Printer and Plotter Media Size Standards

The CAD industry has American and International standards for media sizes
( paper and mylar are common media types). This summary will list the 3 most
popular standards and show the media sizes for each in inches and in millime
ters. The three most popular standards are:

1. ANSI = American National Standards Institute for Engineering Drawing.
   
   
2. ARCH = Architectural Standard.
   
   
3. ISO = International Standards Organization for Engineering Drawings.
   
   



ANSI Media Sizes, as established by the ANSI Standards:

Media Size	Inches	Millimeters
A	8.5 x 11	216 x 279
B	11 x 17	279 x 432
C	17 x 22	432 x 559
D	22 x 34	559 x 864
E	34 x 44	864 x 1118




ARCH Media Sizes, as established by the Architectural Standards:

Media Size	Inches	Millimeters
ARCH 1	9 x 12	229 x 305
ARCH 2	12 x 18	305 x 457
ARCH 3	18 x 24	457 x 610
ARCH 4	24 x 36	510 x 914
ARCH 5	36 x 42	762 x 1067
ARCH 6	42 x 44	914 x 1219




ISO Media Sizes, as established by the International Standards Organization
for Engineering Standards

Media Size	Inches	Millimeters
A4	8.27 x 11.69	210 x 297
A3	11.69 x 16.54	297 x 420
A2	16.54 x 23.35	420 x 594
A1	23.35 x 33.11	594 x 841
A0	33.11 x 46.81	841 x 1189