how to scale the view

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September 15, 2026
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Hello,

In Illustrator, when I create a project in A4, it opens the artboard in A4.

Now I would like to design an object which goes beyond the page limits, so I need to change the scale view of the A4 page : by example 1/10 or 1/100, etc … How to set this scale view ?

Correct answer Monika Gause

You can set up a larger artboard.

Or if the object is larger than 6 m then you can set up a large canvas document.

Or you can just work at 1/10 of the size.

In any case: talk to whoever is producing the artwork on how they want the file.

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

Can you post a sketch that shows what you are looking for (before and after).

As per your initial description I’m not quite sure what you want to do.

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pierret18811376Author

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@Kurt Gold

In fact, I would like to design a stepped wall (with stepped foundations) in a sloping terrain (180 cm for each step), with a total length of 20 meters, and in 3D. Is it possible to have this in Illustrator inside an A4 page ?

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

Without taking a look at a sketch from you, I do not know why you may think that it would not be possible on A4, A5, A6 etc.

You may want to clarify. And show a sketch if you think it may help.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

You cannot set up a scale in an Illustrator file.

What you can do is set up the measuring tool so that it puts measurements in scale.

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pierret18811376Author

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@Monika Gause

What do you do when you have an object that is more big than the page, in order it could be inserted in the A4 page ?

Monika Gause

Correct answer

Community Expert

You can set up a larger artboard.

Or if the object is larger than 6 m then you can set up a large canvas document.

Or you can just work at 1/10 of the size.

In any case: talk to whoever is producing the artwork on how they want the file.

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