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Create PDF documents to print template images at 100% scale

Hit the All to PDF button (top of page) to create a multiple page PDF For larger diagram images, select a suitable page size from the
document containing all visible diagram images on this page.
PDF Page Size dropdown, and set page orientation to best fit
diagrams.

To create a PDF document with a single diagram image, hit the

↖ PDF # number button on the image.

Select 'Horizontally Center If your printer crops the image when printed, select a smaller Top
Images' to center image on page.
and or Left Margin.
If the image still wont fit, you'll need a larger
page size.
Send large PDF page size files to a print shop for plan
Left click any individual image to remove it from the page. Reload printing or Poster Print (as below) over multiple pages.
(refresh) page to reinstate removed images.
Mouse over image for

dimensions with dashed line border. Click 'Trim' to remove border Mouse over images for dimensions and set page size to fit.
whitespace from all images.

How to Print a Large PDF (Template Image) over Multiple Pages - Poster Print

The easiest way to print a large PDF (at full scale) over multiple
pages is with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader Get Adobe Reader
(Check if you need the 'Optional offers' before installing)

After you've created and saved the large PDF as above, open the
PDF in Adobe Reader (look in your 'Downloads' folder).
Make sure
the entire template image is visible in Adobe Reader (scroll to
check). If it's not, make sure you selected a large enough PDF
Page Size when creating the PDF (as above).

Now select Print from Adobe Readers File menu. In the dialog that
appears, select the Poster button.
Set 'Tile Scale' at 100% and set
Overlap if you want the assembled pages to overlap for easy
gluing/taping for assembly.

The print preview in the dialog shows the entire assembled image with lines overlayed to show how the individual pages fit together.

When this preview looks correct, hit 'Print' to print all the pages and assemble to form the single large image.

Paper Sizes

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Letter 215.9 x 279.4 8.5 x 11 Center
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A4 210 x 297 8.27 x 11.7

A3 297 x 420 11.7 x 16.5

A2 420 x 594 16.5 x 23.4

A1 594 x 841 23.4 x 33.1

A0 841 x 1189 33.1 x 46.8

Architectural Paper Sizes

ARCH A 229 x 305 9 x 12

ARCH B 305 x 457 12 x 18

ARCH C 457 x 610 18 x 24

ARCH D 610 x 914 24 x 36

ARCH E 914 x 1219 36 x 48

ANSI Standard Paper Sizes

ANSI A 216 x 279 8.5 x 11

ANSI B 279 x 432 11 x 17

ANSI C 432 x 559 17 x 22

ANSI D 559 x 864 22 x 34

ANSI E 864 x 1118 34 x 44

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