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pdf join into single page

install

apt install texlive-extra-utils

join

suppose want to generate a single page pdf with 4 PCB print (TOP.pdf, BOTTOM.pdf) in a layout like the follow

TOP BOTTOM
TOP BOTTOM
TOP BOTTOM
TOP BOTTOM

with some spacing vertically ( 50 from option --delta hspace vspace )

pdfjam --nup 2x4 --delta "0 50" --outfile output.pdf TOP.pdf BOTTOM.pdf TOP.pdf  BOTTOM.pdf TOP.pdf BOTTOM.pdf TOP.pdf BOTTOM.pdf

  • reference: pdfjam options

  • scaling: use --scale 1.0 to avoid autoscale

util

this utility nup-pdf-into-single-page allow to multiply the same pdf into a single page calculating final page size allowing correct scaling.

example:

  • top.pdf
  • bottom.pdf

two files have 184.46pt x 127.8pt size [ W x H ] ( use pdfinfo to retrieve these values )

first step is to obtain a single file that will be multiplied into a single page over a specified cols, rows grid:

note: --nup 'ColumnxRows'

pdfjam --papersize '{388.92pt,127.8pt}' --delta "20 0" --nup '2x1' --outfile top-bottom.pdf top.pdf bottom.pdf  && pdfinfo top-bottom.pdf

this produce top-bottom.pdf from top.pdf and bottom.pdf where 388.92pt = 184.46 + 20 + 184.46

now can create out.pdf with follow

nup-pdf-into-single-page 1.0 1 5 5 ./top-bottom.pdf

to produce a single page with 5 rows each one filled with top-bottom.pdf