If you require more detail you can increase this value, but be aware that this also increases memory requirements and may impact performance.

The default value is 300 and will work in most cases. To access, hit F12 or Application Menu > Options > and navigate to File Readers > PDF. You can control visual fidelity through the ‘Resolution(DPI)’ setting in the Options Editor for the PDF File Reader. You will be prompted by a dialog to pick one or more distances and enter the distance to calculate the scale. This is easiest done through menu View Tab > Workspace Panel >Windows Drop down > Select: Set Scale by Measurement. Since PDF files do not contain scale information, you need to manually set the scale.

You can add PDF sheets to your project like you would any other format, using either the “Append” command or the “Import Sheets & Models” command from the Project Browser. Switch between the 3D model and 2D sheets with ease.PDF sheets are integrated in the project browser so you can browse page thumbnails, jump to pages and prepare the sheets you require or prepare all at once.Prepare your quantity takeoff using any of the 50+ file formats and now PDF as data source.Take off quantities and review your project using 2D sheets and 3D models in a single project environment.Īutodesk Navisworks PDF reader helps you add 2D sheets directly to your Navisworks project. Add 2D PDF sheets to your Navisworks project with Autodesk Navisworks 2015 PDF reader. With the release of the Navisworks 2015 PDF Reader Plugin you can now make use of drawings in PDF format in addition to DWF. Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage and Simulate® have allowed us to run 3D Takeoffs for a while and now with the 2015 PDF Reader Plugin you can perform 2D takeoffs from PDF’s. If you have been holding on to an old seat of QTD just to run quantity takeoff and general project review on project documentation you receive in 2D PDF format, hold on no more.

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