Scaling for printing

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

I need to print my drawings on legal size paper and am not sure how to approach the scaling of them to do so if it's even possible. I've tried printing my 1/8 viewports at 75%, 85%, and 90% zoom and still can not get them to scale. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you 

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Anonymous

Can you share your print settings?

Which version of Revit are you using? Have you checked for updates from your Desktop App?

Are you printing to pdf or a physical printer and if so what is the pdf printer/ physical printed type?

Regards,

[Atafs]

In printer setting,

choose the paper size

leave the zoom at 100%

Inside the view you can put the scale that you want

otherwise please share a screenshot!

thanks

[Viveka_CD · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Please see screenshot for printer settings:

Print settings

If you are printing to a plotter, then add additional sizes for your plotter, in the settings. Alternatively, you can go to windows> printer settings> specify settings> printing preferences.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if posts solve your issue or answer your question. Likes welcome!

Regards,

[loboarch]

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@Viveka_CD wrote:

Hi @Anonymous

Please see screenshot for printer settings:

Print settings

If you are printing to a plotter, then add additional sizes for your plotter, in the settings. Alternatively, you can go to windows> printer settings> specify settings> printing preferences.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if posts solve your issue or answer your question. Likes welcome!

Regards,

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Is this right?  I think what needs to happen here is select the paper size as shown in your image, but rather than Zoom 100% just set it to "Fit to Page" now Revit will handle all of the scaling for you and the view/sheet will be printed on the paper size selected.

Now the problem here might be you will not know the factor applied, so measuring on the paper for scale will pretty much be shot. If you need a print you can actually measure reliably, you will have to experiment with the Zoom factor or change the scale of the views being printed.

[Viveka_CD]

@loboarch I see what you are saying. I'll test this myself and check the results. Thanks for the heads-up

@Anonymous I see that you've accepted my post as the solution, but we would still need to confirm this. Test it on your end and feel free to unmark the solution and we can continue the conversation.

Thanks!