Print or Export Tasks: Published Ordered Knowledge Base: : Clarity | IMAGINiT Support Published Ordered Knowledge Base: Print or Export Tasks Helprace RSS https://imaginit.helprace.com/s2-clarity/knowledgebase/default/c14-print-or-export-tasks?format=rss Clarity PDF Task Named Page Setup vs In Session When setting up a Revit PDF task and defining the Page Setup area of the task, you can use a Named Page Setup, or define the settings in the task [In-Session]

It is important to know that the PDF driver that is used is set on the Task Server in the Clarity Task tray, unless you are using the Revit Export settings in this task (Revit 2022+)

The only PDF driver that can run in multiple sessions of Revit aside from the Revit PDF Export, is the PDFx driver. 

All other pdf drivers can only run in one instance of[_cuted_]

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:56:18 +0000 https://imaginit.helprace.com/i739-clarity-pdf-task-named-page-setup-vs-in-session https://imaginit.helprace.com/i739-clarity-pdf-task-named-page-setup-vs-in-session Sherry Pittman Sherry Pittman When setting up a Revit PDF task and defining the Page Setup area of the task, you can use a Named Page Setup, or define the settings in the task [In-Session]

It is important to know that the PDF driver that is used is set on the Task Server in the Clarity Task tray, unless you are using the Revit Export settings in this task (Revit 2022+)

The only PDF driver that can run in multiple sessions of Revit aside from the Revit PDF Export, is the PDFx driver. 

All other pdf drivers can only run in one instance of Revit at a time.

In Session

If you use [In-Session] all of the settings are manually defined in the task.

Appearance controls the quality of the print and Low is likely sufficient for most Revit prints and will print much quicker than Medium or High.

Please refer to the following blog on resolution settings

https://imaginit.helprace.com/i731-clarity-pdf-in-session-resolution-settings

Named Page Setup

If you use a Named Page Setup, we use the settings defined in the model and ignore the settings in the task.

When you initially set up the task in Clarity you will still see all the other settings, but once you enter the Named Page Setup, they will be hidden.

]]> Clarity PDF In Session Resolution Settings I thought it might be helpful to see some examples of what the in-session Appearance settings looked like and what the time differences and file size difference are.

Time Saving Tip

In a nutshell, unless you are printing 3d views for final prints, you can probably get away with Low for the raster settings for Appearance.

Hardware

In this test I am using the Clarity PDF driver the Task Server on my laptop

  • Windows 11
  • 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13850HX 10 GHz
  • 64gb Ram
  • NVIDIA 6gb gpu

Clarity 2025

Same set each time with Raster set to Color

Clarity PDF[_cuted_]

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:56:03 +0000 https://imaginit.helprace.com/i731-clarity-pdf-in-session-resolution-settings https://imaginit.helprace.com/i731-clarity-pdf-in-session-resolution-settings Sherry Pittman Sherry Pittman I thought it might be helpful to see some examples of what the in-session Appearance settings looked like and what the time differences and file size difference are.

Time Saving Tip

In a nutshell, unless you are printing 3d views for final prints, you can probably get away with Low for the raster settings for Appearance.

Hardware

In this test I am using the Clarity PDF driver the Task Server on my laptop

  • Windows 11
  • 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13850HX 10 GHz
  • 64gb Ram
  • NVIDIA 6gb gpu

Clarity 2025

Same set each time with Raster set to Color
Clarity PDF driver
Raster Quality                       Duration                     File Size
Low                                         2:49.5030000              19.24 mb
Medium                                 3:56.0840000              24.52 mb
High                                        7:23.0530000              38.56 mb
Presentation                          21:36.2370000            48.08 MB

Graphic Differences

I don’t see a noticeable difference between Low and other settings until I get to Rendered views.  Even imported images look fine at Low.
All screen shots are from pfds scaled to 100%
The next few pages have screen shots from Plan Views, Images and 3d Views.

PLAN VIEWS   

LOW

Medium

High

PRESENTATION

IMAGES

LOW

MEDIUM

HIGH

PRESENTATION

3D Views

LOW

MEDIUM

HIGH

PRESENTATION

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