Printing FAQs

How are drawings printed to scale with a titleblock in Revit?

Create a new sheet view, and add a titleblock to it.

Add any views (plans, elevations, sections) to the sheet. After you add a view, change its view scale through the view properties.

You can plot multiple views at different scales on the same sheet.

Only a portion of a print job comes out on a sheet

Several printers have limited on-board memory to process print data.

When plotting large format sheet sizes to plotters such as the HP DesignJet, change the plotter's settings so that the data is processed in the computer.

To change the settings, click (Print). Select the correct printer, and click Properties. In the dialog, click the Advanced tab. Select the option to process the document in the computer, and click OK.

My reference planes, crop boundaries, and scope boxes do not print

Reference planes, crop boundaries, and scope boxes are hidden for printing by default. To show them when you print, click Print (Print Setup). In the Print Setup dialog, clear the options for reference planes, crop boundaries, and scope boxes.

My reference planes are printing. I don't want them to print

Click Print (Print Setup). In the Print Setup dialog, select Hide ref/work planes.

Can the colors in a drawing be overridden so they print in solid black and white?

Click Print (Print Setup). In the Print Setup dialog, under Appearance, for Colors, select Black Lines.

This ensures that a black and white printer properly processes colors in a project. This option does not produce grayscale. All colors are converted to black.

How do I increase print speed in elevation, section, and perspective views?

Be sure that the Far Clipping property is active for the view. Go to the view properties of the view, and select an option for Far Clipping.

I choose black lines or gray scale in Revit, but my printer still prints in colors

Some printer drivers override the Colors setting that you specified in Revit. To get the desired color output, manually set the color through your printer’s properties.