convert kiri:moto exported svg slices into a tiled PDF for printing and subsequent gluing on cardboard/pvc boards

tile-a4.sh

# Usage: ./tile-a4.sh input.svg [out.pdf]
set -euo pipefail

IN="${1:?SVG required}"
OUT="${2:-tiled.pdf}"

# 1) Make giant, true-scale PDF of the drawing bounds
inkscape "$IN" --export-type=pdf --export-filename=big.pdf --export-area-drawing

# 2) Lock poster size to input PDF page size (pts -> mm)
SZ=$(pdfinfo big.pdf | awk '/Page size:/ {printf "%.2fx%.2fmm", $3*25.4/72, $5*25.4/72}')

# 3) Tile to A4, add tile frames for cutting
pdfposter -mA4 -p"$SZ" big.pdf "$OUT"

echo "Done: $OUT"