"[Paper]" or "[Transparent]" Swatch
Add a "Paper" (or "Transparent") Swatch to the swatches like the one in InDesign that, like [None] or [Registration] cannot be removed.
Adding this would make it FAR easier to knock out parts of complex artwork WITHOUT forcing the user to destroy the layer structure of their files.
In the attached image, for instance, I wanted to have rounded corners on the bottom of a header graphic, and this meant I need to use a clipping mask, which requires all the elements it contains to be on the same layer. While there are workarounds, such as placing AI files within AI files, a [Paper] or [Transparent] swatch is far more elegant solution.
Gordon McAlpin
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Habib Özbay
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I wish we had a transparency color on the swatch library. When we set this color to an object, all other elements which stands behind this object become transparent. Think about that like masking but whole other level. it will make easier even the masking itself. Sometimes i needs elements in my design that has transparent areas. But if i made it with masking it sets me so many boundaries. But think about that i had a circle with transparency color and wherever i put this circle it makes transparent. I know you have this feature in Transparency Panel but i want to use it more freely. Transparency Panel makes all objects connected to each other.
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Kathleen Bezzina
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Any idea whether this feature has been added please? Thanks
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Brett commented
I agree with adding the swatch, even in light of my note below.
Saving a files with White (cmyk 0-0-0-0) as an .ai file (not as .eps) does appear to behave as paper in InDesign cc2105. -
Paul Rosenberg
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When I place an Illustrator file within InDesign it will bring in CMYK data unless I change the CMYK white to a spot in AI and name it [Paper]. That was a head-scratcher when it first happened to me.
Also, we audit watches in InDesign and so many Illustrator files bring in a swatch for C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=0 or the equivalent RGB swatch that then need to be deleted and replaced with [Paper]. This is one of many, many aspects of AI and ID that need to be aligned.
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Brandon MacInnis
commented
That's a great idea! Way easier than using clipping mask or object mask. and then you could lock that in place, but resize other elements that would still be masked the same way. This would be a HUGE improvement to my workflows.