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Drop in your drawing and we'll tell you the sheet size, the page count, which sheet we'd print it on, and exactly what the job costs — in a couple of seconds. The file is read in your own browser and never uploaded, so you can price a confidential set without sending it to anyone.
Why this exists
Nearly every print problem we see starts in the export. A drawing laid out at 24″ × 36″ gets exported at Letter size with “fit to page” on, and now a ¼″ = 1′-0″ plan is no longer at ¼″ scale — which nobody notices until someone measures off it on site. Checking the sheet size before you order catches that in seconds.
It also answers the two questions people email us about most: what size is this? and what will it cost? You can now get both without talking to anyone, and without handing over the drawings.
What it recognises
- Our sheets: Letter, Ledger 11×17, ARCH B 12×18, ARCH C 18×24, ARCH D 24×36, 30×42 engineering, ARCH E 36×48
- Sizes we map to the nearest we stock: ANSI C 17×22, ANSI D 22×34, ANSI E 34×44, ARCH A 9×12, 30×40, and ISO A0/A1/A2
- Non-standard pages — it finds the smallest sheet yours fits on at full scale
- Mixed sets — title sheets and details at a different size from the drawings
What it costs to print
Pricing is the same as everywhere else on the site, because it comes from the same place: $2.00 per sheet for 24″ × 36″ black-and-white on 20# bond, 10% off automatically at 25+ sheets of one size, $15 flat UPS Ground and free over $100. See the full price list.
Questions
Is my drawing uploaded when I check it?
No. The check runs entirely in your own browser — the PDF is read on your computer and never sent to us or to any other server. Nothing leaves your machine until you deliberately place an order and upload the file at checkout.
What does the checker tell me?
The number of pages, the actual sheet size of those pages in inches, which of our sheets that maps to, whether the file mixes more than one page size, and what the job would cost to print and ship.
My drawing is 22 × 34. Can you print it?
Yes. 22″ × 34″ is ANSI D — the engineering series rather than the architectural one. We print it on ARCH D (24″ × 36″) at 1:1, so the scale is unchanged and you get a slightly wider margin. The checker recognises it and says so.
Why does it say my file has more than one page size?
Plan sets often carry a title sheet or a details page at a different size from the drawings. We price a file on one sheet size, so if you want the odd pages printed differently, add a second line item on the order form.
It cannot read my PDF. What now?
Password-protected files cannot be read in the browser. Remove the protection and try again, or just start an order — we handle protected files fine on our end. If the PDF is damaged, re-export it from your CAD software.
Does this check whether my drawing is to scale?
It checks the sheet size, which is what scale problems usually come down to: a ¼″ = 1′ drawing exported at Letter size instead of ARCH D is no longer at ¼″ scale. If the detected size matches what you drew to, your scale is intact. Export at 1:1 at your sheet size with "fit to page" off and it will be.
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