A. We will consider additional drivers based on market demand. The driver must allow us to control where files are published or renaming of PDFs, if not, it is unlikely we will support the driver. Q. Is the Print Setup information stored in NPC or Revit? A. It is saved with the Revit Model. You must save the model to save the set up information. Q. Why I see the entire page set up list that I see in Revit? don’t A. It shows only the setups that are valid for the selected PDF driver. Q. Are setups tied to PDF drivers? A. No they are not tied to drivers, but the setup is available only if it is valid for the selected driver. Q. Does Synchronize and Add Revisions work the same way as Add Revision from Files task in NPC? A. No, they do not work the same in 11.0. The Synchronize and Add Revisions in Revit checks the existing values of Revision number, date and state before making any changes. Add Revisions from Files increments the revision if the file has been modified. Q. What parameters are compared between Revit and NPC before updating the revision information? A. The revision number, date and state are checked before update any revision information in NPC. Q. If a Revit sheet has no revision, where is the corresponding PDF stored in NPC? A. A new revision 00 is added in NPC corresponding to no revision in Revit and the file is linked to this revision. Q. Does the Revision and Revision Date columns on the and Add dialog show the “Synch Revisions” information from Revit? A. Not always, it shows the values of the source parameter. So if the revision information is mapped from Newforma to Revit, it will show the values coming from NPC. Q. What rights does a user need when using this feature with EDMS? A. The user publishing from Revit will need Read and Create rights at the file and folder level on the EDMS to support to create folders and files per publish. Newforma’s ability Q. What happens when a Revit sheet name contain invalid characters such as / and * that are supported in Revit but not in the file system?
A. We will consider additional drivers based on market demand. The driver must allow us to control where files are published or renaming of PDFs, if not, it is unlikely we will support the driver. Q. Is the Print Setup information stored in NPC or Revit? A. It is saved with the Revit Model. You must save the model to save the set up information. Q. Why don’t I see the entire page set up list that I see in Revit? A. It shows only the setups that are valid for the selected PDF driver. Q. Are setups tied to PDF drivers? A. No they are not tied to drivers, but the setup is available only if it is valid for the selected driver. Q. Does Synchronize and Add Revisions work the same way as Add Revision from Files task in NPC? A. No, they do not work the same in 11.0. The Synchronize and Add Revisions in Revit checks the existing values of Revision number, date and state before making any changes. Add Revisions from Files increments the revision if the file has been modified. Q. What parameters are compared between Revit and NPC before updating the revision information? A. The revision number, date and state are checked before update any revision information in NPC. Q. If a Revit sheet has no revision, where is the corresponding PDF stored in NPC? A. A new revision 00 is added in NPC corresponding to no revision in Revit and the file is linked to this revision. Q. Does the Revision and Revision Date columns on the “Synch and Add Revisions” dialog show the information from Revit? A. Not always, it shows the values of the source parameter. So if the revision information is mapped from Newforma to Revit, it will show the values coming from NPC. Q. What rights does a user need when using this feature with EDMS? A. The user publishing from Revit will need Read and Create rights at the file and folder level on the EDMS to support Newforma’s ability to create folders and files per publish. Q. What happens when a Revit sheet name contain invalid characters such as / and * that are supported in Revit but not in the file system?
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