Re: Printers and A4 size
 

http://www8.hp.com/ca/en/products/pr...927#!tab=specs Will print A3/A4 + There are also Brother and Canon multi-function printers that will do the same, cheaper.

A3 is known as "Ledger" paper in Canada.

Staples sell it. http://www.staples.ca/Ledger+printin...20051_1_20001?

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Re: Printers and A4 size
 

That's not quite A3, though. That's 11x17, which is a double-page spread of letter size (8.5 x 11). True A3 paper is 11.7 x 16.5 inches, slightly shorter and fatter than ledger (or tabloid). To take dimensions from a printed drawing on this paper you need to be very careful of your printer settings to make sure it's not automatically scaling the artwork to 94% of full size, by deliberately turning the scaling function off in the printer settings. A3 paper is quite hard to come by except through specialist distributors: if you really need to print a full-size A3 artwork the best option is probably to find a printer - or a print bureau - that can work on 12 x 18 (sometimes called oversize tabloid, used to print 11 x 17 artwork with a bleed allowance)

To the OP, though: if you're currently scaling the drawings on screen, why not mark-up on screen and just print out a hard copy of the marked-up drawing? That way all your dimensions will already be on it, you don't have to do anything by hand, and you don't have to worry about absolute scale on the printed copy so it will all fit on the paper. Acrobat will normally allow you to save dimensioning mark-up as you go.

Re: Printers and A4 size
 

I need to use special mark-up codes, which Adobe doesn't have (let me use). I know this is so backward, but I'm hoping they will change this hard copy requirement soon, as other companies seem to have already done that.

Thank you for all the advice!

Re: Printers and A4 size
 

Ah, thanks for the info!

In that case, you can get it on Amazon.ca and several other places.

I suppose a lot will depend on whether the OP's printer can print that size though.

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Re: Printers and A4 size
 

If you have problems, just find a local printing company, I'm sure they would be happy to cut you some paper to the correct size.

Re: Printers and A4 size
 

A4 paper is available from the states. www.empireimports.com have a selection of different weights. They also carry A3 and A5. Prices start at $11.00 per ream. Epson printers have an A4 setting and the printers will accept A4 paper. HP also have a settings for A4 and A5. Epson does sell a high quality ink jet paper in A4 format but is considerably more expensive that the source in the USA.

Re: Printers and A4 size
 

It's easy to get A4 if you want it, just call an office supply company and get them to cut it to the right size. I always used letter size in Europe because so much of the stuff I wanted to print off was American. Also because it is slightly wider I found it fed more reliably through the printer and the rollers got a better grip on it. A4 sometimes goes askew.

As mentioned you can usually print A3 on ledger size 11x17 paper (which is slightly narrower than A3). Just get a "wide format" printer, they'll do it. The problem I've found is that ledger size paper is less common than A3 in Europe, but you can get it. If you do a lot of it, just special order A3.

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Have you tried Bluebeam PDF Revu for the mark ups ? I pretty much use that for all my PDF stuff as it seems a lot more flexible and user friendly than a lot of the others .
I think you can try it free for a month