# Scaling Decals on large scale models
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407
**Category:** Technical issues and bugs
**Created:** [August 7, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407 "2026-08-07T08:39:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@theilljr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/theilljr)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407/1 "2026-08-07T08:39:57Z")
Hi all!
I am loving the latest additions of decals but I have a problem.
I often design for my company booths in 1:1 scale which feature very large posters (ie 3x3 meters) and when I want to show a specific poster with a preview of the image I need to upload to the app a humungous image file in order to show it properly. I try to use the scale function but very often the 4x max limit is not sufficient.
For now the only solution I found is to upload a (more or less9 1:1 scale image at 300dpi to allow me to show it as intended, making the whole file and subsequent web upload slower.
Is there a way to fix this issue? Any tips would be very welcome.
Thank You all and keep up the great work (I just need more tools for rendering - and optionally some animation tools (this would be overkill) - and this great app would be GLORIOUS!
Claudio
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### Author:  [@Akos\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Akos_Shapr3D)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407/2 "2026-08-07T08:55:03Z")
We understand this limitation and know it impacts workflows like yours. It’s an area we’d like to improve on.
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### Author:  [@MatthewD4444](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MatthewD4444)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407/3 "2026-08-07T20:53:28Z")
Yeah, Texturing in just about any of the 3d programs I have used put some strain on my rig at the time. Could you divide the texture so it can be tiled? set it up as a series of small parts to place on the model
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### Author:  [@theilljr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/theilljr)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407/4 "2026-08-10T07:02:17Z")
Thank You Akos! I am sure improvements will come soon, after all since the introduction of decals I have seen improvements quite rapidly (thinking just of the selection between planar vs cylindrical applications).
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### Author:  [@theilljr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/theilljr)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-decals-on-large-scale-models/41407/5 "2026-08-10T07:03:37Z")
I will try this workaround Matthew, thank You 🙂
I have already done something like that when I needed to apply more parts of a graphic on a box for example with some success.