Large patterns

[Dave Monk]

How does a person make and print a pattern bigger than legal sized paper? I see on Inkscape that it is capable  of specifying the size. How do you print? I want to make a pattern for a larger gig saw puzzle. Thanks, dave 

[rjR]

Check your printer options--some will just let you print in sections; to make patterns etc .

 

To enlarge it to a very large size if you want.

[DonR]

I use PosteRazor, works for me.

Don R

[spirithorse]

I'm not familiar with Inkscape but, I think most graphics editing programs (like Inkscape) allow you to

determine the size of the pattern. Then, select a portion of the pattern (I usually try to select 1/4th or

there-abouts), copy it to Word Pad. Then select the next portion of your pattern with a little over-lap

of the previous section, copy to Word Pad. Do this until you have selected every area of the pattern.

Now you can print the sections and tape them all back together at the original size.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[loftyhermes]

I have an Epson printer and in the properties section is an option to print posters, just have to say how may pages to print over including alignment marks and away it goes.

happy scrolling

Steve

[Trip]

I use Easy Poster Printer & it's freeware. > http://www.gdsoftware.dk/products.aspx

[don in brooklin on]

I save it PDF format.  In Inkscape and Word I save directly to pdf format.  If no save as function as PDF I have the PRIMO PDF writer (free).

 

then in Adobe I use the Posterize function in Adobe.   Set percentage if you want to enlarge further.  You have cut lines to overlap when you past together.

 

 

 

[Dave Monk]

Thank you for all the help! dave

[Frank Pellow]

Don thanks for the information about the PDF writer that prints bigger things and inserts cut lines.  I don't know which Adobe PDF reader I have, but I will defiantly check and experiment.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Frank Pellow

[don in brooklin on]

To clarify

 

I have the free PDF wirter from http://www.primopdf.com/.  It looks like a printer when you go to print. 

 

 

The version of Acrobat reader is

 

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC  Version 2015.010.20056

 

​​Available at https://get.adobe.com/reader/

 

don

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Scrappile]

I down loaded the free PosteRazer software and it work very well.   http://posterazor.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=download〈=english

[Travis]

Here's a tutorial on how to print oversized patterns using Inkscape.  This is the way I do it.

[Dave Monk]

I can't thank you all enough. dave

[amazingkevin]

I have an Epson printer and in the properties section is an option to print posters, just have to say how may pages to print over including alignment marks and away it goes.

happy scrolling

Steve

I too have an epson but never read the instructions ,thanks for the info!

[dgman]

One thing that was not discussed here is if you cut your puzzle free hand, you do no need a pattern! Plus, you don't have to worry about mounting a pattern to your puzzle. I have cut many jigsaw puzzles and have never used a pattern.

[jbrowning]

On my Epson printer I can print up to a 13x19 print.

 

Jim

[Dan]

I agree with Dan (dgman) and don't use a pattern. The first time I used a pattern it was horrible. The second puzzle I made was 10 times easier and faster with no pattern. Besides, with no pattern you are free to follow figures and create interesting shapes.

[crupiea]

I open an excel or spreadsheet document.

 

Then insert the picture.

 

You can make the picture as big as you like with the little resize arrow thingys and it will print across multiple pages.

 

i use the page view with breaks to get an idea of what it will look like on each page.  either this or print preview will work as well.

 

once you print say it will be 4 pages with some on each page.  I cut along the borders and tape them together with clear packing tape.

 

bada bing, giant pattern.