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Instead of using the AD scale feature mentioned in the video above you could create the document size in the required dimension. But note, the PDF file format has a limit of 5 metres / 200 inches maximum. Therefore it is useful to create the document in scale with an accordingly increased document resolution. A document size in scale 1:10 for layout creation is easy to handle, then the exported PDF will get printed with 1000% (not 100%) to achieve the wanted size. Accordingly the resolution gets scaled, too: For a print with e.g. 200 dpi the document resolution gets set to 2000 dpi … then a print in 1000% would reduce the final print resolution to the wanted 200 dpi. For instance, if the printed vinyl sheet should have a lengths of 5 metres you create a document with 0,5 metres = 50 cm and set all dimensions in the layout accordingly, a car of 4 metres would be placed as photo in the layout with 40 cm … etc. Also you need to add size in the layout for the curved parts of the car because those will not be visible in a pure side/front/top view photo or in manufacturers dimension drawings. If you want to wrap the car (not apply adhesive foil) it can be useful to choose a stretchable fabric, this will reduce the need for a layout with perfectly precise dimensions. (waterproof required?)

How large? PDFs have a size limit of, if I recall, 200 inches in any one direction if the pdf producer cannot set user units (which Serif applications cannot).

When I downloaded the file Preview called up a Postscript error and complained that it couldn't convert the file to PDF, I think this is to do with the document size which is over the 200 inches PDF export limit. Exporting this file from Adobe Illustrator as a PDF will likely get you a dimensions out of range message as its 220 inches and there is a limit of 200 inches. Using the PDF you have post would be a better option; I assume you exported that from Adobe Acrobat?

To be honest, it was a shot in the dark, at best.... Well, this was from sth I heard, but when I have some minute, I prefer to be accurate... also because is all related to the actual iPad hardware improvements per version, I suppose as well, the specific graphic libraries (I guess from iOS or third parties) by each app, and etc. (not that I know a word about non-web coding, lol). So, it seems, if the actual Procreate (from which I guess a lot of people is gonna be importing their works into both Photo (and AD sometimes), and Art Studio (and extremely strong competitor to Procreate that WILL grow very strong as for certain advantages, and is actually a competitor to AP, as is more PS-like, while focused on painting: Will grab user base from procreate (as it cleverly fills some huge gaps) in the painting field, and from AP for a bit of the image editing, for those not needing too much to end their illustration, comic, texture, retouch or etc) if it keeps accurate its own F.A.Q page, it seems that right at this very moment the situation is as follows : (will change very fast if you revisit this thread some months later, I GUESS ) : - The canvas size and number of layers are very hard linked (terrible disadvantage compared to working on desktop with AP, at least for illustrators like me, which their 99% of the work is sent to print, and often need tons of layers). Always there's a link between number of layers and canvas size, but in this case seems too few layers are possible in print resolutions. This for example is a nightmare for those of us with the gigs from time to time of making game maps, for example. Or any complex graphic. or customer wanting modular changes, etc. So, I think I understood that to get the highest size possible, you need to work with one only layer ! . And anyway, dunno if is a software app specific limit (happens only in Procreate or...), or an iPad memory/iOS library issue, but the number of layers even with a not too big canvas is a pretty small number. Big issue... I know certain good painters say you only have to work with one layer to do real painting, but I have been an oils and acrylics trad painter for decades: I don't need that habit, and I know many layers are time savers too often. - iPad pro 12,9 and 10,5 inches allow a max res of 67 mega pixels, so, it'd depend on the combination of side and width, but there is where connects with my statement of a rectangle of 8k pixels side.... And I was wrong, in a way. It is a different limit. Is two limits: One the 67 mega pixels as total number of possible pixels in a canvas, another that there's a hard limit of any side length, no matter what. In the ipad pro is 16,384 pixels. (in other ipads, seems from 4,096 to 8,192 depending on the iPad version). - I was not wrong in my original vague statement at least in a practical way : Most ppl interested in drawing are using the iPad pro, or if not just the desktop... and due to the two limits combined, you can make a totally square canvas of a max side of 8.192 pixels.Directly pasted from their faq at the date of this post of mine, here are their max resolutions per iPad model (I'm very much hoping their faqs are already updated with their very recent Procreate 4.1 version. It'd be weird if not.... ) : iPad Pro 12.9” and 10.5” - 16,384 x 4,096, or 8,192 x 8,192 iPad Pro 9.7” and iPad 2018 - 8,192 x 4,096, or 16,384 x 2,048 iPad 2017, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 - 8,192 x 4,096 iPad Air 1 - 4,096 x 4,096 [ Consider tho the fact that it has been reported sluggish performance when reaching the limit and painting even with average sized brushes, tho... While in the other side I can paint very smoothly with certain painters in the desktop with a 9 year old machine at large resolutions (even 20k x 20k, tho not with every software app... yet could be very well with all just with a recent and decent machine)... And these are not even really huge (indeed, I need a better machine, asap...) . The thing is, a 8.000 x 8000 square canvas might be valid for some box covers (67 cm per side square, I believe, at the usual 300 dpi) , but not for others. And while posters are often print at 200 dpi (as ppl never get so close to the paper), when not at 150 dpi if cloth is involved (depends a lot on the material), well, it all just is often not enough. I try to push to vectors when the size is too big, but is not always possible. And some of these are *very* interesting projects to not take them...Well, this paragraph is all a side comment (almost rant about tablets in general ). ] Yes, I do believe is a great idea (even while I believe the desktop is the key) to keep an eye on import from Procreate, as well as from Artstudio Pro, as these are surely the two king apps for painters in the iPad (which for the iPad Pro, always in proportion (never absolute numbers, as there the desktop wins by KO) they are a legion in the iPad pro). I even think a bunch will still export to AP, as while Artstudio might win the battle against Procreate (but Procreate has a large user base already, and is too friendly for painters, so, a tough battle, anyways), because is very good for painting, but has very essential PS-like features that Procreate does not support since start.... Something as important as a text tool! Or a CMYK mode (probably neither supported in Artstudio). I don't own licenses of AP nor AD in the iPad, so I don't know about this point, but if AP counts on a CMYK mode also in the iPad, then you have a clear sharp edge against anyone else on the iPad...Unless Artstudio has it already, but I believe it hasn't... (I was in the idea that no application can have it in the iPad, so I'm pretty uncertain about the matter). So, yep, perhaps making some import tests with these two might quite be worth it. (surely as well from Sketchbook Pro, tho imo Procreate and Artstudio Pro have and will get quite a lot more traction ) This all is going to be changing: Both apps evolve at speed of light, as AP and AD do too, and the iPad keeps being updated with better hardware specs.... this data above serves only as an indication for this moment... I expect these limitations are going to be there at least many months, maybe one year... but that just what I wildly suppose (another shot in the dark). Edit: Somewhere I have read that the limitation might have to do (message to those of you with the magic capability of programming) with using some library called Metal, from Apple. May it be related to this 2D maximum texture width and height ? (~ 16 k pixels) I can't know, am just a frikin' pixel pusher.... : https://developer.apple.com/metal/Metal-Feature-Set-Tables.pdf https://developer.apple.com/metal/

Hi Nizestuff, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You've reached the Acrobat Reader page size limit (200 x 200 inches) and so Acrobat Reader displays a blank page. If you open it in other PDF readers you will see that some of them are able to open the file correctly. Check this page on Adobe Forums for more info.

Hi David and bogarguz, Take a look at this: http://indesignsecrets.com/beware-200-limit-for-pdfs.php the problem you describe is that the PDF spec only used to support 200 inches as a maximum dimension and most readers are only capable of showing this. Other readers (like the built-in OS X Preview application) are able to preview larger documents, so they may appear to work just fine - but if you send it to someone else, you may find it doesn't work for them - so beware! Thanks, Matt

Hi BobbysCorner, Welcome to the forum. I believe this is due to a limit on the size a viewable PDF can be displayed in Adobe Reader, which I think is around 200 Inches. You may want to consider scaling down your design, this will allow it to be previewed and they can then scale it up to the required size.