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#65325 by rogerra
Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:26 pm
I have a drawing at 1"=10'. When I measure a known distance (50') and then print it out, it scales 45'.
How do I fix it so it scales 50' when I print it?
Thanks,
Roger
#65326 by Robert Scott
Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:58 pm
Make sure you do not have "shrink to fit" checked or toggled on in your print dialogue. It may be worded differently depending on your printer.

Robert
#65329 by joshhuggins
Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:15 pm
I have also had drivers that use the margins to create an effective area which compress the print within the margins.
#65333 by rogerra
Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:40 pm
That was it.
Checked "actual size" and it printed to scale.

Thanks,
Roger
#65443 by Ted B
Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:42 pm
Don't feel badly if you missed it. Both of my PCs occasionally reset the printer preferences, so I'm gotten used-to always double-checking the preferences before printing out to paper or to PDF.

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