How to Use Oversized Sheet Composer

Use Oversized Sheet Composer to plan how one oversized graphic can be divided across multiple sheets

This is a planning/calculation tool. It does not create print-ready production sheets, charge you, or send anything to a printer. Use it to understand sheet count, overlap, and tile positions before discussing/producing the job.

Step 1 — Open the tool

Go to Oversized Sheet Composer.

Step 2 — Enter the final assembled size

1. Under FINAL SIZE, enter WIDTH (in).
2. Enter HEIGHT (in).
3. The line underneath converts the dimensions to approximate feet.

Example: for a finished graphic 60 inches wide and 40 inches high, enter 60 × 40.

Step 3 — Choose the sheet size

1. Under SHEET, click a preset such as 13×19 in (Super B), 17×22 in, 24×36 in, or 36×48 in (PRO-4100).
2. Or manually enter Sheet W and Sheet H if you are planning around another sheet size.

Step 4 — Set the margin

1. Under BLEED & TILING, enter MARGIN (in).
2. The tool subtracts the margin from both edges to determine usable area on each sheet.

Do not enter an unrealistically small margin just to reduce sheet count. The real production process must still be able to print, trim, and assemble the sheets correctly.

Step 5 — Set the overlap

1. Enter OVERLAP (in).
2. Overlap is the shared image area between neighboring tiles that helps with alignment/assembly.
3. The grid recalculates automatically.

Step 6 — Read the calculation bar

Above the preview, read:

• Columns × rows.
• Total number of sheets.
• Usable width × height per sheet.
• Estimated waste percentage.

Step 7 — Add a reference image if you want a visual overlay

1. Under REFERENCE IMAGE, click Add reference.
2. Choose an image from your device.
3. The image appears behind the tile grid at reduced opacity.
4. Click Clear to remove it.

The reference image remains a browser planning aid; selecting it here does not upload it into an Olympic Prints order.

Step 8 — Show or hide tile numbers

1. Use Show tile numbers.
2. Leave it on when you need a clear assembly order.

Step 9 — Read the tile map

1. Each numbered blue-outline area represents one tile/sheet.
2. The last column or row may be smaller because it clips to the final assembled size.
3. Dashed/overlap indicators help show where tiles meet.

Step 10 — Open Sheet Breakdown

1. Click SHEET BREAKDOWN.
2. Each tile shows its number, column, row, tile size, and x/y position within the final composition.
3. Use this data to understand exactly how the calculator divided the job.

Step 11 — Export the tiling map

1. Click Export tiling map (JSON).
2. Your browser downloads oversized-sheet-layout.json.
3. The JSON includes final dimensions, sheet dimensions, margin, overlap, grid count, and tile coordinates.

Step 12 — Print the map

1. Click Print map.
2. Use the browser print dialog to print/save the planning map.

Step 13 — Ask Olympic Prints to review production

For a real oversized project, contact Olympic Prints with the final assembled size, intended material, quantity, installation/use, deadline, artwork, and tiling-map reference if useful. The studio decides the safe production method.

If the sheet count looks unexpectedly high

1. Re-check final width/height.
2. Re-check sheet width/height.
3. Check margin.
4. Check overlap.
5. Remember that reducing overlap/margin for the sake of fewer sheets may not be physically appropriate.