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Printing maps - how to do this affordably & with minimum headache?
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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7383714" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Thanks for the tip [MENTION=52905]darjr[/MENTION]! I always assumed large format printers were in the $1000-$4000 range (like what [MENTION=6796661]MNblockhead[/MENTION] uses) and too big for the cottage I rent, but I'll have to check out my options on ebay and craigslist more closely if some sell for just $100.</p><p></p><p>While I appreciate how convenient a screen + VTT setup is, I'm not the one hosting games, the place I rent probably isn't well-suited, and that's a larger investment of time and money than I'm looking for right now. Maybe down the road.</p><p></p><p>So I looked over this one map, counting the squares...</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK=map image]<img src="http://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/dragon/TOA_Level1UN.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>...and *think* printing it at 1-square = 1" scale would meant printing it on a 36" (3 ft) high x 54" (4.5 ft) wide sheet.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, exceeding 48" (4 ft) dramatically bumps up the prince on the various online printing shops I'm looking at (<a href="http://www.vivyx.com" target="_blank">www.vivyx.com</a> and <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com" target="_blank">www.vistaprint.com</a>) and also gets unwieldy for the table we play at (my largest wet-erase mat is 34.5" x 48", and that *barely* fits). So I'm wondering if I could get away with scaling it down to 88.88% of its original size, which I believe would let me print at 32" (2.66 ft) x 48" (4 ft).</p><p></p><p>Would 0.88" squares be cutting it too close for playing with minis? Or would it work OK?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7383714, member: 20323"] Thanks for the tip [MENTION=52905]darjr[/MENTION]! I always assumed large format printers were in the $1000-$4000 range (like what [MENTION=6796661]MNblockhead[/MENTION] uses) and too big for the cottage I rent, but I'll have to check out my options on ebay and craigslist more closely if some sell for just $100. While I appreciate how convenient a screen + VTT setup is, I'm not the one hosting games, the place I rent probably isn't well-suited, and that's a larger investment of time and money than I'm looking for right now. Maybe down the road. So I looked over this one map, counting the squares... [SBLOCK=map image][IMG]http://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/dragon/TOA_Level1UN.jpg[/IMG][/SBLOCK] ...and *think* printing it at 1-square = 1" scale would meant printing it on a 36" (3 ft) high x 54" (4.5 ft) wide sheet. Unfortunately, exceeding 48" (4 ft) dramatically bumps up the prince on the various online printing shops I'm looking at ([url]www.vivyx.com[/url] and [url]www.vistaprint.com[/url]) and also gets unwieldy for the table we play at (my largest wet-erase mat is 34.5" x 48", and that *barely* fits). So I'm wondering if I could get away with scaling it down to 88.88% of its original size, which I believe would let me print at 32" (2.66 ft) x 48" (4 ft). Would 0.88" squares be cutting it too close for playing with minis? Or would it work OK? [/QUOTE]
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