topic Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file? in BIMx

BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

rob2218 — Tue, 09 May 2023 15:21:55 GMT

I have this BIMx file. it has connected, coordinated PDF set.
How do export the PDFs "FROM" the BIMx file and create a PDF set only?

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

Barry Kelly — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:14:59 GMT

As far as I know you can't.
The various BIMx viewers are just that - viewers not publishers.
I think the best you can do from BIMx is to go to the options and 'share'.
Then mail or save a screen shot, or directly print what you see on screen.

You will need to export the PDFs from the original Archicad file that created the BIMx file.

Barry.

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

James B — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:35:04 GMT

If you have the Pro version, it has AirPrint and the Google equivalent, so I guess you could try to print to PDF (like you would do from your computer). I haven't tried though.

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

rob2218 — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:21:35 GMT

I have the PRO version and don't see any "Airprint" option so?......

I tried to "Airdrop" it to my IPAD Pro and it fails....file is 85mb....

Any other suggestions?

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

rob2218 — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:22:18 GMT

bummer....

Barry wrote:
As far as I know you can't.
The various BIMx viewers are just that - viewers not publishers.
I think the best you can do from BIMx is to go to the options and 'share'.
Then mail or save a screen shot, or directly print what you see on screen.

You will need to export the PDFs from the original Archicad file that created the BIMx file.

Barry.

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

Stress Co_ — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 04:21:46 GMT

Works for me.
It maybe that your printer isn't "AirPrint" compatible?

Airdropping PDF's from iPad to desktop works as well,
but you can only drop one PDF at a time (AFAIK).

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

rob2218 — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:23:05 GMT

I guess I didn't state my question properly.
I have a BIMx file and I'm viewing it on my iphone.
I want to take the sheet contents out of that BIMx file and create/save/export them out to a single PDF set.....it doesn't do that.

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

Stress Co_ — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:37:00 GMT

Stress wrote:
Works for me.

Correction:
I can AirPrint single sheets, but airdropping a "sheet" drops the entire BIMx file.

What I did previously was to copy a single sheet from BIMx on my iPad
and paste it into "notes" on my desktop (Apple's Universal Clipboard)

It imported as a .jpg, but I then exported as a PDF. A totally ridiculous workaround and not worth it.

Make a Wish.
It'd be great to have the option to export single & multi-page PDF file directly from BIMx.

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

rob2218 — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:59:11 GMT

"Make a Wish.
It'd be great to have the option to export single & multi-page PDF file directly from BIMx."

Amen...let's hope Graphisoft is listening.

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:07:15 GMT

Link to the wish (by Marc Corney) where you can vote:

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=69603

Re: BIMx and how to export the PDFs from a file?

Stress Co_ — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:15:36 GMT

LaszloNagy wrote:
Link to the wish (by Marc Corney) where you can vote:
https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=69603

Thank you Laszlo