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  1. Save for Web broken in v24.2.x

    Windows 10 x64 v1909.

    In previous versions of Illustrator (up to v23.1), Save to Web would work correctly even when a file had multiple artboards. However in v 24x; the Save for Web is adding additional pixels around the image even when the artboard selected does not have additional space.

    I have attached two screengrabs of the same file, one using AI2019 (correct)_ and the other using AI2020. In both cases the identical artboard is selected and same settings applied.

    Further, if the 'crop to artboard' option is checked, then an additional line of transparent pixels appears in the outputted…

    1 vote

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  2. Opening a PDF Bug - Not visible until selecting workspace

    I frequently open a PDF file in AI. Since updating to V24 (I run macOS Catalina v10.15.5 at the time of report, 6/15/20), if there are no files currently open, the artboard(s) will not be visible upon opening. I found a workaround, but it's still an inconvenience. To fix the issue, I select another workspace (which makes the file visible), and then return to my preferred workspace. However, the saved windows for that workspace are not visible until I zoom in on an artboard. After that, everything functions as normal and as expected, but the issue occurs every time I…

    1 vote

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  3. Saving error Adobe Illustrator 2020 [24.0.1]

    When saving an existing ai document that I have made an alt to illustrator keeps giving me a save error.

    Illustrator tried, but could not save the file 'file name' Click "Learn more" to try alternate options for saving a file.

    If I then use the 'save as' command and save over the top of the existing ai it will save. Illustrator leaves a .tmp file in the same folder as my ai. I may work on the file a few more time re-saving using the 'save' command with no issue and then randomly I will save and we go…

    8 votes

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  4. pdf cannot be displayed

    Hi, Since update Illustrator 2020, when I save ai to pdf file, it cannot be displayed the thumbnail, and even use Acrobat open still can't see it. Please see attached.
    Thanks!

    7 votes

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  5. Creates "ai2483293123FileName.ai" files

    I'm using 24.1.3 of Illustrator and I have come across these files popping up on my network drive. Are these now the "temp" files? Once these files are created, I can not delete them because Finder tells me it is currently being in use.

    2 votes

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  6. Hanging on "Unembed"

    When trying to "unembed" an image in an AI file, it is very common for the software to completely stall when attempting to navigate to a save location. I have already run this problem through Apple (re:finder) and they claim that it is not a finder issue, but based in the selected software. Upon force quit and relaunch, the process will succeed. As a graphics professional, I have used this command many times daily, for 20 years, and have never experienced an issue until now. Honestly, I have no idea and cannot find any resources to reference.

    1 vote

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  7. "Save as PDF"/"View PDF after saving" checked/Acrobat DC error "file not found"

    "Save as PDF"/"View PDF after saving" checked/Acrobat DC error "file not found"
    10/4/2019 Illustrator CC update broke "Save as" PDF option of viewing the PDF after a save-as to PDF. Acrobat DC gives a"PDF not found" error, but displays the file in the "Recent" Home window.

    6 votes

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  8. Saving of files DISCARDED in certain conditions

    When I'm in the midlle of saving a file, (so while I get the progress percents next to the name of the file) if I press CTRL + SHIFT + S, it DISCARDS the saving of the .ai, no warning message as it previously did (something along the lines "The document "***" is currently getting saved. Try again after the process is complete") and proceeds with exporting the PDF, leaving me with an old version of the .ai file, and with a PDF that it's up to date.
    Windows 10
    Illustrator 24.2.3

    1 vote

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  9. EVERYTHING Vanished

    I was simply working on a design today, then all of the sudden, a small popup flashed at the top of the screen and then went away immediately. BOOM, Every single file that has anything to do with that piece of work vanished completely off my computer. The original picture (.jpg) and my recent saves (.pdf and .ai) are nowhere on my computer.

    Why?

    1 vote

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  10. Editing Pattern Swatch + Saving = Crash (unsaved, unrecovered)

    After creating a new pattern swatch with about a dozen objects, I double click the swatch to change the pattern settings. Either of the following scenarios cause Illustrator to crash EVERY TIME, using ANY of the last 3 versions of Illustrator:
    — hitting command+s to exit pattern editor while saving
    — double clicking to exit, and then hitting command+s at any point afterwards

    TLDR; hitting command+s anytime AFTER editing a pattern swatch is crashing Illustrator

    I've replicated this issue about 2 dozen times now across all 3 most recent builds of Illustrator available through CC.
    I haven't yet tried saving…

    3 votes

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  11. Stop Illustrator from increasing file size by 400% when exporting artwork in 300ppi resolution

    Illustrator currently increases the size of a file by 400% when using the "Export As" option and choosing to save at 300ppi resolution instead of 72ppi resolution. We tried several times exporting as PNG for an Artboard that was 5000px wide but the program saved the file at 20000px wide because we chose to save at 300ppi resolution. We contacted support and they stated that this was a "feature" of the application and cannot be changed.

    3 votes

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  12. アートボード名が保存されない

    1.Illustrator 2020(Illustrator 2019)

    複数のアートボードを作成し、アートボードパネルにてリネームし保存をして閉じる。
    そのデータを開いて再度アートボードパネルにてリネームし
    書き出しjpgやpngをすると(アートボードごとに)、パネルの1番目(アートボードの1)のみリネームが反映されず元のネームで書き出されてしまいます。

    1 vote

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  13. Asset Library Export stopped working with batch exporting

    From today for some reason batch exporting icons does not work in the Asset Export. I have a set of 150 icons that I use, and only change the color combinations as required. It always worked flawlessly. From today, When I click export, it seems to work, but no icons get exported when all are chosen. If I manually check a few at a time it works, but if I choose All Assets, it wont work anymore. Tried rebooting and clearing the cache.
    Windows 10
    Illustrator 24.2.1 64bit

    1 vote

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  14. ⚠️ ⚠️ svg filter effect rasterized in image instead of generating svg filter element when exporting svg file

    macOS Catalina version 10.15.1
    Adobe Illustrator 24.0.1

    Steps:
    File -> New (Web -> Common)
    Rectangle Tool (M) -- draw rectangle on artboard
    Effect -> SVG Filters -> AIShadow1
    Open "Asset Export" panel. Choose SVG from "Format" combo box in panel. Click "Generate a single asset from the selection" button at bottom of panel. Expand "Export Settings" in panel, and click "Export" button at bottom of panel. Choose directory for export.

    Expected result:
    SVG file should have a "filter" element. No PNG file should be generated.

    Actual result:
    The exported SVG file does not contain a "filter" element. And…

    5 votes

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  15. Ai files saved on windows lose 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…

    2 votes

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  16. Dashes not reproduced properly on paste from Excel

    Copying any chart from Excel to Illustrator, where the chart contains a dashed line does not respect dash spacing set in Excel, and always imports with fixed (and rather nonsensical) 1000px dash spacing (so typically no dashes are seen except the first one in almost any artwork).

    This has been happening for a while, 1-2 years for sure, so it's not a new bug. It persists across Illustrator and Excel versions.

    1) make a chart in excel
    2) add dashes to the line
    3) copy and paste into illustrator

    Expected:
    Dashes as they look in excel

    Actual:
    Dashes are always…

    2 votes

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  17. Asset Export does NOT retain the layer name

    When selecting two or more elements in a layer named "A" for instance, and adding to the Asset Export panel with the single plus button, it renames it 'Asset1' or something random.

    HOWEVER, if that same layer is nested one level deep, clicking the multiple + add button adds it as a SINGLE object, WITH the proper name.

    Very funky indeed.

    Need the single add button to just simply add it with the name of the layer.

    Here's a notion of what I mean (includes several long standing bugs in Asset Export)
    https://www.notion.so/Illustrator-Bug-fecf7e5fd65c4d6681f541e699b0cf96

    1 vote

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  18. Export As SVG does not work. Leaves no File,

    24.2.1, Windows 10
    File >Export As [SVG, use artboards]
    Expected to see the file when I exported, did not, repeated 3X,
    No file was saved to directory.

    I then opened Illustrator 2019 which is still installed, and it worked as normal.
    Export As SVG is the most used feature in illustrator for me, and this bug renders it useless. No file gets exported.
    Bug did not occur on same Illustrator version for Mac.

    1 vote

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  19. Illustrator won't open .AI or Jpg files

    Hi,

    I'm currently using Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz on Windows 10 with version 24.1.2 of Illustrator.

    I only started using software today (so i'm very much a beginner) and I have gone to open .ai and .jpeg but a tab pops up stating 'the file "abc" is an unknown format and cannot be opened'.

    Can you help me fix this please.

    I can't find any answers anywhere.

    Thankyou,

    Harry

    1 vote

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  20. File>Save not saving newest version

    Since vr 24.1.1, "File > Save" automatically saves legacy versions of illustrator as the same legacy version. This means any files made pre this version all come up with this and I have to use "File>Save As" every time.

    Previously any file I worked with, I could use "File> Save" and it would save as the newest version of AI (maybe with the exception of very older file types like CS ones). Not sure if there's an option I can change to switch it back? As this is slowing my work flow.

    2 votes

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