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Scaling Question
I wish to build the model of the Polikarpov I-16 type 24 scale 1:33 which is available as a free download from the Modele Kartonowe website.
<http://www.modele-kartonowe.com/> My problem is that the files are set up to print on (I think it's) A4 paper which is longer than the US letter size I normally use. I have run into this problem before and often there is enough margin to squeeze the printing onto the paper but not this time. I can buy larger sheets and cut them to size but that seems a bit of an hassle and I'd have to switch paper with unknown results. I can reduce the size to fit my paper but then the model is no longer at the correct scale. This wouldn't bother me a whole lot; it's still big enough for me to build it, but I'd like to hear some ideas about how important the model be at the exact scale as designed (or any exact scale for that matter.) What do you do? |
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I ordered some legal-sized card stock which allows printing of A4 format models at full size.
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depending on the page layout you can do one of the following
If the parts are filling the page, you might want to add a strip of paper to the end of a sheet. If parts are not quite touching the edges, and there is a defined margin, you can go into your printer driver, and go into effects or something similar, and select Emulate Laserjet Margins, that will stretch the margins to minimal thickness. And if you feel up to it, you can re-layout the pages, using a picture editor. Rick
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Thank you, Gentlemen!
The best long run solution will be to find paper in A4 size, but I did manage this time to print the thing 100 percent by taking a tip from Rick. I did not find the "emulate laserjet margins" setting for my EPSON Stylus C86, but by opening the "print" dialogue box, selecting "page scaling-none" and checking the little box for "auto-rotate and center" all of the parts got printed beautifully although part of the headers were cut off. Thank you both for answering so soon! Thomas |
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Glad you got it printed, Thomas. I've also simply rotated models and then printed again on letter size card stock. I know it wastes ink, but it works!
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