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Old 10-20-2016, 01:20 PM
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Hhrrrmph! Margins!

I don't print much these days. Years ago when I did I was usually fine leaving 1/4 of an inch, maybe 3/8, for each margin, top and bottom. So I figured leaving 1/2 inch for my zeppelin was generous.

Much to my surprise when I went to print out parts I discovered that my printer has a minimum 5/8 margin all the way around. There isn't any way to adjust it that I can find.

Is this typical these days or is it this particular printer (HP Photosmart 6520)?

Should I always design with a 3/4 top and bottom margin just to be safe?

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Old 10-20-2016, 01:45 PM
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short answer........... Yes.

It's the only way to make sure everyone can print.......... since paper size is not standardized around the globe........
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Old 10-20-2016, 01:55 PM
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And even if it allows you to adjust the margin, it won't. Most printers I have used have worked fine for a while, with good color printing. But they always go to CRAP!
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Manufacturers have different minimum margins for their printers. I do believe it was determined once for paper models that a printing area of 7 inches by 10 inches would be good for printers to print on A4 or USLtr size pages and not have to worry about the margins.
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I set all my models to 7.56 by 10.5. Supposedly that's the scientifically proven (By Chip Fyn of Fiddlersgreen fame) universal print margins.
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Old 10-20-2016, 02:37 PM
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Some time ago there was a useful discussion about that matter:
A4 and US Letter PDF Compatibility?
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Ah, thanks for the help. The link to the former discussion was particularly helpful. By creating an image in Inkscape that completely overlapped the page I was able to determine that my printer (and drivers) can deal with margins as small as 3mm.

What seemed to cause the problem was the custom page size of 7x10in that I used for the model. I assumed that the printer would center the smaller image area on the larger paper used in printing resulting in large margins. But No. I don't know exactly what it WAS doing (outside of cutting out large portions of the image), but redefining the model page size as a standard size took care of the issue.

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