Allow adding of Freeform Gradients to CC Library panel
Allow adding of freeform gradients to CC libraries. Very inconvenient to have to re-open legacy files each time I need the gradient. This gradient is used consistently for our brand packaging across different products and designs.
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There are two related requests on the topic:
1. Allow gradient swatches to be added to CC library — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/30997678 (and 'library gradients' made with other means and stored within a library indeed are 'not supported in Illustrator', as it shows there)
2. You cannot add a Freeform Gradient to the Swatches Panel — You cannot add a Freeform Gradient to the Swatches Panel ...and it mentions Libraries, but I believe it should be a separate request.
Well, it’s because 'freeform gradients' are not gradients, and their behavior depends on the path’s shape these are applied to, unlike linear or radial gradient Ai has...'Normal' gradients we can apply to objects and put into a library (and it’s the only method to transfer them via CC Libraries as well). But an 'FF Gradient' looses its control points and the live status, it gets flattened into what it really is (according to PDF Libraries use) — a triangular mesh. And Ai doesn’t support triangular gradient meshes, only rectangular ones...
We can save 'FF Gradients' as graphics styles, then apply to objects, but as soon as the shape of the target object can’t fit a a control point, it just gets dropped, and the flow of color changes, making it wrong...
I see the feature as a failure in general. The support for this was initially crippled and underdeveloped. Sure, rectangles it can do... but when it comes to cases like this, it’s merely a toy :(
I support the request, as all other UV has about these, but the effort it’d take to fix the harm would be huge. It lacks too much at many levels. Thanks for requesting this.
