Plotting revit

[richelleharp]

Perhaps this a question better asked in another forum. It does though pertain to REVIT. I am a one person design service and so I also am my own IT person though quite unqualified. I am converting to REVIT and my plots are inconsistent in size and are plotting upside down I am running an HP 750c I plot mostly bond from a 36" roll.
Of the Print Range options Current Window, Visible Portion of Current Window, and Selected Views I am unclear as to the outcome of each of these choices.

[s.messing]

Perhaps this a question better asked in another forum. It does though pertain to REVIT. I am a one person design service and so I also am my own IT person though quite unqualified. I am converting to REVIT and my plots are inconsistent in size and are plotting upside down I am running an HP 750c I plot mostly bond from a 36" roll.
Of the Print Range options Current Window, Visible Portion of Current Window, and Selected Views I am unclear as to the outcome of each of these choices.
There is a lot in your comments, but the actual question has a relatively simple answer. As to why the prints are not printing the way you want, it will take some detective work to get to the bottom of it.

1. Have you read up in the Help section of Revit? (It has a good explanation of the basics)
2. For printing in my office, I recommend to users to explore with test prints, find a setting that works and then write it down (and save it within Revit). Sometimes the settings are opposite of what you would think and you end up in the same place choosing the same wrong toggle or radio button over and over and you can't figure it out...
3. Some of the blogs out there spell out exactly how to run the gauntlet of printing (it is one of the hardest things to do in many software programs) and end up with consistent results. Check out the ones that have been around awhile by googling Revit and printing, or just start by searching one and clicking through to his/ her friends. I recommend the big boys like Steve Stafford's Revitinside.com, Revit Rocks, Do Revit!, Revit Rants, Revit OpEd, and Revitalize.
4. I think I remember some good information on printing on the cadigest cadalyst site. http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/revit/index.htm

As for the quick answer to your question:
Current window prints the window (view) at the size that you will specify under advanced
That's the one I always use when I want a view to be on a certain size sheet. For example, if I want a view to be 8.5 x 11, I simply print the Current Window to a normal size printer

Visible Portion of Current Window takes scale out of the equation. If you simply want to print something to trace over for a study and you don't care how big or exact it is, this one is perfect. Again, zoom in to a region (that you want to print) on your screen and choose this setting.

Selected Views is mostly good when you are going to print something more than once. If you print all of the floor plans at once, it is easy to set up a print option to print floor plans. This setting is also good if you are printing more than one sheet or view at once. If you want to print a couple of sheets at the exact same time, search through the list and check them (always choose check none first before you start because you never know what will print if you don't start from none and add new views into the equation.

Good luck! HTH
Stephen

[whittendesigns]

Sometimes it's easier to print to PDF or DWF and then print to your plotter. It seems easier to manage than plotting directly from Revit.

[tc3dcad60731]

It is all of what is said above plus some.... It also has some things to do with the printer also! I to am a one person shop and have a HP500 that will not print anything that is within 1" of the border. My TB is 22x34 but I still have to mark the plot to be "centered". GO figure! Do read your manual with the printer and do like the first post. Once you get a print configuration that works, write it down and set it up so that you can use it the next time!

[Justin Marchiel]

i have a hp500ps and i find that i need to use the oversized paper size (such as oversize ARCH D). I can generally plot close to the margins with the oversized pages.

Justin

[richelleharp]

Oh the shame I am experiencing having to ask this! I am not able to select PDF as an option. How do I plot a file as a PDF?

[gautamrs]

You could use third party programs like PDF995, Acrobat or any other pdf generating programs. Remember, autodesk design review is free. you can use that to generate dwfs. hope this helps!

[richelleharp]

You could use third party programs like PDF995, Acrobat or any other pdf generating programs. Remember, autodesk design review is free. you can use that to generate dwfs. hope this helps!

Thanks, I will check it out.