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Inspiring
June 30, 2021
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Illustrator scales down image when saved

  • June 30, 2021
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Hello,

 

Lets say I have an artboard 48"x48".  When I save and reopen said document, the artboard size will be 4.8" x 4.8".

 

Why is Illustrator scaling down my artwork?

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Correct answer Yeah No

I figured out the problem.  I am using the latest version of Illustrator CC 2021.  If and when I make an artboard larger than 227" and save it as an older version (legacy format), it casues the artboard to shrink to 10% of the origanl size when opened again.

2 replies

Met1
Legend
June 30, 2021

Did you initially set this up as an oversized artboard (larger than 227") then made it smaller?

Yeah NoAuthor
Inspiring
June 30, 2021

I did not

rcraighead
Legend
June 30, 2021

I don't see that in AI 2020 (Mac). What version are you running?

Yeah NoAuthor
Inspiring
June 30, 2021

I'm using Illustrator 2021 (version 25.2.3) for PC - Windows 10 Professional 64-bit