Keep the size you measured.

The template file contains physical dimensions. Your print settings can still change them. Check one sheet before cutting your final paper.

Applies to: Fold to Fit prototype · lightweight rectangular gift packaging

Use the paper size in the file

Choose the same sheet in the tool, your printer tray and the print dialog. US Letter is 8.5 × 11 inches (215.9 × 279.4 mm); A4 is 210 × 297 mm. They are different shapes.

Select Actual size or 100%

Download the PDF. With one copy, page 1 is the template and page 2 is the fold guide. For a batch, all template sheets come first and the final page is the guide. Print just the first sheet to check the scale and make a sample. Turn off options named Fit, Shrink oversized pages, Scale to fit or multiple pages per sheet. Names vary by viewer. Check that the dialog shows 100%.

Measure the check line

With a ruler, measure between the two end ticks on the 50 mm line at the bottom of page 1. It should be 50 mm (about 1.9685 inches). Use the metric scale when available. If it measures 48 mm, the output is 96% of the intended size.

What if it does not fit?

This version keeps at least 8 mm at the side edges and reserves room for a header and calibration line. It can rotate the template 90 degrees, but it never shrinks it. If neither orientation fits, downloads are disabled. Select a supported larger paper size or revise the packaging dimensions.

There is no tiled printing in this prototype. Some printers need margins larger than 8 mm; check for clipping on your sample sheet. Use a different printer or paper size if the outline clips at 100%.

Print a batch without changing size

Set Copies in PDF to 1–100. The tool lays out identical templates in a grid with 3 mm cutting gaps, then adds sheets until it reaches your requested count. The last sheet contains only the remaining copies. The preview shows the first sheet; the summary gives the number of template sheets and the extra guide page. Small shapes may fit several times on one sheet; larger shapes may still need one sheet per copy.

After checking one sample, print the template page range once, with the printer’s copy count set to 1. Do not select multiple PDF pages per sheet: the tool has already arranged the copies at their intended size. Grid layout is conservative and does not promise minimum possible paper waste.

Using SVG

SVG exports one template, regardless of the PDF quantity. Use PDF for the complete batch.

The SVG declares the page width and height in millimeters. Some design applications rescale imported files; verify the document dimensions and the 50 mm check line after import. This is a printable SVG with text and print marks. It is not a certified cutting-machine file.

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Test one copy without changing your batch

Use Download 1 test copy for one template sheet and a fold guide. Check the printed calibration line and the folded fit. Your batch quantity stays unchanged. When the sample is ready, open Ready to make more? Print a batch and set the number of copies. The batch button states the copy count; the summary states the number of template sheets.