Scaling dimensions and Annotations Texts for each sheet scale 1/5, 1/10, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500

[sonyablade2010]

Dear All, 

I have difficulty with annotation and dimensions scale when changing the drawing from smaller to bigger scale,a lla model is fine but room, door, windows etc. tags are becoming quite big if I use scales such as 1/100 and 1/200 then the whole group of those annotations and dimensions are becoming too big incosistent with drawing standarts which is not accaptable, So how am I supposed to cope with such situation, it seems that I have to create dimensions per scale basis, is this the normal workflow in Revit I'll appreciate your guidance.

[ToanDN]

Smaller scaled and large scaled drawings are to deliver different information. For example, 1:200 is for site plan showing site information, 1:100 is for overall plan showing grids and major dimensions, 1:50 is for partial plans showing smaller dimensions, notes, tags and so on.

[sonyablade2010]

Ok but my question was  how to adjust the annotation texts and dimensions to be nice, clean with each scaling view, because in my case I got bigger dimensions and annotations for smaller scale, say 1/200 on the other hand they are pretty normal if I stick to the 1/100 scaling. Please check the attached images 1/100(Scaling_1_100) plan view is normal on the other hand the 2nd( 1/200) image where the dimensions and annotations tags are abnormally big, is undesired for me. 

Any solution to this? Does that mean that we have to create annotations and dimensions for each viewing scaling in model?  

[ToanDN]

The intent is for having the same annotation size when you place views of different scales on sheet. Do you want some text are tiny and some are huge?

[sonyablade2010]

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@ToanDN wrote:
The intent is for having the same annotation size when you place views of different scales on sheet. Do you want some text are tiny and some are huge?

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Of course not Ok that is obvious, but surely won't want plan view of floor to have dim. as 3mm text and second floor to have dim. and annotation text size as 5mm.

What I do instead is  I duplicate current dim style and change only the text height and corresponding parts, extensions etc.. such as dim_1_50, dim_1_100, dim_1_200 and that is painful process. Same goes for the category tags, annotations is it real the way how it is supposed to be done or is there any elegant and efficient way of doing it.  

[martijn_pater]

You annotate a view after you've created it and use the dimension/text types suited for the view scale. What you're after is probably that you can change the view scale and the annotations/text sizes follow, but that's not how it's intended.

[Mohamed-Nassar]

Dimension in revit is view specific elements that it has to be same when u change scale when u should create your own standard to define the appropriate scale to Dimension.

[ToanDN]

The only elegent way is use proper scaled drawings serving their intent. Don't tag windows or show light switches in 1:200 view that meant to show a site plan. That is the basic drafting standards whether by hsnd or by any programs.

In case you want to print drawings in a smaller paper size then change the % under print settings, not change the scales of the drawings.

[sonyablade2010]

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@martijn_pater wrote:

 What you're after is probably that you can change the view scale and the annotations/text sizes follow, but that's not how it's intended.

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Thanks for commenting, that really is weird, suppose that I want to use the 1/50 detailed plan view of a floor, then I want to add it as master plan to the title block with all the dimensions ( even though it is not required ) then how would you go? 

[sonyablade2010]

Thank you all in advance , @ToanDN @Mohamed-Nassar @martijn_pater 

Probably I didn't properly well versed it, My workflow is like that: I usually  draw the model in 1/100 scaling then when I place it on the A0 sheet for printout, in some cases I notice that it doesn't fit so I have to re-scale it to 1/200 in order to fit in sheet. In such cases I notice that whole dimensions are spoiled and needs to be rearranged appropriately. Especially for those cases I need that scaling of dimensions feature, same is valid for category tags as well.  

[RobDraw]

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@sonyablade2010 wrote:

Thank you all in advance , @ToanDN @Mohamed-Nassar @martijn_pater 

Probably I didn't properly well versed it, My workflow is like that: I usually  draw the model in 1/100 scaling then when I place it on the A0 sheet for printout, in some cases I notice that it doesn't fit so I have to re-scale it to 1/200 in order to fit in sheet. In such cases I notice that whole dimensions are spoiled and needs to be rearranged appropriately. Especially for those cases I need that scaling of dimensions feature, same is valid for category tags as well.  

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This is to be expected when changing scales. That is why you need to determine the scale before doing all that work. If not, you need to rework the annotations as required.

[ToanDN]

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@sonyablade2010 wrote:

Thank you all in advance , @ToanDN @Mohamed-Nassar @martijn_pater 

Probably I didn't properly well versed it, My workflow is like that: I usually  draw the model in 1/100 scaling then when I place it on the A0 sheet for printout, in some cases I notice that it doesn't fit so I have to re-scale it to 1/200 in order to fit in sheet. In such cases I notice that whole dimensions are spoiled and needs to be rearranged appropriately. Especially for those cases I need that scaling of dimensions feature, same is valid for category tags as well.  

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You need to change that workflow.  Place the view on sheet and determine the best scale that fits, but more importantly, is legible.  If the view is too large for the sheet then you need to split it into several sheets.  It is the normal practice for any medium or large projects.