Choose placement options - OptrixAU/printathome-python GitHub Wiki

You can optimise the placement of your images on the cards depending on how you're planning on cutting them.

Cutting by hand

If you are planning on cutting by hand, it's best to reduce the total number of cuts.

You can use the --topedge and --leftedge parameters to place your artwork in the top and left edges of your output images, rather than the center. This will remove two cuts from each page.

NOTE: Using this option requires some confidence in your printer and is NOT suggested if you are thinking of having your cards printed in a photo lab. These often trim your image, meaning that you will most likely end up losing some of your card off the edge of the print

Cutting by machine

If you are using a cutting machine, you can set up a cut template - printathome will then correctly place the template and create SVG files for you to send to your cutter.

To ensure the sides of your images do not touch (cuts that intersect with eachother can confuse cutters), you should use the --distribute and --nooverlap parameters.

Next, are layout options.