Several different print scaling options are available. The type of view that you are printing determines which options you may choose from.
Floor plan views, cross section/elevation views, CAD details and layout pages are orthogonal views, which means:
Orthogonal views can be printed to scale.
The scale set in the Page Setup dialog is inherited by the Print and Send to Layout dialogs. This scale can be overridden on an individual basis in either of these dialogs. See "Print Dialog" and "Sending Views to Layout".
Select File> Print> Scale to Fit in an orthogonal view to select a suitable scale and recenter the drawing sheet so that everything fits on the sheet.
Imperial drawing scales are typically noted in inches per foot. Larger scales, such as 1 inch = 50 feet or 1:200m, are often used for property layouts.
Once a view has been sent to layout, there are a variety of additional scaling options. See "Rescaling Views".
Vector and render camera views and render overviews are referred to as perspective views, which means:
Perspective views cannot be scaled.
Perspective views cannot be printed to scale. If Fit to Paper is selected in the Print dialog, a percent value can be set that defines how much of the printed page to fill. 50% causes the print to be 50% of both the height and width of the paper, not including the non-printable border. If printing to an 8½ x 11 page with a 1" non-printable border in each direction, 100% would print 7½ x 10, and Full Page 50% would print 3¾ x 5. Each printer may vary slightly.
A check plot is a test print that allows you to print at a reduced scale on smaller, less expensive paper so you can check that the drawing will print as expected.
In a check plot, the drawing scale is temporarily adjusted to a specified fraction of its true value. Both drawing scale and line weights are subject to this scale adjustment.
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