Revit 2012 - Ambient Shadows (Occlusion) Limit Fixed!

Well, it appears that the 2,100 pixel limit for exporting images with Ambient Shadows (used to be "Ambient Occlusion) is now gone!  Both the images below were exported as JPEG's with 6,000 pixels horizontally...  This, to me, is FANTASTIC news...

And to really test it out... I exported one  at 12,000 pixels!!!  SWEET!!  It was larger than Blogger wanted so you will just have to take my word for it.

Revit Tip - Exporting Ambient Occlusion (Revit Clinic)

I am not sure how I missed posting this one last year... I am fiddling with Ambient Occlusion and different views when I rememberd a tip over at the Revit Clinic... I decided to repost it with a link here for my readers that might have missed it too...

Exporting Ambient Occlusion
You can include Ambient Occlusion in an exported image. However when exporting an image from a view with Ambient Occlusion enabled there is a threshold related to the pixel size of the export and whether or not the effect can be included. Typically once you go above 2000-2100 pixels in the horizontal direction the effect will be excluded.
For example; you have a monitor resolution of 1600 X 1200. You are exporting a shaded view with Ambient Occlusion enabled, at 300 DPI, to a TIFF image. If you keep the R > Export > Images > Images and Animations > Image > Image Size, around 2000 pixels, Ambient Occlusion should be included.

Click here to visit The Revit Clinic and see the rest of the post with more images and explinations...