Pattern Printing Size Converter
This tool will help you convert your PDF patterns into different paper sizes.
Drag PDF pattern here or click to select file
The file will not be sent to our servers, it will be processed locally on your device.
Why should you make pattern pieces bigger?
Bigger pattern pieces are better than standard A4 or letter-sized patterns in every way:
- Cheaper to print — it is a way cheaper to print a few big pieces than a lot of small pieces.
- Easier to work with — less pieces means less connecting pieces by hand, less tedious work to do and more precise pattern.
- Waste less paper — cutting small piece (which occupies only half of a paper) is very wasteful and harms the planet.
Why should you make pattern pieces smaller?
Imagine you live in US and have letter-sized printer, but your pattern pieces are A4 (US letter is wider and shorter than A4). This tool can re-arrange your A4 pattern into letter-sized pieces!
Or may be you have big A3 pattern pieces, but need A4 pieces to print pattern on your home printer? Not a problem, our tool will help you in this situation.
What makes this tool so useful?
Due to the fact that most patterns are specially made compatible with standard letter and A4 printers, it is very hard to re-arrange them to other sizes.
Without this tool you would have to convert your pattern to images, arrange everything in image editing software, then cut a whole image into correctly-sized pieces that match the desired paper format and then convert everything back to PDF — doing every step manually by yourself — each time you need to print new pattern!
This tool was created to eliminate this tedious work and make bigger and more convenient patterns accessible in a few clicks.
How does this work?
At first, we convert your PDF pattern into images and then let you arrange them in correct order. After you arrange pieces of your pattern, this tool connects them together, cuts in new pieces of desired format's size and converts everything back to PDF so you can easily print your pattern.
Why may I need a margin?
Margin is a space that will be added around each piece of a pattern. If your printer can't do edge-to-edge printing, then you should consider adding margins to your pattern pieces. Also it is highly recommended to add borders to your patterns if you add margins (so you know where to cut).
What are pattern borders?
Borders are guides (usually just black lines) placed around pattern piece to show where to cut.
Are original borders removed?
If there are borders in original pattern pieces, then you may want them to be removed by this tool — and there is a setting for that.
N.B. You can either shrink pattern pieces or just paint those borders with white color — choice depends on particular pattern. Also these actions can be used together — shrinking coming first and painting after.
Can borders be added?
If your pattern pieces will not occupy 100% of a paper (e.g. when you add margins), then you should add black borders to them — so you know where to cut your pattern. There is a setting that manages that behaviour.
N.B. Borders are added inside a pattern piece, so pattern does not increase in size — cut outside of borders if you need precision.
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