Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Similar to Flux Eyedropper Tool Plugin for Adobe InDesign
A tool like Flux Eyedropper Tool for Illustrator would be a game change for faster workflow. I use this for Indesign it's a serious game changer.
https://www.fluxconsulting.com/software/
Instructions and user flow:
1. Hold down the Control + Option keys, then release the Control key.
2. Use the Eyedropper tool as you wish.
3. Release the Option key to return to the tool you were using.3 votes -
Duplex Printing Control
Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.5.1
Adobe Illustrator version 25.4The current print process is printing duplex, despite the fact that the printer option is marked as NOT duplex - likewise there is no option for duplex on the illustrator print dialog.
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Auto-calculate spacing of dashed strokes, given dash width and number of dashes
When I'm designing dials for equipment, I often need to place a dash at a given number of/angular intervals around a curve (eg, ten 1mm dashes around an arc of radius 15mm and theta 3pi/5 radians). Often the simplest, most time-effective way to do this is with dashed lines.
Currently, in order to work out accurate gap spacings without dashes getting cut off at the end stops, I end up having to calculate arc lengths and gap spacing by hand. I daresay the math is good for my brain, but it would be really handy to input "dash width: 1mm,…
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@2x Retina pixel preview needed
Designing for high resolution displays is still cumbersome in Illustrator as there is no pixel-preview for retina displays. Please add an option to preview artwork as it displays on high resolution monitors.
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Bonjour je vous envoie ci-joint mon mon idée d’amélioration, serai t’il possible d’apporter la commande duplication comme sur mac : Cmd + D
Bonjour je vous envoie ci-joint mon mon idée d’amélioration, serai t’il possible d’apporter la commande duplication comme sur mac : Cmd + D
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An option to select only points in paths with a hotkey, lines are ignored
In a sea of lines and points an option to select only points could be a solution for more speedy and accurately selecting what you want.
Let's say I have a lot of lines next to some points you want to select, wouldn't it be cool to hold a hotkey and dragging across the screen even over the lines and just selecting the points you wanted, not the lines?
Selecting only lines, not the points could also have benefits, although I havent had the need yet.
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It should be possible to insert default values manually
It should be possible to insert default values manually. Example: Stroke weight or default font by my own choosing. I would like a different font as default.
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Let recolor Artwork affect Global Swatches
When Artwork is recolored, we can choose to add new swatches, but those are not Global, while the old ones where.
Why not ask to update Global Swatches when applying?
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Eye dropper tool matches colour to a Colour Book set of swatches
As a fashion designer, I always (have to!) work with colour books like Pantone etc. and it is extremely tedious when I use the eye dropper, or open up a default swatch, to then have to open the recolour artwork dialogue box and convert the colours into Pantones.
It would be so much easier, if we could set in preferences a colour library book as the default set of Swatches that illustrator works from, so that when I use the eye dropper, it will select the 'closest matching' pantone swatch and I do not have to go through the process…
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IllustratorにもInDesignのように斜体の機能をつけてほしい
IllustratorにもInDesignのように文字パネルから角度入力ができる斜体（もしくはスラント）の機能をつけてほしい
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Make Numpad targetable for shortcuts (not the same as above letters normal numbers)
Let we assign different shortcuts for the numpad than the normal numbers. I tried to assign and some doesn't work even when they don't conflict with other shortcuts.
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Please add a quick keyboard combination to Export as function. I'm needed this a lot.
Please add a quick keyboard combination to Export as function. I'm needed this a lot.
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Make the corner widgets automatically disappear in small objects
Sometimes when I'm editing small shapes, I accidentally click and drag the corner widgets and end up rounding the object's edges instead of transforming their size. I believe that when it comes to small objects it doesn't make sense to have the corner widget visible as it is not possible to have precision in the rounding of the edges, so it would make sense to make it disappear automatically. This could be related with zoom levels, so when I zoom in that small object, the widgets reappear.
I know that it is possible to disable them, but they are quite…
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Variable Data, or Variable Text Improvement
Recently, my business has been doing a lot of acrylic construction tags for Electricians, and HVAC companies, and Illustrator is generally our "go to" software suite when developing files for our clients, but with the recent work that has been coming in to our company, we have begun to explore the variable data features in Illustrator, and have found this feature to be less than ideal, and is currently not a viable alternative to the way we have been doing things thusfar.
Currently, it seems the variables that one would set up in a given design file are referenced, or…
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Export artboards with the correct sequential order
I am creating multiple page presentations and often I have to insert or move artboards. When I export the artboards to JPG or PNG they are named after their original artboard number which creates a lot of extra work for me.
3 votesIllustrator uses the actual order of artboards in the Artboards panel for numbering, not the one you have on canvas (because artboards can be used not only as pages, but viewports, intersect and contain each other). To get the order you need, you should re-arrange the list manually in the panel.
There is also a request for automating the matching inverted process: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/44105052-rearrange-artboards-on-canvas-accordingly-to-their
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AutoCAD DWG support on Illustrator Silicon
To import DWG (any version) into Apple Silicon Illustrator. The current version 25.3 is no longer compatible. This is a critical missing import ability.
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Ability to open several documents from Recent section/menu
The Recent Section we're presented with when we first open Illustrator, we should be able to select multiple files to open, rather than just clicking one, and then having to "cmd O" or use the File Menu "open recent files" please just save me hours of my life.
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Improved Type on a Path
Type on a Path still is and always has been difficult to align. Trying to find the little cursors that allow you to adjust the end , middle, and begin points to move type around is difficult as they are so small and finicky and even blend in with the bounding box guides of the path. Having a clearer, easier way to move the type on path would be extremely helpful to everyone. I have even heard professionals teaching classes on Skillshare complain about this issue.
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Update Artboard templates!
If you present us such a panel at the entrance, we will not need to memorize the template size in our social media works.
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Option to sort font list randomly instead of alphabetically
I find myself using fonts that start with the letter A very frequently... The ability to sort the font list randomly would introduce some variety into my designs I think. Sometimes I'm looking for a font by name, but often I find myself scrolling through the list to see what catches my eye. I think sorting the list randomly would help with this.
3 votes
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