Saving custom templates/workspaces that SAVE BRUSHES + SWATCHES WE HAVE CUSTOMIZED
At the moment, anytime I create a new document I have to re-load in my customized brushes and swatch workspace. There is no ability to save a custom workspace with the brushes+swatches how I want it. I also cannot do this via saving a custom template, which seems like the logical thing to do.
It's such a small thing, but it's a bit silly that I have to dig through my desktop files anytime I need my own brushes/saved swatches/saved template. I'm a professional who sends off custom files over to factories all the time and it slows me down quite a bit. I have to go in and delete all the unneeded brushes/swatches and load in my own every single time. Thanks! <3
Lanikai Yatomi
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There is one (two even).
When you create a new document, Illustrator uses 'document profiles' to base a new document upon, with presets included: brushes, swatches, symbols, styles... if you need a specific set of these, you should create a document that have only those you need, save it, and put into the dedicated folder (this page would tell you the correct paths: helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/create-custom-new-document-profile.htmlTo use this profile then... well, the 'modern' New Document dialog sucks... it displays the default document profiles only, as categories/tabs on top, but to choose a custom profile, you’d have to scroll the right column, find the More Settings button, to open the dialog (that looks exactly like the legacy New Document dialog, with all the options exposed!), and to choose the Profile there.
If you wish to see this dialog instead of the modern one, you can toggle the 'Use legacy "File New" interface' in Preferences > General.Another method is to use .ait templates.
These can live in any folder. Any .ai document can be renamed to .ait and behave as a base — launching it would create a full copy of it, but unnamed, so you won’t replace the template when trying to save it later. The difference is that document profiles don’t allow to set up anything on canvas (like guides or preplaced art) or set up specific layer structure, while templates do, but won’t allow to set up the size and the number of artboards, being just full copies.There are several requests here to streamline the experience. While these work and make total sense when you learn about these two, it might not be exactly clear at first. If you are interested, I can share the links to upvote.
