{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "datasetId": "pressmeasure-dtf-gang-sheet-capacity-unused-area-reference",
  "name": "DTF Gang Sheet Capacity and Unused Area Reference",
  "description": "Calculated rectangular-grid capacity, utilization, and unused sheet area for seven reference design boxes on 22-inch-wide DTF sheets. This is a planning reference, not a physical production test or supplier guarantee.",
  "datasetVersion": "dtf_gang_sheet_reference_v1",
  "lastRecalculated": "2026-07-18",
  "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1",
  "unit": "in",
  "suggestedCitation": {
    "status": "optional",
    "text": "PressMeasure. \"DTF Gang Sheet Capacity and Unused Area Reference.\" dtf_gang_sheet_reference_v1; last recalculated 2026-07-18. https://heatpresstools.top/dtf-gang-sheet-calculator/#capacity-unused-area-reference",
    "url": "https://heatpresstools.top/dtf-gang-sheet-calculator/#capacity-unused-area-reference",
    "note": "This suggested format is optional and is not a condition of access or use."
  },
  "methodology": {
    "mediaWidthIn": 22,
    "sheetLengthsIn": [
      24,
      36,
      60,
      120
    ],
    "outerMarginIn": 0.5,
    "designSpacingIn": 0.25,
    "marginDefinition": "The margin is reserved on all four outer edges.",
    "spacingDefinition": "Spacing is inserted only between neighboring design boxes.",
    "orientationRule": "Each row compares an all-0-degree grid with an all-90-degree grid and selects the higher capacity. A capacity tie keeps the listed width-by-height orientation.",
    "layoutScope": "Every row repeats one design box at one uniform orientation across the complete sheet. Mixed rotations, mixed sizes, and irregular-shape nesting are not evaluated.",
    "utilizationFormula": "design bounding-box area × capacity ÷ full sheet area × 100",
    "unusedAreaFormula": "full sheet area − design bounding-box area × capacity",
    "unusedAreaDefinition": "Unused area, sometimes called waste area in production estimates, includes outer margins, gaps, and leftover strips outside the repeated design bounding boxes."
  },
  "designFrames": [
    {
      "id": "small-logo-3x3",
      "label": "3 × 3 in",
      "referenceUse": "Small logo frame",
      "widthIn": 3,
      "heightIn": 3
    },
    {
      "id": "standard-logo-4x4",
      "label": "4 × 4 in",
      "referenceUse": "Standard logo frame",
      "widthIn": 4,
      "heightIn": 4
    },
    {
      "id": "compact-front-6x6",
      "label": "6 × 6 in",
      "referenceUse": "Compact front frame",
      "widthIn": 6,
      "heightIn": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "youth-front-8x8",
      "label": "8 × 8 in",
      "referenceUse": "Youth or compact front frame",
      "widthIn": 8,
      "heightIn": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "adult-front-10x8",
      "label": "10 × 8 in",
      "referenceUse": "Adult front landscape frame",
      "widthIn": 10,
      "heightIn": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "adult-square-11x11",
      "label": "11 × 11 in",
      "referenceUse": "Adult square frame",
      "widthIn": 11,
      "heightIn": 11
    },
    {
      "id": "large-front-back-12x14",
      "label": "12 × 14 in",
      "referenceUse": "Large front or back frame",
      "widthIn": 12,
      "heightIn": 14
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Reference-use labels are examples, not universal garment-size recommendations.",
    "Transparent pixels inside a design bounding box are treated as occupied layout space.",
    "The calculation does not model mixed-size art, mixed rotations, irregular-shape nesting, cut paths, color bars, or printer-specific RIP rules.",
    "A supplier may require different margins, spacing, accepted sheet dimensions, or production marks. Recalculate with those values and confirm the exported layout with that supplier before ordering."
  ],
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    "designLabel",
    "referenceUse",
    "sheetWidthIn",
    "sheetLengthIn",
    "columns",
    "rows",
    "capacity",
    "orientationDeg",
    "utilizationPercent",
    "unusedAreaSqIn"
  ],
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      "id": "small-logo-3x3__22x24",
      "designId": "small-logo-3x3",
      "designLabel": "3 × 3 in",
      "referenceUse": "Small logo frame",
      "designWidthIn": 3,
      "designHeightIn": 3,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 24,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
      "orientationDeg": 0,
      "columns": 6,
      "rows": 7,
      "capacity": 42,
      "materialAreaSqIn": 528,
      "designBoxAreaSqIn": 378,
      "utilizationPercent": 71.5909,
      "unusedAreaSqIn": 150,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "small-logo-3x3__22x36",
      "designId": "small-logo-3x3",
      "designLabel": "3 × 3 in",
      "referenceUse": "Small logo frame",
      "designWidthIn": 3,
      "designHeightIn": 3,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 36,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
      "orientationDeg": 0,
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      "rows": 10,
      "capacity": 60,
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      "designBoxAreaSqIn": 540,
      "utilizationPercent": 68.1818,
      "unusedAreaSqIn": 252,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "small-logo-3x3__22x60",
      "designId": "small-logo-3x3",
      "designLabel": "3 × 3 in",
      "referenceUse": "Small logo frame",
      "designWidthIn": 3,
      "designHeightIn": 3,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 60,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
      "orientationDeg": 0,
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      "rows": 18,
      "capacity": 108,
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      "designBoxAreaSqIn": 972,
      "utilizationPercent": 73.6364,
      "unusedAreaSqIn": 348,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "small-logo-3x3__22x120",
      "designId": "small-logo-3x3",
      "designLabel": "3 × 3 in",
      "referenceUse": "Small logo frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 3,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 120,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
      "orientationDeg": 0,
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      "rows": 36,
      "capacity": 216,
      "materialAreaSqIn": 2640,
      "designBoxAreaSqIn": 1944,
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      "unusedAreaSqIn": 696,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "standard-logo-4x4__22x24",
      "designId": "standard-logo-4x4",
      "designLabel": "4 × 4 in",
      "referenceUse": "Standard logo frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 4,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 24,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
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      "rows": 5,
      "capacity": 25,
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      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "standard-logo-4x4__22x36",
      "designId": "standard-logo-4x4",
      "designLabel": "4 × 4 in",
      "referenceUse": "Standard logo frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 4,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 36,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
      "orientationDeg": 0,
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      "rows": 8,
      "capacity": 40,
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      "unusedAreaSqIn": 152,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "standard-logo-4x4__22x60",
      "designId": "standard-logo-4x4",
      "designLabel": "4 × 4 in",
      "referenceUse": "Standard logo frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 4,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 60,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
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      "unusedAreaSqIn": 280,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "standard-logo-4x4__22x120",
      "designId": "standard-logo-4x4",
      "designLabel": "4 × 4 in",
      "referenceUse": "Standard logo frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 4,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 120,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
      "orientationDeg": 0,
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      "rows": 28,
      "capacity": 140,
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      "designBoxAreaSqIn": 2240,
      "utilizationPercent": 84.8485,
      "unusedAreaSqIn": 400,
      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "compact-front-6x6__22x24",
      "designId": "compact-front-6x6",
      "designLabel": "6 × 6 in",
      "referenceUse": "Compact front frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 6,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
      "sheetLengthIn": 24,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
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      "rows": 3,
      "capacity": 9,
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      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "compact-front-6x6__22x36",
      "designId": "compact-front-6x6",
      "designLabel": "6 × 6 in",
      "referenceUse": "Compact front frame",
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      "designHeightIn": 6,
      "sheetWidthIn": 22,
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      "spacingIn": 0.25,
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      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
      "id": "compact-front-6x6__22x60",
      "designId": "compact-front-6x6",
      "designLabel": "6 × 6 in",
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      "designHeightIn": 6,
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      "sheetLengthIn": 60,
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      "spacingIn": 0.25,
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      "capacity": 27,
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      "calculatorAlgorithmVersion": "gang_grid_v1"
    },
    {
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      "designId": "compact-front-6x6",
      "designLabel": "6 × 6 in",
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      "designId": "youth-front-8x8",
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      "designHeightIn": 8,
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      "sheetLengthIn": 24,
      "marginIn": 0.5,
      "spacingIn": 0.25,
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      "rows": 2,
      "capacity": 4,
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    {
      "id": "large-front-back-12x14__22x120",
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}