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Post by nullpointer on Mar 18, 2019 14:48:01 GMT -9
What is considered to be the maximum printable area for an 8.5x11 letter sheet? I know that 8x10 is a pretty standard print format. If I want to make sure that scale is well preserved (1 inch to 1 inch) on the finished product, what is the maximum scale that I can use for my files?
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 18, 2019 16:12:02 GMT -9
That is actually dependent on the printer used. Even with 'No Margins' in my print settings, I lose almost a quarter inch, maybe 3/16's. All printers are different. That's why so many folks use 8X10.
One reason I always print from pdf is that a properly formatted page prints 1 inch to 1 inch. When I try to print from .png, I get some discrepancy.
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Post by glennwilliams on Mar 19, 2019 5:41:38 GMT -9
Are you printing for yourself or commercial? For either, I agree with VK about printing from pdf. Commercially is more of a problem because you know neither what printer your customer has nor where your customer is located. Since Europeans and Americans use different sized paper, I limit my printable area to 7.5x10 (thanks to Mel Ebbles aka Chris Rowe). Occasionally, I'll up the length of my pages by a quarter inch, usually to accommodate tabs on tall buildings.
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Post by alloydog on Mar 19, 2019 7:20:11 GMT -9
When I print image files, as opposed to PDFs, such as .png images, I use GIMP. I set it to ignore page margins and centre the image. But, I make sure the image has enough white space around it from the edge of the paper.
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Post by nullpointer on Mar 19, 2019 8:33:28 GMT -9
Thanks for the input!
Do you think that more that 8" of width on a page is acceptable for something I'd submit for a forum horde? say, 8.25?
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 19, 2019 8:38:38 GMT -9
Yes, that would be acceptable for a Hoard submission. We prefer it smaller, but sometimes that just can't happen
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Post by alloydog on Mar 19, 2019 10:31:59 GMT -9
That would leave an eigth of an inch either side - that a gnat's whisker over 3 mm. Smaller margin than quite a few printers I've used. Also, considering a fair few of us use A4 paper, which is taller, but narrower than Letter, I personally would suggest a half inch margin to the left & right. I know it drops your usuable width to 7", but I feel it would guarantee it wpuld fit nicely on just about any home printer.
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 19, 2019 10:39:42 GMT -9
It kind of depends on the item
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Post by ignatious on Mar 19, 2019 18:19:11 GMT -9
That's a new one on me. Definitely going to use that one casually and as out of context as possible at work tomorrow.
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Post by alloydog on Mar 19, 2019 18:45:51 GMT -9
Groovy. The not so refined version is "a gnat's testicle".
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Post by ignatious on Mar 19, 2019 18:59:46 GMT -9
Oh my friend... you have just opened Pandora's box upon my coworkers, they will never know what hit them Man there are a lot of good jokes in there, but with respect to those who may not want hear them I will just say thank you sir.
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Post by jeffgeorge on Mar 30, 2019 12:59:53 GMT -9
Thanks for the input!
Do you think that more that 8" of width on a page is acceptable for something I'd submit for a forum horde? say, 8.25? I'm late to the party, I realize, but I thought I'd throw my two cents in anyway. Somewhere on these forums, you'll find templates that include margins and registration marks compatible with the main cutting machines; staying inside the printable area on those templates is almost always a good idea. I'm pretty sure that the Forum Hoard pages are prepared with cutting machine registration marks in place by default these days anyway. 8.25" is going to cause problems for folks printing on A4 paper, I'm pretty sure. The actual width of A4 paper is 8.27", so unless your printer can print full bleed (aka borderless), the edges of the design won't print. When in doubt, I try to keep my working image inside of a 7.5x10" area, which should leave plenty of margin so that users can safely print on either A4 or letter-sized paper using the "Actual Size" setting in Adobe Reader. It also leaves sufficient room for people who need them to add registration marks for cutting machines. (I don't own a cutting machine myself, so that part of the hobby is just sorcery to me--I just try not to make things hard for the folks who use them.) I'd only exceed that area if my model included something that absolutely could not fit inside 7.5" x 10"; if there's any way to turn it or angle it so that it fits, I'd do that first. I'd probably even find a way to print it as two parts with tabs for attaching them in assembly before protruding from the "safe area".
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Post by glennwilliams on Mar 31, 2019 6:24:26 GMT -9
Thanks for the input!
Somewhere on these forums, you'll find templates that include margins and registration marks compatible with the main cutting machines; staying inside the printable area on those templates is almost always a good idea.
Why not put the template up at the top of the forum hoards as a sticky?
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 31, 2019 8:08:36 GMT -9
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