Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
When reporting a bug, please provide a detailed description with the following:
- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
- The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
- Your expected result and the actual result
- Upload your Illustrator file or a video (screen recording or gif, this helps us most to reproduce the issue and resolve it)
8115 results found
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automatic quitting when clicking the red close button
When clicking on the RED "Close" button, Illustrator prompts me to either (Save what's on the clipboard" or "Discard". Then automatically quits. EVERY SINGLE TIME. This is NOT right no matter what your tech support peons were told to say.
6 votes -
AI 2020 (v24) fails to open - error loading plugins
Illustrator 2020 (v24) crashes on launch. I am running it on an iMac running under OS 10.14.6.
I attempted to open Illustrator by clicking the Open button within the Creative Cloud launch window and by double-clicking the AI app within the application folder. Both launches resulted in the following error being reported, then the application failed to open:
Error loading plugins.
SmartExport.aip
SmartExportUI.aipAttached is a copy of the error report that I sent to Apple.
8 votes -
Scripting: move selection to layer doesn't work if layer is not visible
When moving selected elements to a layer, if that layer's visibility is set to false, it reports that it cannot move elements to a locked layer. However, it's not locked, it's just not visible. I do this all the time by physically dragging to a layer that is not currently visible. I was able to work around it by setting visibility to true, moving the elements, then making it false again, but it seems like a bug.
3 votes -
"show images in outline mode" doesn't work (Document Setup)
Image doesn't show when option is on. It used to a while ago...
3 votesThis option only works when you are viewing your documents as outline using CPU mode only, not GPU. While this is a known problem, voting for this issue is important for the team to estimate the importance of this limitation.
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Ai files saved on Windows loose their preview when changing extension to .ait
To prevent accidentally saving over common library files (stock graphics and the like) we save our artwork files as .ai, then change the extension to .ait so that they will open as an untitled file. There are a couple of reasons I do things this way instead of saving them as .ait files from the get go.
The main reason is that it's not uncommon that I'll need to run a batch script on several files. As part of that batch, I open the file, make some change(s), then save the file. If the files are initially saved as a…
3 votes -
Hide artboards in trim view is not available
The ability to hide artboards in trim view is not available... Why? At certain times I don't want to see the black artboard line. Please add this functionality. Illustrator 24, high sierra 10.13.3
2 votes -
Everything gets converted to RGB
I can't create a file in CMYK color format... everything, even previous files, have been converted to RGB. HELP!
1 vote -
Lost Feature
Before the last update I used to be able to draw a square or ellipse then type the location I wanted to place it, X or Y. Now that is gone. Now I have to open another box "TRANSFORM" in order to place the shape exactly where I wanted it. Very inconvenient. If I at least had the ability to dock that box at the top it would make life much easier. It has been at the top for as long as I can remember. I often use this like a CAD software when I draw. The last update made…
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Illustrator 24.2 tab stops not working with blank text lines
Tab stops do not function correctly when the text line has no text. We commonly use this for creating underlines. Attached examples show a text field with tab stops. The text lines with characters use the tab stops correctly (spaces do not count). Any text lines without characters cause the tab stops to be one space wide.
1 vote -
offset path doesn't work with simple shapes like a circle
OS: Windows 10
Illustrator CC 2020 Build 24.3 (64 Bit)
I can't offset any type of shape and do the "Ctrl + D" trick anymore
Steps:
1. Create a Circle
2. Click "offset path" button on the side menuI'm having problems with video attaching, so here's some snapshots
1 vote -
In Illustrator 2020 the changes to Align tool window are a headache. Defaulting to align by key object .... Very frustrating defaults.
In Illustrator 2020 the changes to Align tool window are a headache. Defaulting to align by key object .... Very frustrating defaults.
1 vote -
Illustrator's Artboard does not update live
I am on a 2017 MacBook Air running macOS Catalina (10.15.5). My Illustrator version is 24.2.1. I haven't seen anything else about this problem on here. After doing anything such as creating a pen stroke or trying to fit the artboard to the screen, the artboard will not update and will only do so once I have used the zoom tool in some fashion.
1 vote -
svg export fails to export image
for the current version of AI (24.3).
When exporting a svg via save-as with an artboard, images part of the canvas are not preserved, or exported, or linked. The resulting svg preserves the vector data, but anything related to the raster graphics is missing.
this behavior seems to be inconsistent, as sometimes masked images do export, while other times they do not.
1 vote -
Color Picker Selects White Instead of Black
Very bizarre problem:
- I will create a new object using the pen tool.
- I select the Stroke Color icon and choose black for a border color.
- Illustrator will invariably select white instead of black. I will have to go back to the color picker and select black again for it to stick. Really irritating.
5 votesPlease provide a video of this problem happening, and ideally a test file to try.
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Text overset icon appears on final exported image
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Summary
Just updated to Illustrator 24.0, and had an artboard with overset text. When I performed an "Export for Screens", I noted the overset icon informing me I had text overset in the textbox. However, I knew the relevant text was actually visible — so I continued with the export. In the final image, I found the text overset icon was actually exported as a part of the artwork. (See attached example: "Artboard 1.png")
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Steps to Repeat
- Create textbox with overset text
- Export artboard: File > Export > Export for Screens (Alt + Ctrl + E) (See attached…
10 votes -
Issues with saving
2020 update often gives error while saving. It says the file cannot be saved. It then deletes the current file I'm working on, opens up a new window and I have to click save - as if I pressed "Save As..."
It happens quite often when I press "Cmd + S" to just save my artwork.
10 votesRequest to Contact Support ·
AdminAnkit Goyal(Illustrator Team)
(Admin, Adobe Illustrator)
responded
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.
Thanks & Regards,
Ankit Goyal . -
Smart Guide glitch
I am making icons in Illustrator.
- Created a 1000px x 1000px file.
- Set horizontal & vertical guides at midpoints - 500px, so the intersection is accurate centre of the document.
- Using the pen tool, I hover to get the smart guide to snap to guide. BUT!!!! It snaps at position 500.5px not 500.0p.x Both horizontal & vertical are affected.The picture shows the "smart guides" assisting at the wrong point. The cursor vanished for the screenshot, but is hovering on "intersect".
I reset Illustrator settings & started a new file with no other items. Illustrator V 24.3.…
1 vote -
"Save a Copy" retains the first file name of first save and add's multiple "copy"
event after multiple "Save as" with different file names Illustrator will "Save a Copy" with a name of a first save and add's bunch of "copy". After several saves file looks like this "Business Card 1 copy copy copy copy copy copy copy" even after "Saving as" and working in a file named "Business Card 7"
1 vote -
Ofset path bug in 24.1 version - horrible metric precision...
Problem with dimensions after using offset path. Just look - if you have square 100 x 100 mm, and want to make -4 mm offset path - new square is not 92 x 92mm, but... 92.0001 x 92.0001. This is nightmare. See attached. Adobe, I hope this bug will be fixed?
3 votes -
When I open Illustrator files the screen is filled with black and grey lines.
I have been working on a project on illustrator and after a few days of working on it I open the file to see this screen filled with gray and black lines. None of the options on the top are visible and all the tools and properties windows are missing.
Windows 10 Pro - Illustrator 24.1.2
I tried opening the file from the illustrator menu, from file explorer and tried creating a new .ai file as well.
I expected to resume working on my project.
The screen was filled with black grey and white lines and I couldn't find any…
3 votes
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