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Gang sheet calculator: how many designs fit on a sheet
Enter the printed size of your design and pick a sheet. The calculator shows how many copies fit, draws the layout to scale, and tells you how much film a given quantity needs.
- Free, no sign-up
- Inches or centimetres
- Common DTF sheet sizes
- Custom sheet sizes
Design size
The printed size of one copy of your design.
Gang sheet
Copies per sheet, with space left between them for cutting.
Fits on this sheet
25copies of 4 × 4 in
76% of the sheet is used. Rows end 21 in down the sheet.
| Sheet | Copies | Sheet used |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 61% | |
| 25 | 76% | |
| 40 | 81% | |
| 70 | 85% | |
| 140 | 85% | |
| 280 | 85% | |
| 12 | 78% | |
| 6 | 50% | |
| 4 | 66% |
42.25 in of 22 in wide film. Rows: 10. Copies per row: 5.
Layout, to scale
22 × 24 in
Sheet sizes differ between print shops, and most keep a small margin at the film's edge. Treat the count as a close estimate and confirm the sheet size with your printer.
How it works
How to use this tool
Enter the design size
Type the width and height one copy will be printed at, in inches or centimetres.
Choose a sheet
Pick a common DTF sheet size or enter your print shop's own dimensions.
Set the spacing
Leave room between copies for cutting. A quarter inch is a common choice.
Read the result
See the number of copies, the layout, and the film length for the quantity you need.
What you get
What the tool tells you
Copies per sheet
The number of copies that fit on the sheet you chose, and on every common sheet size side by side.
Layout to scale
A drawing of the sheet with every copy in place, so you can see how the space is used.
Turned copies
Layouts that rotate copies 90° — all of them, or only those in the leftover strip — when that fits more.
Film length for a quantity
The length of 22 inch wide film needed for the number of copies you want to order.
Inches and centimetres
Switch units at any time; every size and result follows.
Custom sheets
Enter any sheet width and length when your printer's sizes differ from the common ones.
Guide
The background, in short
| Size in inches | Size in centimetres |
|---|---|
| 22 × 12 in | 55.9 × 30.5 cm |
| 22 × 24 in | 55.9 × 61 cm |
| 22 × 36 in | 55.9 × 91.4 cm |
| 22 × 60 in | 55.9 × 152.4 cm |
| 22 × 120 in | 55.9 × 304.8 cm |
| 22 × 240 in | 55.9 × 609.6 cm |
| 13 × 19 in (A3+) | 33 × 48.3 cm |
| A3 (11.7 × 16.5 in) | 29.7 × 42 cm |
| A4 (8.3 × 11.7 in) | 21 × 29.7 cm |
What a gang sheet is
A gang sheet is one sheet of DTF film filled with several designs, or many copies of one design, printed in a single run. Print shops price by the sheet or by the length of film, so the more of the sheet you use, the less each transfer costs.
Most DTF roll printers take film that is 24 inches wide and print about 22 inches of it. That is why gang sheets are usually sold 22 inches wide, in lengths from a foot to several yards.
How the calculator lays out the sheet
The calculator places copies in rows and columns with your spacing between them. It tries the design upright, turned 90°, and a mix of the two where a leftover strip is filled with turned copies, then keeps the layout that fits the most.
It lays out copies of a single design. A sheet that mixes different designs can sometimes be packed tighter by hand, so treat the count as a reliable baseline rather than an absolute limit.
There is no single standard, but most are 22 inches wide, the printable width of 24 inch film. Common lengths are 12, 24, 36, 60 and 120 inches. Desktop printers use sheets such as 13 × 19 inches, A3 or A4. Always check the sizes your print shop offers.
Leave about a quarter inch (6 mm) between designs so they can be cut apart cleanly. Some print shops ask for more, and most keep a small margin at the edge of the film as well.
42, with a quarter inch between them: six across and seven down. Enter your own size above to see the count and layout for any design.
Yes. The direction a design is printed in doesn't affect the transfer, so turning copies 90° is a common way to fit more on a sheet. The calculator tries it for you and can be told not to.
Divide its pixel width by the resolution you print at: 1,200 pixels at 300 DPI is 4 inches. Our print file checker reads the size from the file and fills in the gang sheet layout for you.
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