Save and load a set of layers like paragraph or character styles
When working within a specific company's branding guidelines, EVERY document I create has the same set of layers: background, background key art, copy, brand, foreground key art, etc. It would be so great and really streamline doc creation and continuity to be able to load a "set" of layers in a new or open doc.
I've tried using the template feature, but each doc could be a different set of specs and it would be most beneficial to be able to just bulk-create layers or load a "Company X Brand Guide" layer set.
Sara Barr
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I’d use .ait templates. It’s something Ai has been able to do since forever.
You can rename any .ai file into .ait and when launched, Illustrator would create a new unnamed document, using the full copy of the contents of the template: layers, swathes, etc. The artboards sizes and layout would be fixed too, that’s the only limitation (in some cases). Other than that it just works — when saving this new doc, Ai would ask you for a new name and location for it, so you won’t accidentally replace the template.But you say you tried these and didn’t like it... Perhaps exactly because of the fact it only creates a new doc, and doesn’t add it all into an existing one?
