: Illustrator export to Photoshop is changing object scale I have several layers in Illustrator, all of them on an A1 canvas. When I export my layers, one by one, to photoshop format (.psd),

@Angela777

Illustrator always uses 72 ppi when showing pixel/point measurements. It's a vector app, so only raster items within it include a ppi. Otherwise, we just export vector art at the intended resolution of our final design.

So if you export a 1 inch square at 500 ppi, it will appear as 72x72 pixels in Illustrator and 500x500 pixels in Photoshop. However, the art has not actually been scaled at all, as 1 inch in Ai will still be 1 inch in Ps. The difference in pixel dimensions is only due to the program's assumption of 72 ppi.

For this reason it's best to create vector art at a standardized unit, such as mm or inches when scale is a concern.

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