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  1. Saving as PDF loses all artwork outside of artboard - THIS HAS TO BE FIXED

    For 15 years I have never had an issue saving files as PDFs. I have always used the save as Smallest File Size PDF option, I do a lot of large format printing so this is necessary in order to rip files in a timely manner to the printer. Now when I save a pdf all my artwork that's outside the artboard disappears, hours upon hours of artwork just gone, no warning. Its bad enough there is no longer a way to purchase the software so having to pay monthly and the constant terrible updates are ruining me and my…

    2 votes

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  2. White arrow to bind end-points in a design isn't functioning correctly. It doesn't allow to correct the curvature on a trace nor bind traces

    When I want to correct the curvature on a line or bind two ends of a line together, the white arrow function doesn't allow me to do so and moves the trace randomly on my design (just as if I were placing a picture on Microsoft Word: it moves everything at it's will...)

    1 vote

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  3. Illustrator Fails to Save as PDF or .AI After macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Update — Skips Artboards, Crashes, and GPU View Greyed Out

    After updating to macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, Adobe Illustrator 29.5 (2025) is experiencing critical issues. When attempting to save as a PDF, it skips artboards, takes an unusually long time to load, and often crashes or shows an “unable to save” error. Saving a copy in .ai format also fails, regardless of location or file setup. Additionally, the “View Using GPU” option is inexplicably greyed out on some files, despite running on compatible hardware. These bugs are severely disrupting workflow and need urgent resolution.

    1 vote

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  4. CEPHtmlEngine keeps macOS awake

    CEPHtmlEngine erroneously keeps macOS awake by setting PreventUserIdleSystemSleep

    See details below, CEPHtmlEngine is unnecessarily keeping macOS awake using the power management API and asserting PreventUserIdleSystemSleep, on this device it has been asserting and renewing its assertion for 170 hours.

    This presents a massive physical security risk to enterprise customers as it defeats IT controlled sleep/screensaver/walkaway preferences to lock the computer.

    nick@Nicholass-MacBook-Pro ~ % pmset -g assertions
    2025-04-29 17:49:04 -0400
    Assertion status system-wide:
    BackgroundTask 0
    ApplePushServiceTask 0
    UserIsActive 1
    PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep 1
    PreventSystemSleep 0
    ExternalMedia 0
    PreventUserIdleSystemSleep 1
    NetworkClientActive 0
    Listed by owning process:
    pid 515(powerd): [0x00071b6c00019d4e] 00:04:13 PreventUserIdleSystemSleep named: "Powerd -…

    7 votes

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  5. L'Importation ne fonctionne pas correctement depuis la mise a jour a illustrator 2025

    Bonjour, Depuis le passage a illustrator 29.5 la fonctionne d'importation depuis le menu Fichier ne fonctionne pas correctement : un grand cadre apparait apres validation de l'importation mais l'objet importé n'apparait pas !!!

    Seule solution : faire un drag and drop depuis l'explorateur !! Une catastrophe !

    Merci de la résolution rapide de ce problème critique.

    Ma version de windows : Windows 10 Professionnel 22H2 64 bits

    1 vote

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  6. Do not scale text when you have a text style applied

    When I have selected multiple blocks of text or lines of text, I would like the option to scale the bounds as if I were selecting only one field, without scaling the font size — especially when a font style is applied. Alternatively, it would be helpful to have an option within the font styles to lock scaling. I often work on menus and need to lock scaling when moving or resizing groups of items. I wouldn’t mind needing to manually update the font style if I choose to scale text after locking document scaling.

    1 vote

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  7. Ao arrastar uma prancheta, a arte que está nela não acompanha a trajetória da prancheta

    Ao arrastar uma prancheta, a arte que está nela não acompanha a trajetória da prancheta. No vídeo demostro o bug, em momento algum removi o dedo do trackpad ou parei de pressioná-lo. Isso atrapalha muito a organização das minhas pranchetas no arquivo

    1 vote

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  8. Recolor doesn’t allow to change white or black with a first try

    I use the Recolor (color mixer / wheel) daily. I have come across an annoying bug.

    Some base colors will be automatically 'locked' in the color mixer, indicated by a '-'. For example, let's say I'm trying to turn white into red.
    - First, white needs to be unlocked. By clicking the '-', it will become an arrow '->', and the swatch should be toggle-able now.
    - The first time you toggle the white, it selects, sliders can be moved to make it red, but it doesn't stay adjusted; it reverts back to whites.
    - You need to click another…

    3 votes

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  9. Text tool inserting wrong style

    If I have text typed out, then I try to change one letter it changes my font. For example I have the would "hot" typed in acumin regular, then I go to change the word to "got" and it might make the "g" bold or condensed or just an different style that is on the document. I am not using paragraph styles or character styles.

    1 vote

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  10. Collecting for Export marks document as edited

    Select 'Export as Resource' and the document will become 'Edited'
    Illustrator 29.0.1

    1 vote

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  11. Add “...” to the menu items of the modal dialog

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    In macOS apps, it is customary to append “...” to menu items that require the user to perform additional actions after selecting the menu item (e.g., modal dialogs). This is found in the Human Interface Guidelines | Apple Developer Documentation.

    ![humaninterfaceguidelines.png](humaninterfaceguidelines.png)

    Illustrator 2025 (29.4) followed this rule, but Illustrator 2025 (29.5) has departed from this rule for a few items.

    • File > Generate Vectors
    • Object > Generate Vectors
    • Object > Gen Shape Fill

    ![menu.png](menu.png)

    The change should be allowed if it is intentional, but seeing that the other items still follow the rules, it…

    8 votes

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  12. Strokes smaller than 1 pt (or 1 mm) become zero when Stroke Weight down arrow key button is used

    If you set a stroke to 1 pt and click Stroke Weight down arrow key button, it correctly goes to the next smaller value from the dropdown — 0.75 pt.
    But if you do the same with 0.95 or anything smaller than 1 pt, clicking this button instantly makes it zero, skipping all the smaller values.

    It’s even worse if you set stroke units to be non-points — even though there are plenty of smaller values in the dropdown, and 1 mm is much larger than a point, it goes 0 too.

    While Cmd/Ctrl+arrow (not recorded) works fine with points,…

    5 votes

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  13. Issue with Reading Variable Data from DataSet in Illustrator 29.5

    Dear Adobe Support Team,

    I am reaching out to report an issue with Adobe Illustrator (version 29.5) regarding the inability to read variable data from a DataSet object in a script, even though the dataset is correctly loaded and updates the document content as expected.

    Problem Description
    I have a script that processes a CSV file to generate PDF files using variable data in Illustrator. The CSV file contains columns "Cislo" (number) and "JMENO" (name), and it is correctly loaded into Illustrator as a dataset (via Window > Utilities > Variables > Load Variable Library). The dataset updates the document…

    1 vote

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  14. Fonts used previously won’t load and miss in the document

    Many of the fonts aren't opening properly on the working files from the previous version of IIllustrator. It appears as I have no these fonts, but I sure had yesterday in 2024 version, so it's there :d

    2 votes

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  15. Impossible to generate vectors, the app says it’s not genuine

    Hi ! When I want to generate new vectors in illustrator, I can't. A message which tell me that my illustrator is not authentic appeared.

    Customer service did everything but still not working.

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  16. 新規ワークスペース クラッシュ

    Illustrator:29.4(64bit)
    OS:windows11

    ウィンドウ→ワークスペース→新規ワークスペース を作成するとクラッシュする。
    クラッシュから復元した後、同名のワークスペースが二つ存在している状態。

    1 vote

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  17. Sudden and constant "Out of GPU memory" error, Ai 29.4

    I am suddenly getting constant "Out of GPU memory" errors, which renders all the graphics in "Outline" view, and crashes Illustrator. It just started occurring today (Wednesday April 23, 2025). Yesterday everything was fine.

    Mac Studio, M2 Max, 64 GB RAM, Sonoma. Ai 29.4

    My CS6 version of Illustrator at home on an old Mac, runs so much better than anything coming out of Adobe ever since this Creative Cloud debacle disaster!

    1 vote

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  18. File with links to the same filename, when folder is moved, tries to open itself

    Suppose a file X have links to file Y with the same name but in other folder. If you move the original file so Illustrator can't find Y, it then tries to open the filename in its own folder and find the file itself (X). Multiple links cause the message "the file is already opened"

    2 votes

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  19. Artboard Tool doesn’t create artboards based on a clicked object with an expected precision

    When using the Artboard Tool to click on an object, an artboard should be created accordingly. However, this feature rarely works as expected, and the success rate is unacceptably low. We kindly request improvements to ensure more consistent and reliable performance.

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  20. Rasterizing an object inside of a clipping group flattens the clipping group itself

    If we need to rasterize one selected object inside of the clipping group, we have to isolate the object to avoid flattening the clipping group. Isolating only the clipping group won’t help, we have to 'drill into' the object specifically!

    This doesn’t happen for simple groups — with these we don’t have to isolate anything at all, just selecting a child is enough.

    Thanks to Junior Rocha for raising this up.

    16 votes

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