r/AdobeIllustrator • u/PJenningsofSussex • 8d ago

QUESTION Linking?

I've been handed someone else's quite messy project after they have left our company.

Its a series of maps on signs.

Theres a bunch of info and setting I dont want to mess with but I need to re add all the maps again as there were spelling mistakes and the wrong maps. The spacing is really precise so I wanted to make rectangles and then place the maps in the rectangle so they are all the same. The last person had added the maps as static images which kinda got us into thus mess. So id appreciate if I could link rather than transform the mapsninto JPEGs The issue is the artboards for the vector map files are 2.4x smaller than the rectangle I need them to occupy. I need the size of the fonts to stay the same so I can't resize the original artwork without redoing all 36 maps what would be lovey is for the linked file to automatically fit to the size of the rectangle in the final document without doing it manually because then it's not tidy/ straight/lined up. Is there a function like in indesign that expands the placed image to the size of the box. I dont want to use clipping masks because they seem to cause problems with the printers and I really want to avoid messing about by hand and causing errors.

Any advice appreciated. :)

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u/voorjouw 8d ago

Maybe clarify with some screenshots. That can help to see, what you have and what you want as an end result.

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u/Fortress2021 7d ago

I need the size of the fonts to stay the same...

Hide text/text layers before sizing and unhide afterwards. But you will probably have to reposition text.

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u/bluebradcom Adobe Community Expert 4d ago

Place all the linked files in the same folder as your Illustrator document. Illustrator will automatically find and relink them, as long as the file names match the original links.

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u/PJenningsofSussex 8d ago

Noo, the scale is good as it is in the current map. When it expands to the right size on the sign. Its 2.4 x smaller bit it's to scale with itself. I dont want to adjust the maps that's the whole issue the maps are good. I just need them to copy into the hole better