Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Rasterize multiple objects to separate images at once
It would be great to select multiple objects and apply the rasterize settings to each of them as seperate images in one go.
currently i have to select each object and rasterize them individually. would save a lot of time if there was a checkbox that allowed you to apply it to all of the objects separately instead of rasterizing them together as one big image
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Display resolution - custom field in Document Setup and the links panel.
Display resolution should be a custom field in Document Setup and the Links panel, and should set the default scaling of placed images in the document.
Right now, linked or embedded 'RasterItems' have a default scaling resolution of 72ppi, and you can't change it. But 72ppi is an anachronism, it doesn't reflect most use cases.
The impact is that placed images appear in the document much too large, and it wastes a lot of extra clicks to resize placed images. That could all be avoided if there was a simple way to change the default display resolution to match the resolution for the intended output, whether it's a screen, print or whatever.
Note - I'm not talking about document raster effect settings, that's a different - but related - thing. The raster effect settings resolution should follow the display resolution - while remaining a separate option.
Also, for the sake of clarity, not I am NOT talking about the resolution of the Illustrator user's display. That's... not relevant.
Display resolution should be a custom field in Document Setup and the Links panel, and should set the default scaling of placed images in the document.
Right now, linked or embedded 'RasterItems' have a default scaling resolution of 72ppi, and you can't change it. But 72ppi is an anachronism, it doesn't reflect most use cases.
The impact is that placed images appear in the document much too large, and it wastes a lot of extra clicks to resize placed images. That could all be avoided if there was a simple way to change the default display resolution to match…
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Gradient following the curve of a shape
Don't know if this is an original idea but - is it possible to make an feature to make a gradient follow a user-drawn guideline (like with text on line)..? I tried to illustrate it in the attached file - the first shape is the one that should be filled with gradient, the second one is what we can do now (or mesh but that's a bit complicated) and the third one shows the guideline in purple and arrows that the gradient would follow. So the lower left part of the shape would be let's say darkest, the gradient would follow the arrows along the purple guideline and the top left part of the shape would be the lightest...
I hope that it is possible to make that change...Don't know if this is an original idea but - is it possible to make an feature to make a gradient follow a user-drawn guideline (like with text on line)..? I tried to illustrate it in the attached file - the first shape is the one that should be filled with gradient, the second one is what we can do now (or mesh but that's a bit complicated) and the third one shows the guideline in purple and arrows that the gradient would follow. So the lower left part of the shape would be let's say darkest, the gradient would…
6 votesSince version CS6, Illustrator allows to align gradients on strokes with a dedicated set of Align Stroke buttons in the full expanded Stroke panel.
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Advanced Blend Colors Horizontally / Vertically
- make it work with compound paths
- give the user a choice to blend HSB (Blending R and B should give G) e.g. creating a rainbow should be possible with blending colors, but it isn't in the current version.
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Remember Kai’s Powertools?
Is there a way you can match what that program used to do? It had a way better vector effects ability to extrude and shatter, etc vector shapes and letters. It worked way better than the 3D function Illustrator has.
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puppet pen tool
it is missing in adobe 2017, how to get it.
1 voteThe only wayt to get the Puppet Warp tool is to upgrade at least to October 2017 version or newer. The tool is hidden in the Basic toolbox, and is located in Free Transform tool group in Advanced toolbox. Switch these in Window > Toolbars menu.
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A program to make bag pattern, , leather items for us vitiate people that are not that great on computers.
A program for us vitiate people that allows us to create leather bag, or other items. With capability to print on EU, 8.5x10 , plotter for larger designs. I know some people are able to use AI for this , however some of use are computer challenge, something made simple would be nice.
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Select "Replace" by default once a clipped linked element is selected
This is a very simple fix for something extremely frustrating: once a clipped linked image is selected (using the direct selection tool), the importing option should be to Replace the element by default (instead of having to manually select it EVERY SINGLE TIME). If nothing is selected, the logical default behavior then would have the Replace option unchecked.
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Min Stroke width when adding a profile
I have wanted this to be a feature for over a year now.
As many of us know, we can simply add a profile shape to strokes. We can also create our own profiles! The process of creating profiles is not very user friendly in my opinion.
I think it would be a great idea to be able to state which profile you want for your stroke, and then an addition option comes up that gives you 1 extra boxes:
Minimum stroke weight for the stroke profile
Obviously the "max" stroke weight is changed in the "Weight" section already.
Most the time, I LOVE what a stroke profile looks like, but the line becomes too "thin". This would be an awesome feature that i would use very often.
Does this already exist and I am missing it? If not, what do yall think?
I have wanted this to be a feature for over a year now.
As many of us know, we can simply add a profile shape to strokes. We can also create our own profiles! The process of creating profiles is not very user friendly in my opinion.
I think it would be a great idea to be able to state which profile you want for your stroke, and then an addition option comes up that gives you 1 extra boxes:
Minimum stroke weight for the stroke profile
Obviously the "max" stroke weight is changed in the "Weight" section already.
Most…
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Allineamento ad oggetto bloccati
Buonasera,
migliorare la potenzialità di illustrator per quanto riguarda allineare oggetti su oggetti bloccati sarebbe fantastico e performante.
Nell'ambito del mio lavoro usiamo fustelle predefinite.
l'idea sarebbe poter selezionare l'oggetto bloccato sulla tavola disegno o livello template e agganciate/allineare all'oggetto un altro oggetto.
Questo permetterebbe un allineamento veloce e sicuro.
Provo a spiegarlo con l'esempio.L'ideale sarebbe inserire nel pannello "allinea oggetti"
lo strumento allinea a centroQuesto permetterebbe la possibilità con un solo click l'allineamento all'oggetto bloccato
spero di essermi spiegato.
in molti vi ringrazieranno.
centro oggetto grafica da allineare
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Allow docked tool panels to stack one under another
For now a docked tool panel takes the whole column, not matter how short it is. It forces us to clump all custom tools in one panel. Normal panels can stack any way possible.
Please, give us the possibility to dock tool panels in rows too.Also look related request about separators in tool panels:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/41861230-bring-back-separators-in-toolboxes-we-can-place-wh14 votes -
When I open adobe illustrator, it will automatically close. I can't do my job.
What should I do? When I open it , it will automatically close.
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Use Precision Cursors
I just got a screen tablet. The "Use Precision" cursor is too big. The X gets in my way in the same manner as the brush cursor.
I'd like to see several options aside from just an X. A fine reticle, a simple dot or circle, etc. Additionally, pls incorporate a sizing option for each fine precision icon.
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Little display problem with GPU enabled
Hi, I bought an Imac 27" with 5K Retina display.
I noticed that when I zoom some vector shape, the lines are not too clean. They seem like bitmapped. When I click Command+Y (show outlines) and I click it again, the lines appear clean. I uploaded a little video about my problem.
I wrote in Adobe community, they suggested me to turn off GPU Performance. If i do that the images appears fine but Illustrator become too slow.
So they recommended me to report my issue here.
Thanks for your time.
Alessandro
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Find and replace window
Find and replace window does not show complete sentence in that frame, that window adjust auto space in the earlier versions. will you please fix this
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SVG exporting of path points
Illustrator SVG asset exporter doesn't export single-point paths.
My work system reads SVG files' layer and object names as IDs. In these files, I create a single point with the pen tool to use the x,y values as coordinate data. (This object is graphically a Path with a single anchor point.) I'll also create paths with 2 or more points in these files. When I export these objects using the asset exporter, the paths with a single point doesn't get exported, while paths with 2 or more points export successfully. When using SaveAs>SVG it does export the paths with a single point but it is created as the larger bloated SVG file variant (sorry, I don't know the SVG variant types to properly refer them here).Steps to repro:
1) New file
2) Create a point with the pen tool
3) Rename that object as "SinglePointTest"
4) Create a path with 2 points with the pen tool
5) Rename that object as "TwoPointTest"
6) Open Asset Exporter
7) Select both objects and 'generate a single asset from selection' (plus sign icon)
8) Launch Export for Screen Dialog (icon next to the export button)
9) Click on the Settings icon (gear icon) aka Advance settings for exported file types
10) For the SVG format settings, set the following:
Styling: Internal CSS
Font: SVG
Images: Preserve
Object ID: Layer Names
Decimal: 5
Uncheck Minify
Check ResponsiveSave Settings
11) Add 'SVG' as a format>Select Asset>Export Asset Button
12) View the SVG code in the exported file and check for both objects: "TwoPointTest" and "SinglePointTest"
Result: "SinglePointTest" object is missing
Expected Result: Both objects are present in the SVG code.I tried the same above test but using Save As>SVG and it includes both objects but in a bloated SVG code file. For my work purposes, it must be in the simpler SVG code variant and I must use the Asset Exporter since I routinely batch export multiple assets at a time.
Bonus information:
This all worked in the 2017 version of Illustrator (v 21.1.0) but not in any of the releases following that. Fast foward to present day, I'm needing to use the newest version of Illustrator (2020, v 25.0) and am finally tapping into these forums/support to sort this out.Illustrator SVG asset exporter doesn't export single-point paths.
My work system reads SVG files' layer and object names as IDs. In these files, I create a single point with the pen tool to use the x,y values as coordinate data. (This object is graphically a Path with a single anchor point.) I'll also create paths with 2 or more points in these files. When I export these objects using the asset exporter, the paths with a single point doesn't get exported, while paths with 2 or more points export successfully. When using SaveAs>SVG it does export the paths with a…1 vote -
Add 16px and 20px to the font-size drop down
With base rem being 16px, 16px has become the standard for readable text on a website. It would be good UX to have more base 4 standard font-sizes in the font-size select drop down.
7px, 9px, 11px and 21px are essentially useless to me but they have a seat in the dropdown, you could easily replace/swap a couple of them out for 16px and 20px. I don't know many designers, printers, or developers that use odd pixel sized fonts.
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An ability to size and line space text based on a capital curved letter "C", "O" or "S"
I create a lot of graphics for signage using Illustrator and most depend on actual sizing and spacing of the text. If I put 12" letters and convert to outlines the text is is really 25% smaller. So I either have to outline the text and lose editability or I have to eyeball a clipping mask to the curve letter and resize the clipping mask to the correct size.
1 voteFont Hight Options (can be toggled in the Character panel’s flyout menu) now allow to set the size of the font exactly based on the calculated size of capital glyphs (along with other options).
Read more about it here.
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Control Brush opacity using pressure.
Brush opacity cannot be controlled using pressure in illustrator desktop just like photoshop pressure sensitivity option for brush should b.
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tell me how to use-the screen+what you show me MAKE NO SENCE THIS IS MY LAST TRY TO UNDERSTAND=IM READY TO GIVE UP=WHEN I DO,DO NOT ADVERTIS
I am giving up-You have so much data on my mac-on my iPad pro-files that I have no clue who put them on Lenovo, from yous! Its been about 15 years ,Ive tried-I am 60! I cant Take it-you have no help for people like me=I have learning Disability,I look at your software =I see almost nothing possible to do?
I can use sketch book-procreate, but Adobe its just foregin ,you offer no means for me to understand and its very sad- I need to make clean crisp lines- I need control+ in Procreate it all looks good then BANG IM IN RASTER AWFULLNESS. THISIS WHY IVE BEEN TRYING OVER AND OVER.
LAST TIME i tried So much loaded to my mac book pro+ account! I cant get rid of this adobe software- Im fearing Im hacked by your partner? seller? I cant bring myself to use links,I just cant understand. Adobe is Linked to Wacom tablet that is broke-on Catalina. If you are leaving the format like it is on my I Pad I need to say goodbye FOREVER, I need all that software from you to be gone from my mac book pro+ I do not know what I did...Originally the software ran from Browser-then stopped working- then all those fonts-files and ???
every where 100s of sub folders deeper and all over!
I do not understand! Please Take it off Out of my Mac! Plus About CC?
I dont know what files Accounts I have!
strangers online tried to tell me for 7 years Im paying you for Acrobat?
I do not even know what that is-or does.... Why did they say this?to upset me?Also-what was hat "photo shop "para Textile beta stuff?
Im getting too many strangers emails I never used it-as soon as I agreed -I said NON-RETRACT! Things popped all over my mac!
Please,
can you explain what that was all about?
and remove this software from mac book pro- I have no tablet anymore that is usable with mac, Not even ipad can use sidecar! Mac is too old"LIKE ME' and
early 2015 no work with sidecar, only my iPad pro 12.9" would work...I purchased my MacBook pro in 2016? yet its a 2015?model? I don't understand how that is ok,but its my reality....I am giving up-You have so much data on my mac-on my iPad pro-files that I have no clue who put them on Lenovo, from yous! Its been about 15 years ,Ive tried-I am 60! I cant Take it-you have no help for people like me=I have learning Disability,I look at your software =I see almost nothing possible to do?
I can use sketch book-procreate, but Adobe its just foregin ,you offer no means for me to understand and its very sad- I need to make clean crisp lines- I need control+ in Procreate it all looks good then BANG…1 vote
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