How we built DTF Gang Sheet
DTF Gang Sheet is a browser gang sheet maker from Abhishek Products, a DTF print shop in Secunderabad, India. Artwork stays on this device. We used the layout engine on our own print jobs in an in-house tool first. The public website started on 14/09/26.
- What is it? A browser DTF gang sheet maker. Combine exact copy counts on roll or paper, then download PNG, JPG, or SVG.
- Where does processing happen? On this device. Artwork is not uploaded.
- When did the public site start? 14/09/26. The layout engine ran in-house on our own print jobs before that.
- What layouts? Grid and Super Compact.
- What does it export? PNG, JPG, or SVG at the Export DPI you enter (300 by default). Long jobs use Download · N.
- Who is it for? DTF sticker shops and apparel transfer printers.
- Where is the maker? Abhishek Products, a DTF print shop at #37, Ground Floor, Minerva Complex, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India.
- What proof exists before 14/09/26? 124 upright copies → 148 angled copies on a 1 m × 1 m panel. Observed on a Spec 112 nest job (10/09/26), not a re-run of today’s Super Compact in the app.
- What does unpaid download look like? Signed in without a key: five watermark-free downloads per IST month. After that, or signed out: watermarked DEMO of every download page.
Then vs now
| At launch (14/09/26) | Now |
|---|---|
| Art stays on this device | Art still stays on this device |
| One print-ready file when the gang fit | One file, or Download · N (folder or ZIP) when the gang is long |
| Roll film widths | Roll plus paper sheets (A4, A3, 12×18) |
| Primary designs only | Filler: Off, To length, or Pockets only |
| Export DPI you enter | Export DPI you enter (300 by default), with a progress lightbox |
What stays true
- Artwork stays on this device. We do not receive your print files.
- This prepares a gang. It is not RIP software and does not add a white channel.
- The shop keeps the file and sends it to its own RIP or CorelDRAW.
The in-house engine
Before the public website, we ran the layout engine on our own print jobs in an in-house tool. Designs stayed on that computer. The job was the same as today: set copies, match the film width, combine the sheet, and send a file to the RIP.
Grid lays upright rows. Super Compact rotates copies to pack tighter on the same panel. One dated proof: on 10/09/26 the same 1 m × 1 m panel held 124 upright copies and 148 angled copies (+24 copies, +19% copies). Observed on a Spec 112 nest job (10/09/26), not a re-run of today’s Super Compact in the app. Results vary by artwork.
- Set copies Exact counts for each design.
- Match film width 22 inch or 60 cm on the printer.
- Combine the sheet Grid or Super Compact.
- Keep the file The shop sends it to its own RIP.
- Art never left the shop computer
- Exact copy counts on 22 inch and 60 cm film
- A measured Super Compact proof, not a marketing percentage
Keep the engine honest: count copies on a named job, not film saved.
The public app (from 14/09/26)
On 14/09/26 we opened a public website so other shops could use the same engine in a browser. Login is phone OTP or email. Signed-in users without an active key get five watermark-free downloads per month — no DGS key for that allowance. A paid key unlocks unlimited downloads. Signed-out or after the allowance, download is a watermarked DEMO.
The first days rewrote the shell, not the pack math. Full-viewport chrome put Gang and Download in reach. Light paint replaced a dark look — shops run this under shop lights, and the operating system must not flip the page. Copies and print width sit on the tile. Login stays phone first.
Typed Export DPI is the file you get, or export stops. A progress lightbox replaced a silent wait. Long jobs use Download · N (folder or ZIP, up to ten pages). Filler (Off / To length / Pockets only) fills leftover film. Paper sheets sit next to roll presets. A 390-wide layout densifies the same controls. A key binds to an account and ends on a real date.
- Chrome a shop can run under shop lights
- Typed DPI, progress you can see, and Download · N for long jobs
- Filler, paper sheets, and keys that end on a real date
Throw away chrome that fights the shop floor. Keep the file print-accurate.
What changed since 14/09/26
Dated shop gains. Screenshots are reconstructions from git, not photos from the day.
21/09/26 — Five watermark-free downloads per IST month for registered logins — no DGS key.
19/09/26 — 390-wide /app densify so the same controls fit a phone. Chrome is the primary browser.
19/09/26 — Long jobs split into up to ten pages. Download · N saves a folder or one ZIP.
18/09/26 — Filler balance: Off, To length, or Pockets only after the primary gang.
18/09/26 — Home hero uses a real combine of shop-like shapes, not a fake film graphic.
17/09/26 — Cyan Shirt mark on the tab, header, and dialogs so the app is recognisable.
16/09/26 — Blocking progress lightbox for gang and export, so a long job is not a silent wait.
15/09/26 — Thicker home and a black shutter footer so marketing pages match the app.
14/09/26 — Light paint on the whole app. OS dark must not flip the page.
14/09/26 — Full-viewport chrome and emerald Download so Gang and save stay in reach.
14/09/26 — First usable public /app: local upload, Grid and Super Compact, login, DGS key, watermark DEMO.
Where this is going
We will keep gang and export honest: art on this device, typed DPI, and a clear stop when a job cannot finish.
We will keep answering shops on WhatsApp and email, and refine the app from real print jobs, not a dated roadmap.
Questions about this page
Who builds DTF Gang Sheet?
Abhishek Products, a DTF print shop at #37, Ground Floor, Minerva Complex, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India. Support: abids+gangsheet@skgraphics.in · WhatsApp +91 90008 76891.
Is the app still being improved?
Yes. The public site started on 14/09/26. We still add gang and export work. No dated public roadmap.
Why is there no desktop installer?
The app runs in the browser so artwork never uploads. Chrome 120+ on a desktop is primary.
Why did the dark look go away?
Shops run this under shop lights. On 14/09/26 we painted the app light. The operating system must not flip it to dark.
Are the screenshots on this page originals?
No. Each shot is reconstructed from a git commit on 20/09/26. The caption names the commit.