Scales @A1 half scale @A3

[Anonymous]

Hi, I'm relatively new to Revit, as I'm shifting over from ArchiCAD. 

I was wondering if there's a way to make the scale on each sheet say 1:100 @A1, followed by 1:200 @ A3  with the formula functions. It's been my experience that contractors often print drawings onsite at smaller scale and often query the scale. 

From what I've read on other forum posts, if I have multiple scales on a sheet then Revit will change the scale to say 'as indicated', but I'm more interested in the sheets that have single views. It'd be nice if I could implement the same feature for each view port as well, but I'll take what I can. 

[Kimtaurus]

I don't think you can get Revit to automatically add this, but you could add a Text parameter after the scale parameter.

You'll have to update this manually though (or create a Dynamo script).

[Anonymous]

Hi @Kimtaurus 

Thanks for the reply. I was trying to add a second parameter with a formula, but I couldn't get the formula's to work. Are you saying the formula's under the label aren't able to double or halve a scale? 

[Kimtaurus · Accepted solution]

The scale parameter is built into revit and not really a number. So I don't think formulas will work.

You could create a custom scale parameter as a number parameter, where you only input the value after the : and put the 1: as a prefix.

A number parameter can be used in formulas. Maybe this could work.

[Anonymous]

Thanks @Kimtaurus, I'll leave it for now and have a bit more of a play around with it if I get time. 

I appreciate the help. 

[Sahay_R · Accepted solution]

I'm right with you - and the formula to double / halve scales does not work.

More info

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/view-title-half-scale/td-p/3303129

http://revit-windsurfer.blogspot.dk/2014/12/scale-as-indicated-in-different-language.html

I would think that a custom text parameter for the second scale value, and a suffix for sheet size in the Scale label would be the way to go.