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Captain_Crunch
Captain_Crunch
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June 16, 2020
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Working with Large Canvas in Illustrator 2020 (24.2)

  • June 16, 2020
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Just updated to the new version of Illustrator ( 24.2 ..64bit for PC ).

Update said 100X Canvas size.. anyone know where to do that..I'm not seeing it anywhere.

 

 

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

Create a document larger than 227 inches in any dimension. Illustrator will inform you it's using Large Canvas. It's the same as the old canvas, except the units are 10x greater and you can zoom in 10x less. Pay attention to these caveats:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/large-sized-canvas-troubleshooting.html

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Participant
October 15, 2021

The problem I have with Large canvas is how can you tell illustrator to switch back to normal artboard settings?
For example my colleague sent me a file at 2400x400mm. 

When I used my vinyl cutter plugin to add a registration mark,
the reg marks it applied were 10 times the size they should be.

The document has the large canvas size applied.  How do I switch it off in this case?

The only fix seems to be to create a new document and copy/paste.

    brockw20521716
    brockw20521716
    Participating Frequently
    January 5, 2022

    Yes I am having similar issues. This setting is a nightmare for print production. We are a wide format printer and this large canvas setting isn't read correctly by the printer software so sizes are coming out 10 times the size they should be.

     

    I find it ridiculus we have to copy and paste it into a new document, what were they thinking? It should be a feature that can be turned off for production purposes.

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 8, 2022

      Please post bugs & feature requests to http://illustrator.uservoice.com

      Captain_Crunch
      Captain_CrunchAuthor
      Participant
      June 17, 2020

      ..so the artboard really isn't any larger..Adobe just changes the default scale from 1:1  to  1:10. Saying you made the artboard larger isn't really accurate. All of us that design larger then 227" were already working in scale as a work around. This is actually going to cause more problems then if fixes. For instance..a designer will think they've created something that's 20' x 20'..and tell the print house the graphic is full size...but what they have actually done is created a graphic that's 2' x 2'. Not the end of the world in vector..but if there are raster elements in the file and they haven't calculated for the 10x scale increase with resolution there will be problems.

      I'm a bit disappointed in the way this feature was marketed.

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        Frewity
        Inspiring
        August 17, 2021

        I'm very annoyed with this. The whole point of wanting a larger artboard is to create same size drawings.

        In my instance it is for CAD type drawings which will be exported to .dwg or .dxf or similar. Illustrator is very limited when it comes to CAD but as a longtime user of .ai, I don't want or have the time to learn a new discipline (DraftSight, AutoCad etc). Scaling is not a good way to do technical drawings as absolute vfalues are what we working with.

        For arty type applications it may not be such an issue, however, stokes and the like can be an issue if you don't remember........Also, don't assume printing on a desktop printer is going to be the end result and the reason for uysing Illustrator.

        CAD type working (houses, machinery design etc) are also all the more difficult when it is affected by stroke weights as these can have nasty results when exporting or saving as .dwg etc.

        Look forward to comments and suggestions

        Ron

          Doug A Roberts
          Community Expert
          Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          August 17, 2021

          Can you be more specific about the problem(s) you're experiencing with large canvas and exporting CAD files?

          What is happening step-by-step?

          Doug A Roberts
          Community Expert
          Doug A RobertsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          June 16, 2020

          Create a document larger than 227 inches in any dimension. Illustrator will inform you it's using Large Canvas. It's the same as the old canvas, except the units are 10x greater and you can zoom in 10x less. Pay attention to these caveats:

          https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/large-sized-canvas-troubleshooting.html

            Monika Gause
            Community Expert
            Monika GauseCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            June 16, 2020

            https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/large-sized-artwork.html

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