Did you check the "Ignore Page Margins" box? That is supposed to let you but the pages together, which will mean that there are gaps because the printer can't print to the edge. That said, I feel like the last time I printed like that it worked in one dimension but not the other. I like to print the registration marks to bail me out in any case. I have found that differences in paper handling from one sheet to another make it risky to count on absolute positioning with them.
Not checking the ignore margins box means you'll have to trim, but everything is printed. Take your choice.
Jeff But it's a dry heat!
Dave, XTrkCad will always leave the gap at the edges of your paper. Just butt the edges together and tape them. If you measure the grid printed on the paper, you'll see you don't want to trim the paper as this will alter the printed track plan dimensions.
Don Z.
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Dave,
Don Z is right. Select "Ignore Margins" with 1:1 print. This does leave a gap along the paper edges, but that's because printers don't print all the way to edges -- not a fault of XtrkCad. It's easy enough to fill in the continuation of the track line from page to page, so it shouldn't cause a problem.
I've found absolute accuracy using 1:1 to position my track.
jxtrrx wrote: Dave, Don Z is right. Select "Ignore Margins" with 1:1 print. This does leave a gap along the paper edges, but that's because printers don't print all the way to edges -- not a fault of XtrkCad. It's easy enough to fill in the continuation of the track line from page to page, so it shouldn't cause a problem. I've found absolute accuracy using 1:1 to position my track.
That's what I tried to say. With ignore margins selected some of the layout isn't printer, so you can just put the pages together. With it not selected, all of the layout is printed, but you have to trim or otherwise eliminate the margins. I did seem to notice the last time I did this that the horizontal and vertical directions seemed different. I use the registration marks to make sure everything ends up right in the end.