When you export an image, Revit prints any view directly to a raster image file. You can then use this image for online presentations or printed materials.
- Click
ExportImages and Animations
(Image). - In the Export Image dialog, click Change to change the default path and file name for the image, if desired.
- Under Export Range, indicate the images to export:
- Current window. This option exports the entire contents of the drawing area, including parts that are outside the current viewing area.
- Visible portion of current window. This option exports whatever is currently visible in the drawing area.
- Selected views/sheets. This option exports the specified sheets and views. Click Select. In the View/Sheet Set dialog, select the views and sheets to export, and click OK.
- Under Image Size, specify image display properties:
- To specify a print size and orientation for the image, select Fit To and enter a pixel value. For Direction, select Horizontal or Vertical. Revit fits the image horizontally or vertically into the specified number of pixels.
- To magnify or reduce the image, select Zoom To and enter a percentage. Revit prints the image at the specified zoom setting.
- Under Options, select the desired print options:
- By default, links in the exported image display in black. To display blue links, select View Links in Blue.
- To hide unwanted parts of the drawing in the exported view, select any of the following: Hide Ref/Work Planes, Hide Scope Boxes, Hide Crop Boundaries, and Hide Unreferenced View Tags.
- Under Format, select an output format for shaded views and non-shaded views. If you specified a Zoom To percentage for Image Size, select a DPI (dots per inch) value for Raster Image Quality.
- Click OK.
The selected sheets or views are exported as images in the specified file.