: Illustrator: Keeping the same scale when updating placed files I have some placed files in an Illustrator document, linked to the originals. When the originals are changed, Illustrator updates

@Nimeshi706

I use Symbols.


Create a symbol - Just draw a rectangle and make that a symbol.
Double-click the symbol in the Symbol Panel to enter Symbol Editing Mode
Delete the Rectangle
Place the file while in Symbol Editing Mode
Exit Symbol Editing Mode
Resize the symbol (which now contains the placed file).


In the future, should you need to update the placed file, simply go back to Symbol Editing mode by double-clicking the Symbol again. Place the new file and align it with the existing file. Then delete the old file and exist Symbol Editing Mode.

Your placed image (inside the symbol) will be updated without any need to rescale or transform the placed file.

Note: Symbols can not contain linked files.

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@Karen819

Not a perfect answer, but I found that what can be controlled about this is in the Placement Options.

Clicked the placed file, click the file's name on the dynamically changing toolbar, then choose Placement Options.

I managed to make it so that only the height of my placed files can change, but never the width. In this case it was a workable solution to choose the Proportions (fit) placement option and to set the width explicitly. I also needed to change the anchor point on the transformation toolbar and in the placement options.

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