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Tiling

Tiling is the process of dividing one large image across multiple sheets so the printed result assembles back into a single, exact-size poster.

What Splitter Studio calculates

Given your poster size, paper size and printer margins, Splitter Studio determines:

• Rows and columns of tiles needed to cover the artwork
• Total sheet count
• Printable area per sheet (paper minus the printer’s no-print border)
• Paper orientation that minimizes sheets, when left on automatic
• Final physical dimensions of the assembled result

The calculation is anchored to physical units. A 36 × 48 inch target produces a poster that measures 36 × 48 inches after assembly - not “roughly A3 times twelve.”

Automatic vs manual layouts

Automatic layout is right for most jobs: it fits the most efficient grid to your chosen paper.

Manual layout lets you set rows and columns yourself - useful when you want seam lines to fall in specific places (a sky area instead of a face, a gutter between panels), or when you’re composing around existing furniture or wall features.

Seams and overlap

Adjacent tiles either butt together exactly or share a small printed strip. See Overlap for why the shared strip usually makes assembly easier.