nowikovs12 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hello everybody, I want to print an A3 drawing on an A4 printer. I saved the drawing as .DWF and opened the "Autodesk Design Review 2012" to perform the "tiling" print. When in printing proporties, I can't seam to understand why the drawing is split in 6 pages, when in reality one A3 sheet is 2x A4 sheets. You can see in the example, that so much space is wasted, is there a way to center the drawing, and am I doing everything right here? Thank you for your time, and help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowikovs12 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Ok, I have manadged to cut down from 6 to 4 pages, by checking the Portrait mode, instead of Landscape, but still, why can't the page be cut down to 2 sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 If you look at the printer's paper size, it is quoted as 11.0 x 8.5in. Then compare that with an A4 size and you will see why you are getting so many sheets. Also most printers are not set up to print to the edges, so it allows a printing margin on every sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowikovs12 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks for your reply, yes I just notised the letter size, I changed it to A4 size, but still, it is cut down to 4 tiles, rather than 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 It is the print margins that complicate things. The minimum number of sheets of A4 to print a complete A3 is three. Three portrait A4s side by side (with overlaps) to cover a Landscape A3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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