How much overlap should I use?

Ten to fifteen millimetres. Less leaves nothing to trim against and printer margin variation shows as gaps; much more wastes paper and makes alignment fiddly.

Why don't the tiles line up when I assemble them?

Almost always page scaling in the print dialog. Set it to 100 percent or Actual Size — Fit to Page silently shrinks every tile by a different amount and the grid will never meet.

Which order do the tiles print in?

Left to right, top to bottom, and each tile is marked with its grid position so a shuffled stack can be reassembled.

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About Posterize PDF

Splits each page into a grid of tiles sized for ordinary paper, so a large-format page can be printed across several sheets and assembled. Overlap margins and alignment marks can be added for trimming and joining.

Tiling is computed locally from the page geometry, so plans and drawings are never uploaded to a print service to be split.

How to use Posterize PDF

Load the large-format PDF.
Choose the output paper size and the tile grid.
Set an overlap — 10 to 15 mm gives something to trim and glue against.
Generate, print, trim and assemble.

On a production

A floor plan or a lighting plot that only exists as A1 and needs to go on the production office wall today. Nine A4 sheets and a roll of tape beats finding a plotter at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How much overlap should I use?: Ten to fifteen millimetres. Less leaves nothing to trim against and printer margin variation shows as gaps; much more wastes paper and makes alignment fiddly.
Why don't the tiles line up when I assemble them?: Almost always page scaling in the print dialog. Set it to 100 percent or Actual Size — Fit to Page silently shrinks every tile by a different amount and the grid will never meet.
Which order do the tiles print in?: Left to right, top to bottom, and each tile is marked with its grid position so a shuffled stack can be reassembled.