How can I plot to printer margins

How can I plot to printer margins

kim.jarvis
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How can I plot to printer margins

kim.jarvis
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In Autocad everytime you plotted you could pick Display, Extents, Layout, Window.  Window was handy if you had items outside the sheet or the sheet wasn't centered on the page properly. 

 

In Revit, I haven't found out how to do this. We have sheets set up, but occasionally there are items outside the sheet, like drafting views that can't be cropped, or legends too. Or just additional plans.  

 

Under paper placement there is center or offset form corner, but I can't figure out how you pick the extents of the sheet (which are set to A1 size).  

 

Thanks

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kim.jarvis
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I've thought of a messy workaround - offset a box equal distance around the printer margin to enclose all the extra info - then centre the page works.  It's not ideal though. 

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ToanDN
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Plot or Export to 100%, not Fit to page.

 

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handjonathan
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Hi @kim.jarvis 

Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   Has the solution suggested by @ToanDN helped with your issue?

We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community! 



Jonathan Hand


Technical Marketing Manager | Construction

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kim.jarvis
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Hi, no, unfortunately it doesn't help, because zoom to 100% just centres the model 'stuff' onto the print, so if it's bigger than the paper size it doesn't fit. 
There may be a may to set the printer margin and find where x=o and y=o is, but I don't know how to do this. 

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