Printing Battlemaps question (Help)

[fr33py]

I downloaded the Battlemaps for Adventure #3 and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to print these so I can use them.

Example: EN_03_Player_BattleMaps_Act1.pdf

In this file each "page" is 1 battlemap so when printing it shrinks to fit the battlemap to 1 8x11 peice of paper. Even if I take shrink to fit off it still doesn't appear to print correctly.

Any advice? Am I just missing a checkbox in Adobe PDF?

Thanks,

 

[cdrcjsn]

There should be something in your printer settings that says "print as actual size".

Also check if there's an option for "borderless" or "remove borders".

 

[fr33py]

Yea I checked the printer settings. They are set to print to actual size.

I have no idea how to get these to print correctly from the PDF file.

I just finished printing them but I had to copy each image and past it into paint, re-size the image, re-size the margins, re-size the canvas and finally printed it. The scaling is a little off and the squares aren't quite 1"x1" but it will have to do I suppose. Beggars can't be choosers.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[Marius Delphus]

Try "Tile Large Pages."

EDIT: This setting appears to be unavailable in Reader. Oops.

 

[fr33py]

What software is that option actually available in?

 

[Marius Delphus]

Acrobat Pro for sure. Possibly Standard. Foxit Reader (according to the user manual -- I've never used it myself) allows you to manually select portions of a page to print; you'd have to select, say, 8x10 inch areas one by one, but the software is free.

 

[rangda]

I downloaded the Battlemaps for Adventure #3 and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to print these so I can use them.

Example: EN_03_Player_BattleMaps_Act1.pdf

Acrobat can spread the maps over multiple pages but I prefer having some overlap between the pages to help tape them together (and most printers crop a bit when you print borderless).

I use PosteRazor

PosteRazor - Make your own poster!

Save the maps out as jpg's at the correct resolution (WotBS 1 & 2 were nice in that the maps were the right rez right off), and setup .5" of overlap between the pages. Then I tape them together to make the big map.

Sadly peeking at the maps for #3 they've got the monster symbols on them which means I'll have to photoshop them out.

 

[gamerprinter]

I print 'em big

I prefer to print them as a single large format map on my inkjet printer, besides I have all the WoBS maps on my Ecommerce site with prices, and available lamination if you need it...

http://shop.gamer-printshop.com/ecommerce/


But then I print all my personal maps that way too!

GP

 

[fr33py]

Thanks guys, I'll take a look at these options.

 

[rangda]

http://shop.gamer-printshop.com/ecommerce/

That link gives a HTTP 403 error (access denied), and the main url comes up with an under construction page.