroots addins, very useful video. I have a question, can I change the names of all the files into the application? for example A-A100-FloorplanName-Revision1. Thank you.
Yes the naming rule on prosheets can be found on the first tab (pencil icon, top right of sheet list), and allows you to select parameters and separators to build a naming rule.
Good tool from DiRoots, so, it can export sheet parameters as file names as well?
Yes I believe it can access all shared and project parameters applied to sheets and project information as well as revision fields (essentially like a titleblock).
love this add in, also use the family reviser saved me a load of editing time
Ah yes that's a great add-in as well!
Cool but does this tool allow you to print different sheet sizes in a single batch? Does it use revit print settings for printing PDFs?
Yes to different sheet sizes, no to the same settings - you store them in a user profile in the app instead. It's free, try it out!
do we need pdf creator like CUTE PDF? or something else? because every time its create we need to click on "ok"
Not in this case, Prosheets always uses the PDF24 addin which it installs automatically. This printer should automatically supress prompts like this.
nice tool
but anyway AutoDesk finally put inside revit 2022, "ability" to name files (PDF/DWG) related to parameters in project (not just sheet number/name) with prefixes/sufixes etc.
But this tool just have probably everything :P, nice as always plugins are ahead of autodesk xD
They did, but unfortunately there's no DWG/IFC/NWC export which this tool has. I think if they don't add those most people will just keep using add-ins unfortunately.
Thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
You can create a Dynamo script that does the same thing. Why would this be better? I'm asking because I'm genuinely curious :)
A few considerations;
- speed
- deployment
- stability
- multi version
- UI
I love using dynamon but if I see a free app I'll always consider it as well!
Is this plug-in can offer differrent page size batch export?
Yes I believe it has the ability to auto detect paper size - try it out!
@Aussie BIM Guru Just tried it out. Everything works just fine but PDF print.
The fonts in the drawings are distorted, sometimes the frame is even invisible, elements are missing and many more.
Have you faced this kind of problem?
@@M1n2kas sounds like a print driver problem. Might be worth checking on pdf24 forums to see if other people had similar issues.
@@AussieBIMGuru I just found out that the problems were caused by the Windows 10 update. They have anounced this on their official Facebook page a week ago. I'm glad that they also provided a solution to the problem.
Anyways, thanks for showing this App.
Keep it up!
@@M1n2kas ah yeah I saw there were issues with quite a few plotters and the new updates for windows, I guess pdf24 is no exception!
Will DiRoots ProSheets export as NWC, NWD, or NWF
It can export NWC. NWD and NWF are produced in Navisworks, exporting those doesn't make sense.
do you have any recommendation aside from prosheets? it not free anymore
Prosheets is still free, they have just limited some of the features. My personal approach was to build my own batch printer using pyRevit and eventually C# - pretty much all printing apps out there cost money.
As DiRoots proved to us, most good addins will generally not remain or be made freely.
is there any option of seeing the preview
I don't believe so unless they added it since.
I wished if this add-in can actually bind the images with the cad file (usually placed in the title block as Logo or something like that) which actually come as external references moreover I always take sometimes to bind it manually in Cad
Get in touch with DiRoots, maybe it can become a feature request!
Bim vision is free?
Yep!
Hi recent updates only allow me to print 20 sheets at a time. Can this be changed?
Oh that's odd, maybe they made that a paid feature - a shame if so. I dont know a way around it as its an addin
How to rearrange the sheets before making batch pdf??
Dont believe its possible in the addin, but you can use genius loci to do this instead in dynamo I think.
revit has a batch printer built in
Yes in the 2022 version onwards. It can only do PDF's with naming rules unfortunately, still no DWG, IFC, NWC etc. which ProSheets does in all supported versions.
question here. How can I re-arrange sheet to be in order for a combined PDF? since they don't come in order.
Typically sheet order will be dictated by the numbering sequence I think - if they're falling out of order I'd do them to a folder individually then use a binder like PDF995 to do it in the desired custom order. If they're not in numerical order when bound I'd contact DiRoots as it might be a bug.
@@AussieBIMGuru My project browser is in order for my sheets. I thought it wouldn't just be me but alphabetically and numeric can throw things off. I would just like an option to arrange them the way needed. Also, for a set of 300 sheets individual PDF'ing is a nightmare. I will try to reach out to them. if anyone else has a resolution please respond. Thx
I'd set to the browser organisation to 'All' for sheets and see if that indicates the sort order as Revit sees it. Sometimes people use custom fields to sort their browser into sets which might be why it looks in order in Revit. Beyond that I'd have to assume it's a bug with the way the addin is ordering the sheets themselves (maybe by element Id/creation order - would seem an odd choice though...). I agree that 300 individual sheets isn't a bind-able task, absolute last resort of course.
@@AussieBIMGuru Thank you for your quick and helpful answers. That's the thing Revit doesn't look at project browser, it allows you to select from a diff. window. I have also set a separate filter by a different parameter but still doesn't allow 1,2,3-10, 11,12,13-20 numbering it goes 1,10,11 - 2,20,21 - 3,30,31 and so forth. If I could only show images here to explain. Someone please help if they have answers. Thanks
I apricate your time.
@@tjp5876 ah yes I understand now. It is probably something in the add-in sorting mechanism when it creates the binder set doing this as Windows/PDF plotters usually understand 1-9 come before 10+. Worth contacting them I'd say. in this case. Alternatively it might be a PDF995 related issue but I suspect not.
Would be better to export without the need of open each Revit file
Yes that'd be pretty cool. I'd say at that point a free app is probably a bit too generous though!
Batch printing and exporting in this manner is pretty much industry standard now. Instead of looking at free addins we should be asking why the hell isn't this function built into standard Revit yet.
We could, but given the track record of Autodesk you'll be waiting a while for this function if at all, especially given others have made it for them.