Poster Sheet Tiling Planner
Estimate printer sheets for a poster with overlap and printer margins.
Your inputs
Calculation results
Formula & assumptions
First sheet covers its printable dimension; later sheets add printable dimension minus overlap.
Values use the specified units. Calculations use floating-point arithmetic. Check input measurements and formula assumptions before applying the result.
Compare your scenarios
Save up to five results to compare changes side by side. Scenarios stay in this tab until you clear or reload it.
Using Poster Sheet Tiling Planner
Estimate printer sheets for a poster with overlap and printer margins.
- Enter poster width, poster height, paper width, paper height, printer margin per edge, overlap using the units printed under each field.
- Choose Calculate, or enable live updates. Review the result labels and formula assumptions.
- Save scenarios to compare up to five variations, then copy the report or download JSON or CSV.
Example
Poster width: 600 millimeters Poster height: 900 millimeters Paper width: 210 millimeters Paper height: 297 millimeters Printer margin per edge: 5 millimeters Overlap: 10 millimeters Columns: 4 Rows: 4 Paper sheets: 16 Covered width · millimeters: 770 Covered height · millimeters: 1118
Questions & answers
What does Poster Sheet Tiling Planner calculate?
Estimate printer sheets for a poster with overlap and printer margins.
Which units should I enter?
Poster width uses millimeters. Poster height uses millimeters. Paper width uses millimeters. Paper height uses millimeters. Printer margin per edge uses millimeters. Overlap uses millimeters. Convert values to these units before calculating.
Which formula does it use?
First sheet covers its printable dimension; later sheets add printable dimension minus overlap.
What does the included example show?
Poster width: 600 millimeters; Poster height: 900 millimeters; Paper width: 210 millimeters; Paper height: 297 millimeters; Printer margin per edge: 5 millimeters; Overlap: 10 millimeters. Result: Columns = 4; Rows = 4; Paper sheets = 16; Covered width · millimeters = 770; Covered height · millimeters = 1118.
Can I compare different settings?
Yes. Save a scenario, change the inputs and save another result. Up to five scenarios are compared in this tab; they disappear when you reload or leave.
Can I export the calculation?
Copy the JSON report or download JSON and CSV with inputs, result labels and numeric values. Processing uses local JavaScript; no calculation request is sent to our server. Displayed values use up to 10 significant digits; exports retain JavaScript numeric precision.
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