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Imposition, Sheet Yield & Tiling

Work out N-up layouts, sheet quantities, waste and tiled poster page requirements.

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Decision path

Turn a finished piece into a press-sheet requirement

1
Enter finished piece + bleed

Build the imposed rectangle from the finished trim plus the actual bleed required on each edge.

2
Reserve real press margins

Enter separate left/gripper, right, top and bottom unusable margins plus the gutter.

3
Test rotation automatically

Compare 0° and 90° simple grids instead of guessing pieces per sheet.

4
Add quantity and spoilage

Translate the selected yield into base and planned production sheets.

Simple N-up is a planning estimate, not a nesting engine

Grid calculations are useful for rectangular work, but a real press layout can also depend on gripper edge, side lay, creep, grain direction, finishing equipment, color bars and whether mixed orientations are allowed. Use the calculated yield as a planning baseline and verify the final production imposition separately.

Learn the decision

Common questions and production problems