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    The document summarizes common paper sizes used worldwide. It describes the metric ISO sizes where each size is half the area of the previous and ratios allow for easy resizing. It also lists the imperial ANSI sizes used in the US and architectural sizes.

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    Standard Paper Sizes Metric ISO Sheets

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    The document summarizes common paper sizes used worldwide. It describes the metric ISO sizes where each size is half the area of the previous and ratios allow for easy resizing. It also lists the imperial ANSI sizes used in the US and architectural sizes.

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    The document summarizes common paper sizes used worldwide. It describes the metric ISO sizes where each size is half the area of the previous and ratios allow for easy resizing. It also lists the imperial ANSI sizes used in the US and architectural sizes.

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    Standard Paper Sizes Metric ISO Sheets

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    Chrissie Jean E. Torres
    The document summarizes common paper sizes used worldwide. It describes the metric ISO sizes where each size is half the area of the previous and ratios allow for easy resizing. It also lists the imperial ANSI sizes used in the US and architectural sizes.

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    Standard Paper Sizes

    Metric ISO, Imperial ANSI and USA Architectural are the world top standards for paper
    sizes. Of these metric is number one!

    Metric ISO Sheets


    An A0 sheet is 1m². This allows paper weights to be expressed in grams per square
    meter. Example: 110gsm paper.

    The ratio - length to width - of ISO sheets is 1 to the Square Root 2. A square root is a
    number that when multiplied by itself will produce the given number (the square). This
    relationship of 1:Sq root 2 is particularly important for reduction onto microfilm, or reduction
    and enlargement on photocopiers. All metric equipment including microfilm cameras, microfilm
    printers, photocopiers, and even drawing pen sizes, are designed around this ratio. This
    makes the process of archiving drawings, resizing, and modifying drawings easy.

    Each smaller sheet size is exactly half the area of the previous size. If you cut an A0 sheet
    in half you get two A1 sheets; If you cut an A1 sheet in half you get two A2 sheets; and so on.

    The standard widths for rolls is 860 mm and 610 mm. ISO is an acronym for International
    Organization for Standardization. Oversize* sheets are used when it is desirable to give extra
    protection to the drawing sheets by providing a binding or trimming margin.

    Cut Sizes of Metric ISO Sheets Oversized* Metric Cut Sizes


    Designation Width (mm) Length (mm) Designation Width (mm) Length (mm)
    A0 841 1189 RA0 860 1220
    A1 594 841 RA1 610 860
    A2 420 594 RA2 430 610
    A3 297 420 RA3 305 430
    A4 210 297 RA4 215 305
    A5 149 210 RA5 153 215
    B1 707 1000 RB1 723 1019
    B2 500 707 RB2 510 723
    B3 353 500 RB3 361 510
    B4 250 253 RB4 255 361
    Imperial ANSI and USA Architectural Sheets
    An ANSI A sheet is 1 sq ft.
    ANSI is an acronym for American National Standards Institute

    Cut Sizes of Imperial ANSI Sheets


    Cut Sizes of USA Architectural Sheets
    Designation Width Length
    Designation Width Length
    (inches) (inches)
    (inches) (inches)
    ANSI F 28" 40"
    ARCH F 30" 42"
    ANSI E 34" 44"
    ARHC E 36" 48"
    ANSI D 22" 34"
    ARCH D 24" 36"
    ANSI C 17" 22"
    ARCH C 18" 24"
    ANSI 11" 17"
    B/Tabloid ARCH B 12" 18"

    ANSI A/Letter 8.5" 11" ARCH A 9" 12"

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