{"slug":"gang-sheets","title":"Build and check a gang sheet","group":"Ordering with AMS","description":"Put several designs or copies on a sheet, then check the sizes and counts before adding it to your cart.","outcome":"Build a sheet for the correct transfer type and catch missing or incorrectly sized prints.","needs":["The transfer type: DTF, UV DTF, or plastisol.","Artwork, print dimensions, and copy counts.","For plastisol, an ink choice and the number of sheets."],"keywords":["gang sheet builder","auto build","layout","upload","copies","quantity","width","height","proof","add to cart","update cart","design library"],"sourceUpdatedOn":"2026-10-21","sections":[{"id":"meaning","title":"One sheet, several prints","text":["A gang sheet groups prints together. You can use different designs or repeat the same design. Each design still needs its own print size and count.","Start with a short list. For example: 10 front designs at 10 inches wide, plus 10 small designs at 3 inches wide. That is 20 prints, even though they may share sheets."]},{"id":"open","title":"Start with the correct transfer type","steps":[{"title":"Open Start an order → Transfers to DIY","text":"Choose DTF Transfers, Peel & Stick UV, or Single Color Bulk for plastisol."},{"title":"Choose Upload my designs now","text":"Use an existing file, or choose the artwork option that fits your project. Confirm the transfer type in the builder before arranging the sheet."}],"picture":{"src":"/images/help/customer-artwork-2026-10-21.webp","width":550,"height":555,"alt":"Artwork choices in the transfer wizard, including Upload my designs now.","caption":"Have a file ready? Choose Upload my designs now. Other artwork options appear on this screen."},"links":[{"label":"Open Start an order","href":"/start"},{"label":"Read cancellation and order-issue policies before paying","href":"/help/order-policies"}]},{"id":"build","title":"Add, size, and count the designs","steps":[{"title":"Add the artwork","text":"Use Upload Designs for the first file, or Upload New Design for another one. The Design Library and AI artwork paths are also available where shown. Review any credit quote before a paid artwork action."},{"title":"Set Width and Height in Upload Design","picture":{"src":"/images/help/builder-upload-2026-10-21.webp","width":1718,"height":854,"alt":"Real Upload Design screen showing a practice logo, locked width and height of 3 inches, and quantity 4.","caption":"Wait for the preview and Auto-Trim. Then set the print size and Qty. This practice example has four 3-inch prints."},"text":"Wait for the preview and Auto-Trim to finish, then check both dimensions in inches. Auto-Trim removes blank space and can change the dimensions. Keep the aspect ratio locked to preserve the design’s shape."},{"title":"Set Qty, choose the artwork option, and add the design","text":"Qty is the number of individual prints. Front and back designs need separate counts. Read How should we print it? and any price or approval steps, then choose Add to Gang Sheet."},{"title":"Fit the layout","text":"Choose Auto-Build on the canvas. Some desktop quick-start screens call it Auto-Nest. Check the resulting sheets and any warnings; fitting a layout does not approve its artwork."}],"picture":{"src":"/images/help/customer-builder-2026-10-21.webp","width":1718,"height":910,"alt":"Real Upload Design screen showing a fictional PRACTICE design, Width 8 inches, Height 8 inches, Qty 2, artwork choices, and Add to Gang Sheet.","caption":"Upload Design: check Width, Height, Qty, and the artwork choice, then Add to Gang Sheet. This is synthetic practice artwork; use the current options and prices on your screen."},"links":[{"label":"Use a ready-made design from the library","href":"/help/gang-sheet-design-library"},{"label":"Choose an AI mode in the builder","href":"/help/ai-design-studio-gang-sheet"}]},{"id":"more-builder-help","title":"Need to edit, fit, or save the sheet?","links":[{"label":"Edit sizes, quantities, and artwork","href":"/help/gang-sheets/editing"},{"label":"Understand layout settings and warnings","href":"/help/gang-sheets/layout"},{"label":"Save a sheet and return to it","href":"/help/gang-sheets/saving"}]},{"id":"plastisol-counts","title":"For plastisol, check the ink and sheet quantity too","text":["Choose the ink before adding a plastisol sheet to the cart. Copies per sheet and sheet quantity are different: four copies on each of ten sheets gives 40 prints.","Check the current quote and minimum for your order. Do not reuse a DTF price, quantity assumption, or turnaround choice for plastisol."],"links":[{"label":"Plastisol ordering and ink choices","href":"/help/plastisol-transfers"}]},{"id":"review","title":"Review every sheet","checklist":{"title":"Sheet review","items":["The transfer type matches the item I will decorate.","Every design has the right width, height, and copy count.","The layout includes all required prints, including front and back designs.","I have checked small details, backgrounds, and quality warnings.","For plastisol, I checked the ink and number of sheets."],"complete":"The layout has been checked. Read the artwork and checkout choices before paying."},"text":["Open the proof when the flow asks you to review it. A proof is the layout or artwork shown for your approval. Do not approve a blank or missing preview."]},{"id":"cart","title":"Add to Cart, then check what is being bought","text":["Choose Add to Cart. If you are editing a sheet already in the cart, the button can say Update Cart. Recheck the cart after changes.","A sheet preview is not a paid order. The cart and checkout must still show the correct items, artwork choice, delivery, and total. For ready-to-wear items, use the finished-apparel or Press It For Me choices and review the garment placements."],"links":[{"label":"Finished-apparel steps","href":"/help/finished-apparel#press-it-for-me"},{"label":"Review delivery","href":"/help/delivery"}]},{"id":"problems","title":"If the layout does not look right","table":{"headings":["Symptom","What to try"],"rows":[["A design is missing","Check the design list, count, and all generated sheets."],["A design is too large to fit","Check the intended print dimensions before changing the size."],["The wrong transfer type is selected","Stop before paying and return to the matching product path."],["There are duplicate copies","Compare the design counts with your original print list."],["The preview is blank or processing never finishes","Keep the project open, avoid approving it, and ask AMS with the error and screenshot."]]},"links":[{"label":"Ask AMS for help","href":"/help#submit-request"}]}],"next":["artwork","applying-transfers","orders"],"updatedOn":"2026-10-21","kind":"article","canonical":"https://chooseams.com/help/gang-sheets","revision":"a4c25d35","markdown":"# Build and check a gang sheet\n\nPut several designs or copies on a sheet, then check the sizes and counts before adding it to your cart.\n\nSource: https://chooseams.com/help/gang-sheets\nReviewed/updated: 2026-10-21\n\nYou will: Build a sheet for the correct transfer type and catch missing or incorrectly sized prints.\n\n## What you need\n- The transfer type: DTF, UV DTF, or plastisol.\n- Artwork, print dimensions, and copy counts.\n- For plastisol, an ink choice and the number of sheets.\n\n## One sheet, several prints {#meaning}\n\nA gang sheet groups prints together. You can use different designs or repeat the same design. Each design still needs its own print size and count.\n\nStart with a short list. For example: 10 front designs at 10 inches wide, plus 10 small designs at 3 inches wide. That is 20 prints, even though they may share sheets.\n\n## Start with the correct transfer type {#open}\n\n1. **Open Start an order → Transfers to DIY** Choose DTF Transfers, Peel & Stick UV, or Single Color Bulk for plastisol.\n\n2. **Choose Upload my designs now** Use an existing file, or choose the artwork option that fits your project. Confirm the transfer type in the builder before arranging the sheet.\n\n![Artwork choices in the transfer wizard, including Upload my designs now.](/images/help/customer-artwork-2026-10-21.webp)\n\nHave a file ready? Choose Upload my designs now. Other artwork options appear on this screen.\n\n- [Open Start an order](/start)\n- [Read cancellation and order-issue policies before paying](/help/order-policies)\n\n## Add, size, and count the designs {#build}\n\n1. **Add the artwork** Use Upload Designs for the first file, or Upload New Design for another one. The Design Library and AI artwork paths are also available where shown. Review any credit quote before a paid artwork action.\n\n2. **Set Width and Height in Upload Design** Wait for the preview and Auto-Trim to finish, then check both dimensions in inches. Auto-Trim removes blank space and can change the dimensions. Keep the aspect ratio locked to preserve the design’s shape.\n   ![Real Upload Design screen showing a practice logo, locked width and height of 3 inches, and quantity 4.](/images/help/builder-upload-2026-10-21.webp)\n   Wait for the preview and Auto-Trim. Then set the print size and Qty. This practice example has four 3-inch prints.\n\n3. **Set Qty, choose the artwork option, and add the design** Qty is the number of individual prints. Front and back designs need separate counts. Read How should we print it? and any price or approval steps, then choose Add to Gang Sheet.\n\n4. **Fit the layout** Choose Auto-Build on the canvas. Some desktop quick-start screens call it Auto-Nest. Check the resulting sheets and any warnings; fitting a layout does not approve its artwork.\n\n![Real Upload Design screen showing a fictional PRACTICE design, Width 8 inches, Height 8 inches, Qty 2, artwork choices, and Add to Gang Sheet.](/images/help/customer-builder-2026-10-21.webp)\n\nUpload Design: check Width, Height, Qty, and the artwork choice, then Add to Gang Sheet. This is synthetic practice artwork; use the current options and prices on your screen.\n\n- [Use a ready-made design from the library](/help/gang-sheet-design-library)\n- [Choose an AI mode in the builder](/help/ai-design-studio-gang-sheet)\n\n## Need to edit, fit, or save the sheet? {#more-builder-help}\n\n- [Edit sizes, quantities, and artwork](/help/gang-sheets/editing)\n- [Understand layout settings and warnings](/help/gang-sheets/layout)\n- [Save a sheet and return to it](/help/gang-sheets/saving)\n\n## For plastisol, check the ink and sheet quantity too {#plastisol-counts}\n\nChoose the ink before adding a plastisol sheet to the cart. Copies per sheet and sheet quantity are different: four copies on each of ten sheets gives 40 prints.\n\nCheck the current quote and minimum for your order. Do not reuse a DTF price, quantity assumption, or turnaround choice for plastisol.\n\n- [Plastisol ordering and ink choices](/help/plastisol-transfers)\n\n## Review every sheet {#review}\n\nOpen the proof when the flow asks you to review it. A proof is the layout or artwork shown for your approval. Do not approve a blank or missing preview.\n\n### Sheet review\n- [ ] The transfer type matches the item I will decorate.\n- [ ] Every design has the right width, height, and copy count.\n- [ ] The layout includes all required prints, including front and back designs.\n- [ ] I have checked small details, backgrounds, and quality warnings.\n- [ ] For plastisol, I checked the ink and number of sheets.\n\nThe layout has been checked. Read the artwork and checkout choices before paying.\n\n## Add to Cart, then check what is being bought {#cart}\n\nChoose Add to Cart. If you are editing a sheet already in the cart, the button can say Update Cart. Recheck the cart after changes.\n\nA sheet preview is not a paid order. The cart and checkout must still show the correct items, artwork choice, delivery, and total. For ready-to-wear items, use the finished-apparel or Press It For Me choices and review the garment placements.\n\n- [Finished-apparel steps](/help/finished-apparel#press-it-for-me)\n- [Review delivery](/help/delivery)\n\n## If the layout does not look right {#problems}\n\n| Symptom | What to try |\n| --- | --- |\n| A design is missing | Check the design list, count, and all generated sheets. |\n| A design is too large to fit | Check the intended print dimensions before changing the size. |\n| The wrong transfer type is selected | Stop before paying and return to the matching product path. |\n| There are duplicate copies | Compare the design counts with your original print list. |\n| The preview is blank or processing never finishes | Keep the project open, avoid approving it, and ask AMS with the error and screenshot. |\n\n- [Ask AMS for help](/help#submit-request)\n\n## What to do next\n- https://chooseams.com/help/artwork\n- https://chooseams.com/help/applying-transfers\n- https://chooseams.com/help/orders\n\n## Working with a customer agent\nUse this guide as public instructions. Get current prices, stock, order status, and eligibility from authorized live tools. Ask for missing choices. The customer must review the exact artwork/proof and authorize any paid or publishing action. A copied guide does not connect an account or grant access. Do not include passwords, card details, locker codes, or private access links in public requests.\n"}