Workflows that need large canvas / artboard

I am on the same boat as everyone in here, need to make an adhesive billboard of 1,6 meters by 1 meter, and I can´t of course. The only way is to scale down things, but when upscaling I am afraid that things won´t look exactly as I draw them, let´s hope that my printer knows what they are doing. I can´t understand why is not possible. It is 2020 after all...

1:1 is my vote.  After countless reprints and money down the drain,  business owners cannot afford to keep losing money due to workarounds.  In print, accuracy is if not the most important factor.

I need to do a billboard at 294" wide X 90" deep. Illustrator only lets me do 227" wide. How do I work around that?

So how do I create a 25'x11' billboard in illustrator?

I often work on large format designs (that currently do not fit into the IA canvas size) and it would be very helpful to be able to work in 1:1 size rather than having to reduce the size proportionally. This is especially true because some vendors require a minimum ratio and sometimes that ratio is still bigger than the IA canvas!

I am with the rest of the group here. Please make this correction and offer us a larger canvas size!

thanks!

Looks like the Illustrator feature request for this has over 400 votes but it needs a new Product Manager:

Remove canvas size limit – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

I want to be able to work at 100% and I need a bleed that goes beyond 25.4mm.

I'm creating signage templates (1120mm x 2300mm and 1420mm x 2990mm), which due to the substrate and manufacture process, require a bleed of 50mm and 100mm. I don't want to have to add the bleed elements within the artboard.

Also, please remove the bizarre export limit from illustrator to PDF. Why doesn't it match Illustrator?

While we're at it, can we please have a preview mode like InDesign so I can see hide everything not on the artboard.

Thank you!

Yes please, it should be bigger.

Also, there is a bleed limit I just noticed, of 2.54cm, which should be increased.

There are a Huge PROBLEMS if Working with Scale as listed below:

1) If used Raster Image, Calculate its Resolution (Proportional to its Physical Position)

2) If used Repeatable Pattern on Background, and when i am Fully Satisfied with the Pattern Size, i will Sent it for Printer RIP and he will Simply SCALE UP the Pattern 10 TIMES! If i could design at 1:1, i would rather Repeat pattern instead of Scaling.

3) The Allowed Maximum Size is TOO SMALL that we cannot even Design at Scaled Ratio of 1:10 and 1:12, which is usually Required by Printers and Easy to Calculate. Myself I need to Design a Banner which is 206 Feet Wide. Can't Design it in 1:10 (Bigger than 227 inches), neither in 1:12 (bigger than 200 inches which is a BOTTLE NECK by PDF)!

SUGGESTION:

Remove the Export Limit from illustrator to PDF (which is currently set to 200 Inches!), We want to Send Print Ready PDF file which don't need further scaling.

If you can't Remove the Limit entirely, at least Extend it so that Most of the Time we would work on 1:1 and for Exceptional Case, we would be able to work on 1:10 or 1:12.

I have the same issue. Working at a reduced size leaves too many variables open for error. I would like to see a larger canvas and artboards for large-scale graphics, or at least the option to break large scale graphics into smaller slices.