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Bigk_54

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Fairly new at the illustrator world, please excuse my lack of knowledge.

I have 30 piece or so templates I that have one main image they are all cut out of.  Due to the fact I need them individual pieces I cannot make a compound then make one big clipping mask.   So I have been saving the background as a PDF and then copying/pasting it behind the template and masking it.  Well when I have to move pieces the template has to "redraw" the background with all the effects and it takes forever and renders illustrator useless for a minute, 2 or so.   Should I be saving/exporting other than a PDF?  Getting frustrated!  Thanks for the help!   Happy New Year all

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If it’s big and masking, it will slow it down for awhile. Should have seen when I had to print a 60’x60’ map. Yes that’s foot not inches. I made them into individual panels by masking 48”x30’ panels. Took longer than a minute or 2 to catch up. 

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Sorry yes this is for print.   

Tooler you understand my pain!!!!  That's the problem I'm losing minutes by the hours because of this.

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