Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Copy parts from multiple layers into multiple layers
I work with a lot of parts that I need to keep separated for output. A simple example is a complex, compound shape with 20 elements. I have 10 on a "cut" layer and 10 on a "print" layer. If I copy and paste them, I can only paste them into one layer. I might want them to go back into the same layers or into 2 new layers. I never want them in the same layer. I now have to go in and separate them all into the proper layers.
This is important because the layers tell our output machines what to do with the files.
I work with a lot of parts that I need to keep separated for output. A simple example is a complex, compound shape with 20 elements. I have 10 on a "cut" layer and 10 on a "print" layer. If I copy and paste them, I can only paste them into one layer. I might want them to go back into the same layers or into 2 new layers. I never want them in the same layer. I now have to go in and separate them all into the proper layers.
This is important because the layers tell our output…
6 votesYou can enable Paste Remembers Layers in the panel’s menu to make Illustrator remember layers your objects were copied from and insert them on layers with same name when pasted. If these layers don’t exist, Illustrator will create them. Be careful and disable it when not needed, if might make a mess when not needed. Also note that with this option enable everything copied from an isolation mode creates a separate 'Isolation mode' layer, which is stupid — vote here if you think this should be addressed: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/37935496-paste-remembers-layers-bug-with-isolation-mode -
Auto-generate an opacity mask from the Appearance palette
I've been experimenting with ways to create soft edges and stylized natural textures in my work. I find myself wishing for this to be able to quickly and easily create, say, an erratically faded and mottled edge to a filled path by giving it an opacity mask made up of a jagged white-to-black fade pattern brush, plus some black spots from a scatter brush.
I would like to be able to add strokes and/or fills to a path via the Appearance palette, and have these paths show up in an auto-generated opacity mask for the path instead.
Possibly this might be done by having a 'create opacity mask' live effect, with the 'clip' and 'invert mask' options available, that I could then place additional strokes and fills within.
Alternatively there might be a way to say 'this fill/stroke goes in the opacity mask' - probably also a live effect.
Multiple strokes/fills set to go into the opacity mask should all end up in the same mask.
I've been experimenting with ways to create soft edges and stylized natural textures in my work. I find myself wishing for this to be able to quickly and easily create, say, an erratically faded and mottled edge to a filled path by giving it an opacity mask made up of a jagged white-to-black fade pattern brush, plus some black spots from a scatter brush.
I would like to be able to add strokes and/or fills to a path via the Appearance palette, and have these paths show up in an auto-generated opacity mask for the path instead.
Possibly this might…
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Brush Groups
I would like to be able to select several brushes in the Brush palette, then press a 'make brush group' button on the palette.
I would then be able to choose this brush group as if it were a brush. Drawing with this brush group would choose a different brush in the group at random for every new path I created.
I might have a 'brush group options' dialogue box wherein I could choose the relative frequencies of the different brushes in the group, switch it between random choice and cycling between brushes in order, give it a name, and... whatever other features seem to need to be in there once it starts taking shape, really.
Ideally, I would be able to have a brush in multiple groups. I would also be able to have brushes of different types in one group - if I wanted to mix an art brush with a scatter brush, for instance, I could.
And ideally, altering the brush group would alter existing paths drawn using the brush group. This might be a choice similar to how changing the settings of a brush that's in use asks if you want to apply the changes to all existing paths that use it.
I've been dabbling with a more 'natural media' look in Illustrator. For my purposes, art brushes seem to be working best, but I'll often start to notice the same repeated features of an art brush sticking out of my drawings. If I could make, say, ten "dry brush" brushes, and have Illustrator constantly swapping between them, this would make the illusion of real media a lot easier to keep up.
Similarly, I use a lot of scatter brushes for things like trees or grass. It would be useful to be able to have several different 'leaf' scatter brushes and just scribble in a few overlapping strokes that automatically pick between them.
I would also be able to create Graphic Styles that call for the use of a brush group on a stroke instead of a single brush.
I would like to be able to select several brushes in the Brush palette, then press a 'make brush group' button on the palette.
I would then be able to choose this brush group as if it were a brush. Drawing with this brush group would choose a different brush in the group at random for every new path I created.
I might have a 'brush group options' dialogue box wherein I could choose the relative frequencies of the different brushes in the group, switch it between random choice and cycling between brushes in order, give it a name, and...…
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An option to Consider End Handles when filling open paths
In illustrator we can to adjust start and end point handles in open path, but it have not much sense. What about to consider this handles to adjust shape of the object fill. Not on strait line like usual, but in way like we want. By the way, if we decide to close the path, Ai should make it in that way too.
So, we doesn't need two objects with stroke and shape separately, it will be one object with adjustable end handles.6 votes -
All the features of Adobe XD are presented in Adobe Illustrator CC
All the features of Adobe XD are presented in Adobe Illustrator CC (allowing Illustrator to make designs for website and apps prototypes quickly and easily). Increase process speed in opening large files from Adobe Illustrator and save large files in Adobe Illustrator CC.
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Support single one line fonts
Hi,
I have tried Illustrator to design name tags to engrave on our engraving machine. Unfortunately single line fonts, which are essential for some engravings, isn't working properly. Bought them from onelinefonts.com and they are working flawless in most other apps, but none of Adobe's so far.
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Assets Export - add "Find" option by asset name
I'm looking for just option to filter assets at Asset Panel. It's easy to select some assets, for example I have objects names "ground_xx.png" and I want just export them now, so I can type in filter "ground" and it will be filtered from all other my assets, and yes, better to add option select filtered.
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Show Artboard name on canvas in Outline mode too
Thanks to this feature request () we got the ability to display numbers and names for artboards always, not only when the Artboard tool is picked... But it Outline mode these are absent — please fix it.
Thanks to Dina Gundersen for the idea.5 votes -
Please add an option for the Recolor panel / dialog to remember the chosen settings
Proposed by Daté Tetegan
It would also be useful to maintain all the Recolor Artwork panel’s active preferences when it is closed.
For example, when you choose to load a colour palette to limit colour changes to the colours in that palette, if you close the panel and then reopen it, the preference is lost, and you have to reselect the palette every time.
This is a waste of time that is frustrating and reduces productivity. I have noticed that all the panel’s options are not preserved when the panel is closed.
This recolor artwork panel is a great powerful tool, with many options, so what's the point of being able to modify several options if you cannot preserve the changes?Proposed by Daté Tetegan
It would also be useful to maintain all the Recolor Artwork panel’s active preferences when it is closed.
For example, when you choose to load a colour palette to limit colour changes to the colours in that palette, if you close the panel and then reopen it, the preference is lost, and you have to reselect the palette every time.
This is a waste of time that is frustrating and reduces productivity. I have noticed that all the panel’s options are not preserved when the panel is closed.
This recolor artwork panel is a great powerful…5 votes -
Keep the Spacing value active when you have 1 artboard in New Document dialog
I often start with 1 artboard only in a new document (and I create these using classic dialog, because it’s faster than the modern one). There is a bug with the value used from a previous session (like 20 mm I love) looses precision (becoming 19.999 mm)... I reported this problem here — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51116116
But even with this bug fixed, I don’t see why this field should be disabled.
I can see why Columns is, and other options in these section... but the Spacing GETS used when you create a new artboard LATER — and Ai offers now way to set one (and I requested to be able to here: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/43218936)The only way to tweak this value after a document is created is to Rearrange... and it’s allowed only with at least 2 artboards. So I have to create one with a wrong spacing first, and then perform rearranging I don’t need, risking to ruin my layout and design and grid, only to change a value?
This is stupid.
I often start with 1 artboard only in a new document (and I create these using classic dialog, because it’s faster than the modern one). There is a bug with the value used from a previous session (like 20 mm I love) looses precision (becoming 19.999 mm)... I reported this problem here — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51116116
But even with this bug fixed, I don’t see why this field should be disabled.
I can see why Columns is, and other options in these section... but the Spacing GETS used when you create a new artboard LATER — and Ai offers now way to…5 votes -
Add opacity slider to guides settings
Please add an opacity slider to the guides settings.
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Support background blur in SVGs exported from Figma
<svg width="367" height="255" viewBox="0 0 367 255" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <rect x="150.75" y="18.5726" width="216" height="216.897" fill="#7580FF"/> <foreignObject x="-51.0876" y="-51.0876" width="356.218" height="356.218"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" style="backdrop-filter:blur(25.54px);clip-path:url(#bgblur_0_1_16_clip_path);height:100%;width:100%"></div></foreignObject><circle data-figma-bg-blur-radius="51.0876" cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021" fill="#FF7575" fill-opacity="0.7"/> <defs> <clipPath id="bgblur_0_1_16_clip_path" transform="translate(51.0876 51.0876)"><circle cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021"/> </clipPath></defs> </svg>(I'm sympathetic that general
<foreignObject>support is nigh impossible 🙂 Figma uses this only for background blurs and angular gradients)5 votes -
Share for review needs rotate tool in the web cooperation mode
I use the share for review usually for the very complex packaging designs.
In many cases the package has text on all sides and that means that the texts are sometimes 180 or 90 degrees rotated. Its very inconvenient for the client to comment those texts. So the web interface definitely needs a simple 180-90 degrees rotation tool.
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Make Intertwine into a tool, available from a tool panel
Objects on Path is a tool, and it creates a dedicated object... and does nothing else! all the operations with this new object are performed using the Selection tool...
Meanwhile, an Intertwine object would need a command, Object > Intertwine > Edit (or a button in the Control panel) to be edited — which just enabled the hidden tool! Make it a real one!5 votes -
Smoothing a selected portion of a path converts the extreme points in the selection into sharp from smooth
Here I have a path with all the points being smooth (all handles are at 180°), but one portion of the path is particularly bumpy. I want to smooth only this portion.
I select it (using Lasso), I make sure these are smooth, I pick Pencil, hold Opt/Alt, drag the slider... and it makes the selected portion of the path connected to the rest of it in the sharp manner. There is no tension at the star/end points, it just flops.
While this can be useful, being blind like this, I’d love for it to at least give me the choice. An option, perhaps?Here I have a path with all the points being smooth (all handles are at 180°), but one portion of the path is particularly bumpy. I want to smooth only this portion.
I select it (using Lasso), I make sure these are smooth, I pick Pencil, hold Opt/Alt, drag the slider... and it makes the selected portion of the path connected to the rest of it in the sharp manner. There is no tension at the star/end points, it just flops.
While this can be useful, being blind like this, I’d love for it to at least give me the…5 votes -
Artboard titles should not be covered by bleeds, when 'Show Artboard name on canvas' is enabled
Use Bleed Size When Showing the Artboard Title and When Applying an Artboard Background Color
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Dynamic Bezier Stroke Corner Join
Illustrator offers 3 types of stroke corner joins: Miter, Round, Bevel (same 3 as Offset Path filter/effect do).
Miter one just extends the edges of a stroke with straight lines and then cuts the pointy portion off according to Miter Limit value. This works in a majority of cases when we need a sharp corner, but when curvy segments meet at an angle... the straight join becomes obvious.
Meanwhile, Ai has Join Tool.
Here, at the left side of the image a result of expanding a stroke, with a straight mitered join is rather obvious.
So I select the point where the straight segments meet, delete it, and then use the Joint Tool to... well, to join them, following the natural Bezier extensions of the segments.This gives me a better looking smoother join, with no obvious 'ah, that's a thick stroke expanded'. I can use this method when I have a handful of these... but it’s not convenient to treat hundreds of these, expanding your artwork.
Another solution would be to use inside/outside stroke alignment...
But:
1. it still doesn’t work for open paths — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/33963553 (100 votes!)
2. it won’t be helpful anyway if sharp connections happen from both sides of a line, both at inside and outside oneSo — please introduce the fourth type of a stroke corner join. Make it fall back to just simple Miter if the curvature of the lines doesn’t allow for them to meet properly (or cheat by changing the curvature just a bit).
Illustrator offers 3 types of stroke corner joins: Miter, Round, Bevel (same 3 as Offset Path filter/effect do).
Miter one just extends the edges of a stroke with straight lines and then cuts the pointy portion off according to Miter Limit value. This works in a majority of cases when we need a sharp corner, but when curvy segments meet at an angle... the straight join becomes obvious.
Meanwhile, Ai has Join Tool.
Here, at the left side of the image a result of expanding a stroke, with a straight mitered join is rather obvious.
So I select the point…5 votes -
Enable continuous work while generating vector graphics
Currently, when generating a vector graphic within Adobe Illustrator, the entire application becomes unresponsive for approximately 30 seconds (or longer, depending on complexity). This forces users to wait idly without being able to continue their work, significantly disrupting workflow, concentration, and productivity.
I request that Adobe implement a background processing feature that would allow users to continue drawing, editing, or performing other tasks within Illustrator while vector graphics are being generated in the background.
Thank you!
Danny5 votes -
Absolute mode for Scale tool
Speaking of Transform Each new absolute mode, presented in one of Beta builds (removed for now).
While having it is great (especially in the finished state), Transform still relies on one of 9 reference points.
To set a custom transformation pivot/origin we need to use interactive tools... and they don’t offer absolute lengths.Here, take a look, a real example.
I need to scale this > shape to be exactly 20mm height — and I need it to be scaled exactly from the position I marked with guides — the bottom right corner of it.
Transform panel can’t offer me anything but three fixed positions. Sure, I can use one and move the artwork, using Snap to Grid. But sometimes it's just a very procedure — a selection is more complex than a single path, accidentally deselecting is quite easy, and reselecting with Undo is untrustworthy.
So I grab Scale tool, hold Opt/Alt and click the point.
In an ideal world I’d be able to toggle absolute mode and set 20 mm for my desired height...
In the world we are in I paste the current height (I copied in a previous step), type 20 (the desired height), multiply in instantly by 100 by adding two more zeroes (since inputs don’t support more than one arithmetic operation) and divide it by the current height value I copied beforehand (which is not always the case).This gives me the result I wanted... but it could have been faster with the absolute mode, don’t you think?
Speaking of Transform Each new absolute mode, presented in one of Beta builds (removed for now).
While having it is great (especially in the finished state), Transform still relies on one of 9 reference points.
To set a custom transformation pivot/origin we need to use interactive tools... and they don’t offer absolute lengths.Here, take a look, a real example.
I need to scale this > shape to be exactly 20mm height — and I need it to be scaled exactly from the position I marked with guides — the bottom right corner of it.
Transform panel can’t offer me…
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Add a way to set a custom resolution for Raster Effects when creating a document
Why can’t I set 'other' value for resolution while creating a new document using classic UI, but can do later using the dedicated dialog? Not fair (plus Ai doesn’t know about PPCM and fractional values)
Another related request:
Fractional resolution value in Document Raster Effects Settings
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/456546615 votes
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