Scale Is Not Scaling

Andrade · 2025-05-07T03:47:46+00:00

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Hello all,

New to Revu..

I've set the scale on the measurement tool, but when I measure a known size on the drawing, it is showing a smaller size. I've noticed that the page size of the plan is 8.5x11. It's the only difference I've seen from previous plans I've recently done without a problem. Can you advise what I need to do to get the scale right?

Thank you so much!

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Jes Stafford

First thing to try is checking the scale with your Calibrate tool.

Use that to set the scale with a known measurement on the drawings and see if it matches the preset you chose.

It is possible that PDF was not printed at the correct scale.

Luke Shiras

As @Jes Stafford suggests, the listed "scale" may not be correct if the drawing was printed to fit a smaller sheet.

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