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I need a way to have a drawing to be fitted in many 8.5x11 paper

vincent_lemay
vincent_lemay Member Posts: 2 ✭
in Community Support
hi
so I need to make myself a cut template. Thing is, i do not have access to any large scale printer. I only have a standard size A4 printer.
So, is there a way to print my 1:1 scale sketch to many sheets of paper? say you need 8 A4, you tape them together, and you have the full scale drawing?
it may be really simple, i'm new to all this. 
thanks

Answers

  • alnis
    alnis Member, Developers Posts: 453 EDU
    What kind of shape are you cutting? The strategy for making a template can depend on the shape and where the detail is.
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  • bryan_lagrange
    bryan_lagrange Member, User Group Leader Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I to do not have a plotter and, parts that I need to reverse design and check with a 1:1 drawing I use this process.

    This is what I do. First I get 2 chairs and a sheet of clear lexan and place a flash light underneath to make a light table.

    Here is the design:

    I will first make a grid so that I can have the 8.5 x 11 sheets overlap



    I will then put shapes/ numbers etc. in key locations that I can line up when overlaying the sheets. I like to go with square shapes because it is easier to line up 90 degree corners.


    Just remember to print sheets that overlap to have common line up marks/ shapes so you can line up the design.

    Hope this helps.

    Bryan Lagrange
    Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign

  • vincent_lemay
    vincent_lemay Member Posts: 2 ✭
    thanks guys,
    good idea on the lexan, but I wanted something faster and somewhat precise. If there is no way to do that in onshape, i'll simply make the drawing, like if I was working sheet metal.

    I'm trying to put 2 55 gallons barrel on a "T" shape. It's, in fact, a way to see what I can do if I start with a CAD design, rather than the usual, "eyeball it" way.

    Thanks again, and sorry, i'm in no way a "CAD guy", but I have to start somewhere.

    cheers

  • tim_hess427
    tim_hess427 Member Posts: 648 ✭✭✭✭
    @vincent_lemay - I think the solution may be outside of onshape. I would try making your drawing sheet in onshape big enough for the 1:1 model, then export the drawing as a pdf or something. Then, when you print, make sure to set scale to 100% and your printer driver should be able to split the image up into multiple pages with small boarders. Then you can trim and align the pages to each other. 
  • terry_briley
    terry_briley Member Posts: 7 EDU
    https://posterazor.sourceforge.io/
    This program is free and does what you are looking for.

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