Ability to convert Freeform Mesh to Gradient Mesh
The ability to convert a freeform mesh to a gradient mesh is sorely needed. I love creating a gradient with Freefrom Mesh, it's a lot more user friendly but it is a lot more heave on the system, especially when you start having multiple objects. The ability to convert a Freeform Mesh to a Gradient Mesh should be a standard feature. Analysing the colours as it does from an image but creating a more contoured mesh as it does by default with a vector.
Gradient mesh is less heavy on the system and more universally accessible say for exporting as an SVG instead of rasterising the gradient
Keegan Harris
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Greatly support this. In fact Freeform Gradient IS a mesh. but a dynamically generated triangular one. Unfortunately Illustrator knows nothing about this valid PDF construct, that's why you get a 'non-native object' after expanding the fill. We definitely need it live and available for editing with a extended Mesh tool, including full API and scripting support. This is a huge effort though, so probably won't happen until this request gains several hundred votes.
