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Making and A0 into A4 pages using a clipping mask, it used to work but not any more! Why?

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August 29, 2024
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I am trying to make and A0 file into many A4 pages. I have done it before many times using the clipping mask but now its saying the object is too complex. Nothing has changed since I did it last time. I have tried making everything into a compound but that too isnt working. In the file are lines for the pattern, my logo which is a vector file and text. I have expanded the text and made it into a compound. The lines are different dot styles to show the different sizes of the garment.

Once agian - all of this is the same as the file I used last time and didnt have any issues using the clipping mask to create the A4 pages. Help!

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You can do it without clipping masks but with Artboards instead.

Create an A0 rectangle on top of your artboard.

Object > Path > Split Into Grid and create an 4x4 A4 grid.

While still selected: Object > Artboards > Convert to Artboards.

You have now one large A0 and 16 A4 sized artboards.

If you create a PDF Preset with Illustrator Editing Unchecked, you can use that in Export for screens to export separate Artboards.

Kurt Gold

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I've created a simple artboard splitter script.

You can download it here:

Artboard Splitter 1

Ton Frederiks

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You can do it without clipping masks but with Artboards instead.

Create an A0 rectangle on top of your artboard.

Object > Path > Split Into Grid and create an 4x4 A4 grid.

While still selected: Object > Artboards > Convert to Artboards.

You have now one large A0 and 16 A4 sized artboards.

If you create a PDF Preset with Illustrator Editing Unchecked, you can use that in Export for screens to export separate Artboards.

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mascha_dorothy_1818Author

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Oh my gosh you are genuis! I will definetly try this! Will be much quicker too! Thank you so so so much!

Ton Frederiks

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Good to hear that helped.

Doug A Roberts

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What kind of object are you using as the clipping mask? If possible show a screenshot of your workspace with the objects selected and the layers panel visible.

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mascha_dorothy_1818Author

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Thank you for your reply I truly appreciate it!

Turns out I had the layers in the wrong order. I needed to put the artwork layer at the top! So simple 🙂

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