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The Free space section defines how much space should be left around the bike when framing it in the title block. The space above the bike is not defined because this space is a function of the Aspect ratio of the title block.


When exporting a drawing as a PDF, the PDF is by default generated as a full scale drawing. However, that PDF does not need to be printed at full scale. The default behaviour of the Adobe Acrobat PDF reader is to scale the drawing to fit the sheet onto which the drawing is being printed.
Therefore, it is useful to select the appropriate aspect ratio so that your drawing will fill up the entire width and height of the paper.


The Landscape setting will the be most appropriate orientation for most bike designs. However, the Portrait option is preferred when displaying a rider on the bike.


Use the Text size slider to adjust the size of text in the title block. Meanwhile, the title block text font can be set in the <A HREF=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/customizing_bikeCAD\">Customize dialog box</A>. The customer's info can be added in the Notes dialog box which is accessible from this icon: <img src=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/NOTES.png\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"Notes dialog box\" title=\"Notes dialog box\" class=\"blackborder\" />.


In the Display area, select which corner of the drawing to display the title block information as well as which elements of the customer info, builder info, date, logo and drawing note information to display. Note that the builder info and the logo (the graphic that you may choose to display in the title block) is set in the <A HREF=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/customizing_bikeCAD\">Customize dialog box</A>. For more, see: <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/custom_logo_in_title_block\">bikecad.ca/custom_logo_in_title_block</a>.


The title block is displayed by clicking this icon <img src=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/TITLEBLOCK_y.png\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"Title block display icon\" title=\"Title block display icon\" /> in the <A HREF=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/display_dialog_box\">Display dialog box</A>.


The example below illustrates how efficient use of the sheet can be made by turning off the display of the wheels (or possibly all of the components) and setting the left and right free space to negative values. For more help on framing your design in the title block see <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/fitting_the_titleblock\">here</a>.

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When you export a PDF from <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro\">BikeCAD Pro</a>, it is by default 1:1 scale. The only thing to be careful about when bringing that PDF file to a print shop is that the shop is capable of printing a sheet with the dimensions of your drawing.


In North America, most print shops will have a large format printer that will print onto a 36\" roll of paper. With such a setup, you could print a drawing that is 36\" tall and pretty much as wide as you want. The only limitation on the width would be the length of the roll.


It is always recommended that you turn on the <A HREF=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/titleblock_dialog\">title block</A> before generating a PDF. The title block will include a border that surrounds your design. By default, this border will frame the entire bike including wheels, saddle and handlebars. As you can see below, the resulting PDF will likely be too large to print onto a 36\" roll.

<img src=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/titleblockex1.png\" width=\"596\" height=\"463\" class=\"center\" />

The key is to adjust the free space settings in the Title block dialog box. This is shown below. By applying negative values to the left and right free space fields you are telling BikeCAD that rather than gaps between the edges of the wheels and the edges of the page you want the wheels to spill off the page.
If your focus is the frame itself, you may consider turning off the display of the wheels all together. This is done in the <A HREF=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/display_dialog_box\">Display dialog box</A>.

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As you can see in the example below, by applying negative values to the left and right free space fields, you can fit your design onto a 36\" roll. The dimension shown in this example was generated with the <a href=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/user_dimensions\">User Dimensions</a> feature.

<img src=\"https://www.bikecad.ca/faqFiles/titleblockex2.png\" width=\"596\" height=\"463\" class=\"center\" />
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