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  1. Add an option to create a preset for layers

    It would be very helpful if there's an option to create a layers preset where I can customize the names, colors, & etc of the layers & sublayers and save it as a preset for when I needed it.

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  2. Please allow image tracing of individual colours to individual layers rather than 16 million objects.

    Being able to trace one colour to one layer would make laser cutting so much easier. e.g. 16 colours to 16 layers

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  3. Make renaming layers consistent across Adobe applications.

    Currently, the process of renaming layers in Adobe's apps is inconsistent and misleading for new users. It provides a frustrating experience when working in several apps simultaneously. To rename a layer, users need to perform different actions in Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects

    Please, fix this issue. A universal solution (a shortcut) should exist to rename layers in all Adobe apps.

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  4. Illustrator. Paste in Place to keep subfolders.

    Illustrator. Paste in Place to keep subfolders instead of merging them into the layer folder.

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  5. Select the unlocked layer when the top layer is locked on file open

    When working in/opening a file and the top layer is locked, the next layer should be selected automatically.

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  6. Blending Modes and Transparencies in Search / Filter in Layers

    Could you consider incorporating Blending Modes or transparencies as additional filters in the Layers panel's new search feature, which is currently assisting us in sorting by images, text, and more?

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  7. Option to turn off the warning about deleting a layer containing artwork

    How do I turn off the warning about deleting a layer containing artwork? There's no "don't show again" option in the pop-up. :(
    In my line of work I delete layers with artwork constantly and it does take time to click the warning dozens if not hundred times a day. I use Illustrator 27.1.1.

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  8. Source/origin paths and follower paths

    I'm looking for a way to set a certain layer/path as the origin so when I duplicate and change the original path, the rest will automatically update.

    This would for example be useful in iterative design workflow to quickly change designs and/or clipping mask instances where you need multiple copies of the same path, but only wish to edit one

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  9. Add 'Paint Brush Mode' to highlight and actually select multiple objects or groups in Layers panel

    Add functionality like the view (eyeball ) icon cursor- as you drag down the list in the selection column of the layers menu, the cursor goes into "paint brush" mode and continues to select or deselect items. Also add "Select all objects and groups on highlighted layers or sub layers" to the dropdown function menu.

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  10. Right click object to hide that layer/object without opening the Layers panel

    Is it possible to create a function with right click object to hide that object or layer? Instead of select object and then hide it in the Layers panel? For some reason I always try to do that though that function doesn't exist.

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  11. Invert blending mode

    You have Normal, Multiply and Screen, but there is no simple Invert blending transparency mode for layers or objects.
    I've seen it in other vector based programs and would love to see it in Ai (and Ps).

    eg
    When a black ring (set to INVERT) overlap a solid black circle, the portion of the ring that overlaps would turn white.

    eg
    When a Blue Circle overlapped a Yellow Circle, the boolean area would turn green.

    This was VERY popular years ago in design, both in the 1930s and again in the 1980s in early graphics software, but it seems to…

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  12. Illustratorのレイヤーパネル内でも透明度の設定をアクセスできるようにして欲しい I want you to be able to access the transparency settings even in the Illustrator layer panel.

    タイトルの通りです。現在は「透明」パレットしかアクセスできないので、使い勝手をPhotoshopみたいにレイヤーパネル内で透明度の設定が出来ると、尚便利です。
    As the title says. Currently, only the "transparent" palette can be accessed, so it is even more convenient if you can set the transparency in the layer panel like Photoshop.

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  13. Searchbar for layers or simple filters

    The same idea what we can find in PS. Possibility to show just a specific layers depends type of the filter. For example showing just a lock layers will be nice or show layers with specific fill color. If I've got a huge amount of layers in the project, event if I try to naming them I spend too much time for looking for locked layer or some specific one.

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  14. Direct Component Group

    Is it possible to create a direct component group that performs certain functions, rather than relying on clickable line options? This way, there's no need to enter a group to select the required component.

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  15. Change how lock and hide work

    Сan you adjust how hiding layers vs locking layers works?

    Lock should prevent edits of any kind.

    Hide should allow edits if the master group or layer are adjusted.

    Example: Character Animator makes us hide Illustrator layers for various poses, mouths, etc. All the mouths are in a head group. If I move a head group with hidden layers, those layers don't move with the group. They should move. They should just not be seen while doing it because they are not locked.

    If hide works this way, can you explain the difference between lock and hide?

    I find this…

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  16. Copy and Pase Layer with sorted and named sublayer looses all the structure after pasting.

    Keep the layer structure that is copied and paste it in the same structure after pasting into new location.

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  17. Outlines erstellen wär sehr hilfreich!

    Wenn man um z. B. einen Text eine Linie machen, machen könnte wär das sehr hilfreich.

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  20. Support Layered TIFF Files

    Why cant I open a layered TIFF File in illustrator without first converting and loosing content in the process to a PSD they are very similar with a TIFF file actually being a preferable option for a lot of work for a lot of years it is disappointing you need 3 different versions of an ADOBE product to produce one piece of work? Does anyone have a work around for this I have read conflicting reports with nothing I have tried currently working!! HELP

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