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1118 results found

  1. Dropbox Smart Sync Enhancement (bug still here)

    If you use Dropbox Smart Sync, when you browse files in Dropbox folders to find an open/save location, Adobe softwares (AI, PS, Acrobat...) download automatically all the files in folders you are browsing !

    It's said in the Adobe blog that Adobe dev team made an improvement in the march 2018 release (https://theblog.adobe.com/introducing-march-release-illustrator-cc/).
    But we still have the issue on several macbooks at work. It's really boring.

    1 vote

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  2. Export to EMF file causes Crash

    When exporting files as EMF, application crashes. I had to install older version of Illustrator to get this function back.

    2 votes

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  3. Unable to save Illustrator file as svg using artboards

    We use Illustrator to draw lots of icons.
    If we place each iocn on an artboard and try to save each artboard to a file by selecting Save as -> svg -> use artboards -> all,
    we expect multiple icons to be saved to multiple svg files.

    We actually get multiple svg files, but each svg contains all layer names from the original file and one svg icon.

    It would be very helpful, if manual cleanup after saving / exporting wasn't necessary.

    2 votes

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  4. backward compatibility

    Making an artwork for some laser wood cutting machines suppose to save as old AI versions, as CS2. No problem with backward compatibity until CC 2019, where all strokes are converted into thin fills.

    1 vote

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  5. Can't file save as (illustrator files, pdf, eps etc), also can't open ai files

    I can't save my files as any file types, I can export to png and jpeg, but when I try to save a file it just shows the spinning ball forever and does not save! It is not my laptop, as everything thing else is working as normal (including other Adobe programs which save files quickly)
    If I also try and open an existing file it does the same thing!
    I have tried re installing Illustrator which hasn't helped.

    My laptop is a Macbook pro mid 2012 (Mojave 10.14.1) with a new ssd installed. Adobe Illustrator is the lateset version…

    1 vote

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  6. Unable to collect multiple assets for export

    I am unable to collect multiple assets for export in Illustrator. I select several different layers and when I click collect for export as multiple assets they get compiled into a single asset. This is EXTREMELY inconvenient as I need to export 400 icons and I don't want to have to click into each one, exit isolation mode, collect as single asset 400 times.

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    I see the example in the help pages and this is exactly what I need, but exactly…

    1 vote

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  7. Export for screen distorts rotated images at upscaled resolutions

    Using export for screen with resolution greater than 1x creates nasty shearing on rotated images. See attached file. It looks like there is no interpolation at all. The source file is much larger than the output file, as you can see in the illustrator window, so this should not be an issue.

    2 votes

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  8. Too many bugs. Laggy!

    Too much bugs.. Can't open two files at the same time. Stuck at the Recent files screen. Regret getting this version installed.. Nobody check this in adobe before it goes live for download? We are not testers, we pay to use it in our companies for our clients. Do not release new versions full of bugs pls! I beg you ADOBE!

    1 vote

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    Please accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator

  9. SVG scalingunit

    Hello,

    Is there an option to export a svg file in mm ?
    it looks like from Illustrator the svg file is exported in "px" , so when imported in a CAD package the scale is not good.
    And I can't find the good ratio to retrieve the right dimensions.

    1 vote

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  10. Alignment Tool is Off

    I'm using the alignment tool to center a logo onto it's artboard. Both the logo and the artboard are 500px by 500px, but when I use the align tool the logo is off by a couple px. It's barely noticeable until I export to png, then I can see that the circle is cut off slightly.

    Any help?

    3 votes

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  11. 'could not complete package' message in Illustrator CC 2019

    Trying to package an illustrator file is met with 'could not complete package' message. No further explanation is provided. This is an inconsistent error, it seems more common when the file contains .eps links.

    3 votes

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  12. Illustrator 23 PDF-export: everything in caps after update 23.0.1

    Dear Adobe,

    I updated some time ago to Illustrator 23.0.1 in Windows 10. And I run into a problem that drives me crazy. I work for a company, and our corporate font is the "Rotis" series (truetype). We use that for everything of course. The problem: When I export a file from Illustrator to PDF, the PDF is completely build up in capitals and the spacing is totaly incorrect. Below you can find the example. When I exchange the font to Arial e.g., the problem is not there. Also in all previous versions of Illustrator, the problem has never been…

    1 vote

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  13. SVG Export issue

    When exporting an svg, the file is "empty". There're only some bytes, but it shows in the browser, when you do some drag and drop. So, now comes the problem, if I sending the file to a workmate he get only a "Not working img". I must export the file a few times, with the same options to get a working svg.

    And sometimes the export delete the main file (.ai), I don't know why.

    Illustrator Version 23.0.1 | macOS Mojave 10.14.2

    2 votes

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  14. PNG export broken

    I receive an error every time I try to export a PNG from any file. Other export formats work without a problem.

    Working on a Macbook Pro with MacOS Mojave running the latest version of Illustrator (updated this morning).

    4 votes

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  15. SVG Exports Incorrectly - messes up art work

    I have drawn a simple oval that exports correctly.
    I then made 20 copies, and it exports as SVG correctly.
    I then made 20 more copies (so I have 40 of these oval shapes) in two columns side-by-side. The first column exports correctly, the second column some of the ovals are longer, some are shorter and the horizonal position shifts back and forth.

    Used the Export Selection command. Have tried all different SVG parameters, have tried switching the columns, nothing has worked.

    2 votes

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  16. Action using "save as" location not keep settings after restart of Illustrator

    I created action that use the "save as" to defined location, when closing and restarting Illustrator the action doesn't save location of "save as" action.

    Windows 10 pro ver. 1803

    Illustrator ver. 23.0.1

    12 votes

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  17. Artwork won't display on artboard, but in the layers panel, navigator etc.

    AI 23.0.1 / MacOS 10.14.2

    When an additional file is opened it sometimes shows the content of a previously opened file on the artboard.
    In the layers panel or the navigator the correct content is displayed.
    Also upon undocking the tab the correct content is displayed.
    Only workaround I found so far is restarting AI.

    2 votes

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  18. edge lossy and distorted after exporting AI file as PSD

    When I export file as a PSD, no matter, what size I export as, 150psi or 400psi, or CMYK or RGB….
    There is allways loss on the edges, and if my design is stripes for instance, each stripe as loss, and also appears slightly distorted with colour variation down one edge. See screenshot

    1 vote

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  19. All new & existing .PDF registering file type as only .AI

    System: MacOS High Sierra

    All documents regardless if they're saved as and appearing as .PDF have now all changed so under 'file type' it classes them as Adobe Illustrator Documents meaning you can only view these in AI rather than a basic PDF view.

    This also affects the ability to view PDF after creation as it doesn't pop up like previously.

    This wasn't the case previously it has just changed for me today.

    Help?

    1 vote

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  20. Could not read file because the plug in did not understand this file

    Hi,

    Illustrator was working fine, suddenly crashed and now says: 'Could not read the file because the plugin did not understand this file' everytime I try to launch.

    I had alot of vectors on the document and several artboards and copies of work, some complex shapes and masks ect. Some of the some of the shapes which were masks in groups were clipping images, some of these clipping mask groups had been copied across documents and had missing links, which may be part of the problem.

    Upon launching Illustrator a dialogue box appears and asks to 'replace' or 'ignore' the…

    5 votes

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