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Standard Paper Sizes Metric ISO Sheets

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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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