HELP! Need to Resize Everything in a Project

[AndreaLittlefield]

I have just been told that all the posters I created are the wrong size. Is there a way to resize the Artboards AND everything on them simply? Or do I really have to resize everthing independently? Thanks!

[Myra Ferguson]

Select all the items on the artboard, right-click, and select Collect for Export > As a Single Asset. In the Asset Export panel, Set the scale to whatever you need it to be (assuming you're scaling vectors--the resolution of any imported raster images would be a factor in scaling up) and make the Format: PDF.

[AndreaLittlefield]

Is there no way to go from say a 9 x 12 to an 18 x 24 in Illustrator or is the only way to do this to export into PDF?

[Myra Ferguson]

Export is just one way to do it. If the scale is proportional, you could change the size of the artboard, select all (Ctrl + A), hold both Shift and Alt to expand proportionally from the center and scale to the corner of the artboard.

[AndreaLittlefield]

I guess I'm too much of a newbie. I've been trying that but it only seems to collect some of the items and scale them and leaves the rest the old size

[AndreaLittlefield]

The other problem is, I have not idea how many times I need to scale them. I just want to go from one size to a larger size....

[Monika Gause]

You could try this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/Illustrator/scale-artwork-with-artboard/td-p/2363085

[AndreaLittlefield]

For a newbie, that's really not easy.... I have not idea how to work with scripting.

[Monika Gause]

In that case: first calculate how much you have to scale them (that's just math). And then draw a rectangle the size of the artboard. Scale the artwork. Convert the rectangle to an artboard. delete the old artboard.

[AndreaLittlefield]

For a "math-challenged" person, that's impossible. So, basically you're telling me there is no easy way to do this?

[Monika Gause]

https://red-route.org/code/image-resizing-calculator

[Myra Ferguson]

Another idea would be to make a new Illustrator document at the size you want and go to File > Place to place and resize the original AI file as artwork.

[AndreaLittlefield]

Unfortunately, that's what I'm having to do. I just had hoped there was a simpler way to do this.

[Myra Ferguson]

I checked Uservoice for Illustrator and found a feature request for Resizing the artboard and content simultaneously (https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/31500847-re...}). It shows it has been added to the backlog, so the team is considering it as a feature. You can upvote it to show your support for that feature.

[AndreaLittlefield]

Yes, saw that too and voted.

[tromboniator]

Are all the artboards the same size, and with the same target size, or do they have the same scaling factor? If so, with Smart Guides on draw a rectangle on top of and same size as each artboard (for same size opt/alt-drag and snap to other artboards. Select all the rectangles and artwork, scale appropriately. Select all the rectangles and convert them to artboards. Delete original artboards.

Peter