Hi all,

I'm a avid shipmodeler and I'm new to Inkscape.

I received the scan of a big plan (85 cm x 140 cm) with all the frames on it.W

Now I want to print the different frames on A4 paper to cut them out and glue them on wood.

Which are the different steps to accomplish this ?

Thanks in advance,

Marc 

Use the [Pages] tool to create 21 A4 pages. Arrange these in a 3x7 grid and overlap the edges by 10mm.

I recall a forum post discussing this and an extension that does the work for you, but I can't find it now. Here's a template for you instead.

Here's an improve template.

As I'm a complete novice...

How should I use this template ?

Is there a way to save this template and then ...

My mistake. I asked you to run before you can walk.

Here's a pre-built template. It has 21 A4 pages arranged in a 3x7 grid with overlapping edges. The overall size is 1140mm x 871mm. I added page numbers for clarity so delete these before you begin. 

Open the template then [File > Import...] your scanned plan. The imported image might not be the size you expect. Use the Select tool [s] to set the correct width and height in the tool control bar [W: 140] [H: 85] [cm]. Move it so everything lies inside the page boundaries. Save your file in Inkscape's native svg format.

When you're happy with the placement, [File > Save a copy...] and choose [*.pdf] as the file type. Open your favourite pdf viewer and you should see 21 A4 pages each with a tile of your plan. Print!

Thanks for the help.

I think that I can't do the setting of the correct width and height because of the scale.

The big scan is on a 1/48th scale and I can't fiddle around with that.

What format is your scan? Can you open it in Inkscape? If so, you can stretch any shape to any size. If you don't know how, I recommend working through [Help > Tutorials > Inkscape: Basic]. Or upload the scan here for assistance.

The scan is in 1/48 scale of the real ship. The model will be in the same 1/48 scale, so I can't stretch the original.