Print PDF Sets

Architectural, Framer

You can save the drawings of the active building as a PDF file. The drawings to be saved are defined in the PDF output settings, where various drawing sets have been created of the building's drawings. Each drawing set is saved in a PDF file of its own. The file type can be regular PDF, or PDF/A suitable for long-term preservation (ISO standard PDF/A-1b).

Following drawing sets are included in the basic software delivery:

Group name Drawings included in the set
STRUCTURAL Structural plans such as wall panel layout and panel drawings.
ARCHITECTURAL Architectural plans such as floor plan drawings, section drawings, elevation drawings, etc.
DET_PROJ Detail sheets of the details used in the building.
DET_LIB Details sheets of the details in the detail archive.

The drawings included in each set are defined in the PDF set settings.

Create a PDF file of the building's drawings as follows:

  1. Select > Export > Print PDF Sets.
  2. Select the drawing set from the Set list.
  3. Select either of the following from the Type list:
    • PDF - Normal PDF.
    • PDFA - Suitable for long-term preservation (ISO standard PDF/A-1b).

    If the type has not been selected, normal PDF is the default.

  4. If necessary, select drawings from a list (depends on the selected group and its settings).

The program saves the PDF file in the building's Pdf folder with the selected drawing set name, for example STRUCTURAL.pdf. If the viewer program Acrobat Reader is installed in your system, Vertex starts the program and opens the PDF file in it.

When the PDF file is created, the program checks the suitable sheet size for each drawing. The first sheet on the following list on which the drawing fits, is selected:

  • A4 Portrait
  • A4 Landscape
  • A3 Portrait
  • A3 Landscape
  • A2 Portrait
  • A2 Landscape
  • A1 Portrait
  • A1 Landscape
  • A0 Portrait
  • A0 Landscape
Note:
  • You can save the Vertex drawings located in a folder and sub folders under it as a structured PDF book, see Print Structured PDF Book.
  • You can easily save a single model or a drawing open in the working window as a PDF file, see Save a Single Document as a PDF File.

  • The program checks the status of the building’s panel drawings before printing the PDF set.

    • If all panels do not have a panel drawing, or the drawings are not up-to-date, the program will remind you about this in a message box. You can still proceed to PDF set printing.
    • If a panel has a temporary panel drawing file in the building’s Tmp folder, but the building has not been saved, the program will remind you about this in a message box. You can select to save the building, and proceed to PDF set printing.
    • If you select to print a panel drawing that does not have a source file or the file is not up-to-date, the file will not be printed. You will receive a list of the drawings in a message box.

    If necessary, you can create or update the panel drawings by using the function Check Panel Drawing Status.