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jf20spiker

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I need to find a workaround to save myself a ton of time and effort.

I'm working on a concrete building.  We have General Arrangement Plans shown at 1/8" scale and Framing Plans showing slab reinforcement at 1/4" scale.  Currently I have two parts for the framing plans.

The powers that be are requesting I show an overall Framing Plan (also at 1/8" scale) which will give an overall picture of my slab reinforcement (which is drawn as detail lines).

I've been requested just to "viewport the drawing at 1/8" and show the lines and text for the rebar at half the size they would normally be shown at 1/4" scale.

When I answer that this can't be done, I get the reply "That is impossible".  Anyone out there know a way to prove me wrong?

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alabaster2513

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you can either change your project lineweight settings for 1/4" scale and 1/8" scale. if that isnt an option create an view template for your 1/8" scale plan and set the rebar to be half the line weight.

this is a very simple task

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My problem is not the lines, it's the text associated with the lines.  I would just make a detail group of the lines and text (so I only have to change it once) and paste the detail group onto the different scale drawing.  If you've ever changed the scale of a drawing before, you know text gets very messy.

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select the text in the view and change the type

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jf20spiker

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What happens when I have to make a change?  I have to change it in two places?

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Here is an option - not good but an option.

1. Duplicate your view as dependent.
2. Create a new sheet border at twice the normal size scaling everything up.
3. Place the dependent view on this sheet
4. Print this sheet at 50%

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That's something I've considered.  It's the only thing I've come up with so far.  Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Any tips for scaling a Revit border up 2x?

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Can't scale it... you have to create it 2X.  Sorry, most family elements are not scalable but I think the linework is.

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