Printing to 11x17

Here are screen shots of how I recommend setting your printing options to generate 11x17 prints to the classroom laser printer.

The print command can be found under the application button or by pressing CTRL+P.

1) Make sure that the correct printer is selected at the top of the print menu and then click "Settings" at the bottom right of the menu to determine the characteristics for your print.

 

2) Adjust the print setup menu to the options indicated in the screenshot below. Pay particular attention to the zoom option.  By clicking "Zoom: 100%" you are indicating that you want your drawing printed to the same scale that is indicated by the view which is being printed. If you select "Fit to Page," the printer will shrink or expand the view to fill the paper, creating a drawing that may or may not be easily measured with a scale ruler. 

Also, note the option to hide unreferenced view tags which prevents printing of miscellaneous view tags for temporary or working views that have yet to make it onto sheets.

3) By clicking OK (you can save this print setting for a later point if you'd like) you will return to the print menu and can select the "Print Range" at the bottom left corner.  By selecting "current window," the entire extents of the view will be printed which includes any distant elevation tags or grids which extend far beyond the model itself.   This is important to consider, because if your view does not fit on the 11x17 sheet, you may need to adjust your visibility settings to crop or hide elements that make it too large for the paper size.

Note: To create a pdf, simply change the printer at the top of the print menu to "Adobe PDF."  If working from home, and you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed, you may have trouble creating pdfs from Revit.  When you are using the Adobe PDF printer, make sure you check the properties to ensure that the settings match your desired print output.