DeltaHome Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I now have a Part 1 and a Part 2 Layout file which I am happy with. However the Part 1 file saved to .pdf is too large to email (and thus likely too large to submit online). What are the tricks for reducing the .pdf size of a layout file? Can I go through and uncheck Save to Plan on each item and then print that file to .pdf? Will that reduce the size of the resulting .pdf? Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Use PDF program to reduce. Unchecking save to plan will only help plan file size NOT the PDF since they would still get printed to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Most online submission sites do not allow for Chief Architect PDF's due to the file size unless you are ok with submitting fuzzy work like some people seem to think is ok. The best option is to upload to your own cloud account and provide the download link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaHome Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 I bit the bullet last night and bought the Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 stand alone (i.e., not subscription version) for $449 and it successfully reduced the file size to 11,000 KB per each of my two .layout files and I was able to send each of them to my engineer for his review. So I am sure that the County Building Permits & Inspection Division dept will be able to receive that file size. In contrast my old Adobe Acrobat Pro XI was unable to reduce the file size anywhere near that small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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