Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Shape Distribution Tool
A tool you can use with selected objects, that would distribute those objects, in layer order, around the outline of the designated shape, most likely a circle/oval, square/rectangle, triangle, star, or custom shape.
This would be a great layout assistant for placing, scaling, and rotating different kinds of objects at once. A time-saving and more accurate way to create many types of layouts.With this tool, you could:
- distribute different types of objects (shapes, text, symbols, etc) around a shape
- scale the shape and objects independently
- auto orient rotation to the center or the line segment in…5 votes -
select same by stroke weight/stroke color within a graph (CC2018)
In CC2017 with a direct selection arrow, you could select by stroke weight or color, within a graph. After the CC2018 update you can no longer use the Select by options within a graph. Please bring back that feature.
5 votes -
Create design oriented PDF forms
It would be very helpful to have an option of creating PDF forms in Illustrator.
Creating forms in Acrobat PRO is very clunky for anyone who needs more design oriented features. It would allow graphic designers to create editable PDF templates for products such as cards, invitations etc. Such templates are in a high demand, people want to purchase files that can be edited with ease and there are no good options for creating them.Such feature would also be very helpful in InDesign for catalogs, brochures, anything with multiple pages.
4 votes -
New Document dialog should not be so slow to appear or react to input
Creating a new doc via the keyboard is so slow that several other commands can unwittingly be executed before the dialog/settings panel appears. The fact that this clunky panel was introduced relatively recently as a "feature" is even more irritating.
Alternately provide an option to create a new document from default or current settings so that I can adjust it later when I need to.
9 votes -
'Expand' generates excess groups, clipping groups, compound paths and other unwanted vector garbage. Keep it simple!
Try expanding a brush or a 3D shape and take a look at the large pile of unwanted groups, compound paths and clipping masks Illustrator has generated for you. It just adds complexity to the file and makes the object appearance tricky to work with. See example ai file attached.
If you have Astute Graphic’s Vector First Aid plugin you can remove all that stuff and see just how simple and usable your vectors can be (I recommend it), Wouldn’t it be better if Illustrator didn’t generate junk in the first place?
Please make sure Illustrator only generates the barest…6 votes -
Ability to Import New Brushes to Adobe Draw
Would love to be able to create your own or import other brushes to Adobe Draw.
6 votes -
Dynamic link between Illustrator and After Effects
Please make it easier to make to have changes made to illustrator files reflected automatically in after effects instead of having to re-import.
5 votes -
Impossible to install Adobe Creative Cloud on MacOS High Sierra... Error Code: P22
Installation on case-sensitive volumes is not supported. Please choose a different volume for installation. (Error Code: P22)... This is a today message trying to install Adobe Creative Cloud on MacOS High Sierra Version 10.13
4 votes -
Paste svg content from clipboard, not underlying xml content
There are several design tools that can put SVG text on the clipboard including Illustrator. Please support pasting that content from the clipboard as content, not xml text. XD does this correctly, so Illustrator should too.
3 votesWe have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.
Please refer to our knowledge base FAQ – https://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.htmlWarm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience. -
Actions panel
Everything is so tiny, and the actions panel is too. When you run an action you see all steps, and if you want to try another of your actions you have to scroll a mile to get there. It's very difficult to get an overview of the actions you have. So I would like to see the steps of the action in a separate window, so that you don't loose the overview of your actions. You shouldn't see all steps in the same list as the actions that you have. Also I would like to be able to have some…
6 votes -
Recent files list - right-click menu with "Open folder"
In Illustrator (and also other Adobe apps): when the program is started but no document is opened there is a list with icons representing the recent opened documents. My suggestion: Add a right-click menu on those icons with an option to open the document's folder in Windows Explorer.
5 votes -
Preflighting Images
Placed images (links) should have a display to show measurement: ie. W 91% H 89%
3 votes -
I hate Create New. It is redundant and the keyword is New. Lets just say New.
I hate Create New. It is redundant and the keyword is New. Lets just say New.
2 votes -
Link pictures from Variable Panel
When setting variables into variable panel, we can't auto add links addresses to variable, and need to add them into external xml or csv files. If we will add "Links" into variable panel we can click on folder icon and auto load link address into variable panel.
1 vote -
Transform Tool
Hello illustrator. A couple versions back, the transform tool didn't lag after hitting tab when typing in a number in x. Now I have to wait five seconds before typing a number in y otherwise the element will not move to the desired position and I have to type the number again.
1 vote -
Why dont you make it so that when you send us a new update that it includes the addons? i get tired of having to fix the addons i have.
Why is it so difficult for you not break my addons? I have an addon for cutstudio that is no longer available. I tried removing it and reinstalling it at least five times already since i last updated Illustrator and still not showing under window/extensions... As advance as this software is and how much i pay for it every month I shouldnt have to deal with it breaking.
1 vote -
One time payment for package or product
This goes for all Adobe Products. I mostly use Illustrator. Bringing back a bundle, one time collection or individual services; one time payment instead of monthly.
3 votes -
Give us the option to buy the software, not rent it
You say you're a company with integrity and you adhere to ethical standards, but there's nothing ethical about charging a monthly/yearly subscription fee rather than selling the software outright. It's a shady business practice and I will be finding another program for design work.
4 votes -
【要望】境界にジャギが発生するのを改善して欲しい
CC2015から2017にアップデートしてから、
Aiで作成したデータにpsdファイルをリンクしてサイズを縮小すると、
pdf保存をした際やaiファイルをPsから直接開いた際、
透明の境界にジャギが発生するようになりました。Aiでの作業中は特に境界が見えることはなく、あくまでそのファイルを
pdf保存またはPsから直接開いた場合のみに限ってのことです。※「書き出し」からpsd形式にした場合はジャギが発生しませんが、
アンチエイリアスのかかり方が気に入らないためできればAiで
完成させたデータをそのままPsで開きたいです。
※以前のバージョンでも縮小したリンクファイルのあるAiデータを
pdf化するとファイルの境界にジャギが発生していましたが、
pdfだけだったため作業に支障はありませんでした。psdファイルを原寸で作成して原寸でリンクすれば良いのですが、
レイアウト段階では大きいサイズでリンクして最終的に使用するサイズに
縮小することが多いので可能であれば以前のバージョンのように
直接Psから開いてもジャギが発生しないプログラムにできないでしょうか。
文章での説明だとわかりにくいため、サンプルを作成して添付しました。古いバージョンのようにpsdファイルにパスを作って透明部分をカットし、
epsファイルに変換してリンクすればジャギは発生しませんでしたが、
それだと操作性・効率が悪く非常に作業がしにくいです。今のところリンクファイルにPs側で少し光彩をかけて境界をぼかすと
ジャギが発生しないことがわかったためそれで対応していますが、
光彩をかけられないデザインの場合もあるため対処に困っています。自分で解決策が見つけられればと思い色々と検証してみましたが、
効果的な方法を見つけることが出来なかったので、
次回以降のアップデートで改善して頂けると大変ありがたいです。
もしOS側の問題（Wondows8や10なら発生しない）のようでしたら
その旨をアップデートの際ユーザーに送られるメールなどに
記載して頂けると助かります。
検証バージョン
OS:Windows7
Ps:Photoshop CC 2017Ai:Illustrator CC 2017
1 vote -
"Check Spelling" Back or Undo Last Button
Add a back button or Undo Last button in the "Check Spelling" dialog box. Many times I accidentally skip a word that needs correction and I have to restart "Check Spelling" from the beginning.
Other times I accidentally pick the wrong correction and have to quit "Check Spelling" undo the fix and restart the process all over again.
Thanks!
2 votes
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