Size it up

wm228

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Hi i had a quick question does anybody know how you can enlarge a file so instead of scale 1:50 it will go to 1:25 the file is a pdf file.
Every tip or guidance is welcome
 

Revell-Fan

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Hi, wm228! :)

Import the file in a graphic program such as Gimp, Photoshop, CorelDRAW, PaintShopPro, InkScape etc., resize the image by 200 %, crop it into printable sections and save them as separate files. If the *.pdf contains vector graphics it is recommended to open the file in a vector graphic program (CorelDRAW, InkScape). That way the lines stay crisp and clean.

If you would like to directly print the file in a larger scale you may use the poster print feature of Acrobat Reader.

Here are some links which might be useful:

http://www.zealot.com/threads/rescale-request.175113/#post-973680
http://www.zealot.com/threads/picture-resizer-program.176209/#post-980165
http://www.zealot.com/threads/how-to-enlarge-a-model.138582/#post-652155

Since this question pops up every now and then I'll be making a tutorial on that matter explaining the different ways using free software. :)
 

wm228

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Ok thanks for the (very) fast response sorry i opend a new thread while there were already 3 of them.
Thanks again
 
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