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1. Free Distort effect doesn’t work properly with Freeform gradients

   When Free Distort effect is applied to a path with a freeform gradient fill (we all now know it’s not a real fill), the stops just vanish if they happen to 'fall out' beyond the resulting path — the same way they get dropped when you edit a path with a Direct Selection tool (which can also be treated as a bug, because you are just ditching user data — these color stops should be able to be placed outside of the path!)

   Images 6 and 7 show what happens if you try to make the shape larger than the original with same effect — we gat to see that technical offset Ai generates to work around the nature of the triangular mesh fill generated.

   It all looks like the effect gets applied to the invisible clipping mask of the resulting container, not like it happens for a NORMAL fill.

   ...but, if you drag the effect above the fill in the Appearance panel (image 8), you’ll get the look we wanted to create in the first place.

   Nothing like this happens for ordinary gradients, there is no visual difference if the effect is above or below the fill. However, the fill is actually never distorted at all — which is not cool. You have mesh tech! 'Distort linear gradients', as envelopes can do! Distort freeform meshes too!

   And yeah, you need to integrate new tools better.

   When Free Distort effect is applied to a path with a freeform gradient fill (we all now know it’s not a real fill), the stops just vanish if they happen to 'fall out' beyond the resulting path — the same way they get dropped when you edit a path with a Direct Selection tool (which can also be treated as a bug, because you are just ditching user data — these color stops should be able to be placed outside of the path!)

   Images 6 and 7 show what happens if you try to make the shape larger than the… more

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2. Illustrator on Mac, updated to Ventura. Freeform gradients are not showing up in saved PDF

   Hi, i just updated to Ventura. My company invoice banner has a freeform gradient that isn't showing up.
   It shows up in adobe acrobat, not in preview. However when i sent it as a trial to a friend on whatsapp via the desktop app, the gradient showed up. On the phone in the whatsapp app it doesnt. This discrepancy is highly frustrating.

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3. I can't use the freeform gradient tool in Illustrator for some reason.

   For some odd reason, freeform gradient is not usable. I add in rectangles and saved images but nothing works. In addition, the other gradient tools are available for selection but have no impact on the image as well.

   I'm using version 27.4 (64 bit) on a Samsung.

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4. When pasting a line with a gradient stroke it gets converted into a path

   When copy and pasting a line (with a line gradient) Illustrator converts the line to an outline path. See video.

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5. Round cap overlap when using gradient along stroke

   Gradient along stroke and round cap overlaps. It is visible when the gradient is transparent. MEanwhile projecting cap does not have this issue.
   Please resolve this ASAP, my client is waiting and there is no workaround.

   1. Operating system: Both Windows and Mac has this issue.
   2. Illustrator version: 27.2
   3. How to replicate the bug: Make line, add stroke with transparency at the end, apply gradient along stroke, apply round cap.
   4. Expected result is that the cap should not overlap with the stroke.

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6. Gradient on a path bug (copy and paste coverts path to outline path)_Ongoing issue!

   Illustrator expands path on a line to an outline path when copy and pasting. See video below. Using latest version on Illustrator on Mac OS Ventura (latest update) on M1 iMac.

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7. Grayscale looks brownish in RGB mode

   In 27.2, grayscales look brownish, and the gradient bias is very off center.

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8. Expanding a path with a gradient doesn't expand, just creates a group with the same path

   I want to expand a gradient applied to a path so that I have bands of colour as vectors in place of the gradient.

   I have been using this tool in this way successfully but this week there seems to be a bug: it works until it doesn't and then doesn't work at all.

   If I quit Illustrator and reopen everything it might work again, but with some paths it doesn't work at all. Please see my screenshots.

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9. apply shadow effect on this file, the app crashes

   whenever i use and effect (shadow) in this file the computer automatically crashes.

   been doing a file that it includes this chart, but whenever I save the file,
   it automatically crashes. all of my work is lost.

   even the technician encounters the same thing

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10. cannot rescale freedom gradient

    I have made a graphic with freedom gradient (illustrator 2022). The color will not stay the same if I try to resize the graphic.

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11. SVG Export code issues with fill gradient color

    • Windows 10 Enterprise
    • Illustrator 25.4 and later, 26, 27 (all)

    When I export SVG (Save as -> Save as SVG), the path with a a fill gradient color generated a dirty long CSS code:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 26.5.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 26.5.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0) -->
    <svg version="1.1" id="Livello_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
    viewBox="0 0 50 50" style="enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;" xml:space="preserve">
    <style type="text/css">
    .st0{fill:url(#Element200000012443458042858059010000003463708424840614056);}
    .st1{fill:url(#Element100000127017412019725090950000006481867756431396536);}
    </style>
    <linearGradient id="Element2_00000010313092043105879430000008226129921869105801_" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="0" y1="20.15" x2="50" y2="20.15">
    <stop offset="0" style="stop-color:#FFFFFF"/>
    <stop offset="0.3198" style="stop-color:#B738B6"/>
    <stop offset="1" style="stop-color:#000000"/>
    </linearGradient>
    <path id="Element2" style="fill:url(#Element2_00000010313092043105879430000008226129921869105801_);" d="M27.1,22.7
    c1.2,1.2,1.3,3.1,0.3,4.3c-1.2,1.2-3.1,1.3-4.3,0.3c-1.2-1.2-1.3-3.1-0.3-4.3c0.6-0.7,1.5-1,2.3-1C25.7,22,26.4,22.2,27.1,22.7z
    M50,25c0,1.6-0.1,3.1-0.4,4.6c-0.1,0-0.2-0.1-0.3-0.1h-8.6c-0.6,0-1.1,0.4-1.3,0.9c-2.3,5.9-8.1,9.9-14.4,9.9s-11.9-3.8-14.3-9.6
    c-0.2-0.5-0.7-0.8-1.3-0.8H0.8c-0.1,0-0.2,0.1-0.3,0.1C0.2,28.4,0,26.7,0,25C0,11.2,11.1,0,25,0C38.8,0,50,11.2,50,25z M25.1,9.5
    c2.4,0,4.8,0.6,7,1.7c0.4,0.2,0.9,0,1.2-0.4c0.2-0.4,0-0.9-0.4-1.2c-2.5-1.3-5.1-1.9-7.9-1.9c-9.5,0-17.2,7.8-17.2,17.2
    c0,0.5,0.4,0.9,0.9,0.9s0.9-0.4,0.9-0.9C9.6,16.4,16.5,9.5,25.1,9.5z M29,22.8L38.2,12c0.5-0.6,0.5-1.4-0.1-1.9
    c-0.6-0.5-1.4-0.4-1.9,0.2l-9.1,10.6C25.3,20,23,20.4,21.6,22c-1.7,2-1.4,4.9,0.5,6.5c0.9,0.7,1.9,1.1,3,1.1c1.2,0,2.5-0.6,3.4-1.6
    C29.7,26.5,29.9,24.4,29,22.8z M42.3,25c0-3.7-1.1-7.2-3.2-10.1c-0.3-0.4-0.9-0.5-1.3-0.2c-0.4,0.3-0.5,0.9-0.2,1.3
    c1.9,2.6,2.9,5.8,2.9,9c0,0.5,0.4,0.9,0.9,0.9S42.3,25.5,42.3,25z"/>
    <linearGradient id="Element1_00000036958541660793620670000017130290864928659633_" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="1.25" y1="41.15" x2="48.95" y2="41.15">
    <stop offset="0" style="stop-color:#FFFFFF"/>
    <stop offset="0.3198" style="stop-color:#B738B6"/>
    <stop offset="1" style="stop-color:#000000"/>
    </linearGradient>
    <path id="Element1" style="fill:url(#Element1_00000036958541660793620670000017130290864928659633_);" d="M25.1,43.2
    c-7.1,0-13.5-4.1-16.4-10.5H1.2C4.5,42.8,14,50,25,50c11.3,0,20.8-7.4,23.9-17.7l-7.2,0.1C38.8,38.9,32.2,43.2,25.1,43.2z"/>
    </svg>

    The problem exists from 25.4.1 version

    • Windows 10 Enterprise
    • Illustrator 25.4 and later, 26, 27 (all)

    When I export SVG (Save as -> Save as SVG), the path with a a fill gradient color generated a dirty long CSS code:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 26.5.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 26.5.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0) -->
    <svg version="1.1" id="Livello_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
    viewBox="0 0 50 50" style="enable-background:new 0 0 50 50;" xml:space="preserve">
    <style type="text/css">
    .st0{fill:url(#Element200000012443458042858059010000003463708424840614056);}
    .st1{fill:url(#Element100000127017412019725090950000006481867756431396536);}
    </style>
    <linearGradient id="Element2_00000010313092043105879430000008226129921869105801_" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="0" y1="20.15" x2="50" y2="20.15">
    <stop… more

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12. Freeform Gradient Crashes Illustrator

    If press V and I select seemingly any object in my drawing, press G to select gradient, and then I select Freeform Gradient, then Illustrator simply freezes forever until I force it to close. I'm able to select Linear and Radial gradient just fine. This only seems to happen with Freeform Gradient. I attached my file to this ticket. If you want a specific object to try, try the blue handle of the sword in the bottom right. But it seems to happen on any object.

    I'm using Adobe Illustrator 26.0.3 64-bit.

    My RAM is not overloaded, and I have a great CPU, so it does not seem performance related. I'm using 64-bit Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.493. 32 GB RAM, Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz 3.60 GHz.

    If press V and I select seemingly any object in my drawing, press G to select gradient, and then I select Freeform Gradient, then Illustrator simply freezes forever until I force it to close. I'm able to select Linear and Radial gradient just fine. This only seems to happen with Freeform Gradient. I attached my file to this ticket. If you want a specific object to try, try the blue handle of the sword in the bottom right. But it seems to happen on any object.

    I'm using Adobe Illustrator 26.0.3 64-bit.

    My RAM is not overloaded, and I have… more

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13. When using gaussian blur or outer glow on top of a gradient object, the gradient underneath becomes transparent.

    The object in the pictures shown is applied the outer glow effect. When I place the object on top of the shape applied with gradient colors, the gradient becomes transparent as the glow appears to have disappeared.

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14. Freeform Gradient / Gradiente Livre - Problemas com objeto expandido

    [HELP] [Free Gradient] Guys, I have a problem that I can't solve. I created a vector icon that is joined and expanded. When I apply Gradient Free it appears normal. But when I resize the object it is "losing the gradient". I recorded the screen. I've tried everything here, do you know how to solve it? The editable file is there: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aP40Rzv_zUG0MZSqTp16ZfJsnRlMLPME/view?usp=sharing

    Thank you guys

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    [AJUDA] [Gradiente Livre] Pessoal, estou com um problema que não consigo resolver. Criei um ícone em vetor que está unido e expandido. Quando eu aplico o Gradiente Livre aparece normal. Mas quando eu redimensiono o objeto, ele está "perdendo o gradiente". Já tentei de tudo aqui, vocês sabem como resolver? O arquivo editável está ai: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aP40Rzv_zUG0MZSqTp16ZfJsnRlMLPME/view?usp=sharing

    Obrigado pessoal!

    [HELP] [Free Gradient] Guys, I have a problem that I can't solve. I created a vector icon that is joined and expanded. When I apply Gradient Free it appears normal. But when I resize the object it is "losing the gradient". I recorded the screen. I've tried everything here, do you know how to solve it? The editable file is there: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aP40Rzv_zUG0MZSqTp16ZfJsnRlMLPME/view?usp=sharing

    Thank you guys

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    [AJUDA] [Gradiente Livre] Pessoal, estou com um problema que não consigo resolver. Criei um ícone em vetor que está unido e expandido. Quando eu aplico o Gradiente Livre aparece normal. Mas quando eu redimensiono o… more

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15. Gradient does not show when it is being applied on live text

    Sometimes i feel handicapped while working with gradients.
    It feels like that Illustrator is holding my leg when working with gradients.

    Gradient does not show when it is being applied on live text (not outlined text), making it difficult to see the current gradient direction and placement when mouse is pressed. Gradient shows when mouse is released.

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16. Gradient along a stroke blend

    When blending 2 gradient strokes (gradient along stroke) the blend orientation does not stay consistent with the 2 original strokes. I know I can get the required results with gradient within a stroke or converting outline path etc. but I need to get it to work using 'gradient along stoke' for my purposes.

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17. Gradients got broken when reopening a file

    A file I created only three months ago in an older version of Illustrator (project still ongoing) no longer shows the gradations. I spent DAYS creating. When I finally found where to get online Adobe support (that is not right), the tech had me download an older version of Illustrator as the solution. That does not seem like a solution. How do I keep these gradations in the new version? Why did they disappear? I have been a dedicated, daily user of Illustrator since 1990. I have more and more problems every year/upgrade. I used to always give your products/company a 10 rating. Now, if there was another program I could use, I would definitely try it.

    A file I created only three months ago in an older version of Illustrator (project still ongoing) no longer shows the gradations. I spent DAYS creating. When I finally found where to get online Adobe support (that is not right), the tech had me download an older version of Illustrator as the solution. That does not seem like a solution. How do I keep these gradations in the new version? Why did they disappear? I have been a dedicated, daily user of Illustrator since 1990. I have more and more problems every year/upgrade. I used to always give your products/company… more

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18. Freeform Gradient fails at transformation.

    Hey I like the freeform gradient tool. But after it is applied to an object, the gradient has some major issues with resizing and rotation of the object. From what I can tell the points are not truly anchored in the object, so when the shape rotates the gradient points drop off the object, causing them to delete. It's like the gradient floats above the object. Or more frustratingly, sometimes when using the line gradient within the freeform settings, a point will delete causing the lines to cross and lock up, becoming uneditable. Usually, if you are within the gradient, illustrator will give you a warning that it doesn't allow points to be deleted if it causes the lines to cross. But it allows it if it is in some kind of object transformation. If this happens, the only work around I've found is to set the object to a non-freeform gradient, and then switch back to freeform and re-lay out the whole thing.

    Any way, this is super frustrating because I've spent hours and hours redoing gradients. I need to preserve the editability of them. This is on the current illustrator version 24.0.2. please fix the bug, thanks!

    Hey I like the freeform gradient tool. But after it is applied to an object, the gradient has some major issues with resizing and rotation of the object. From what I can tell the points are not truly anchored in the object, so when the shape rotates the gradient points drop off the object, causing them to delete. It's like the gradient floats above the object. Or more frustratingly, sometimes when using the line gradient within the freeform settings, a point will delete causing the lines to cross and lock up, becoming uneditable. Usually, if you are within the gradient,… more

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19. Gradient stroke cannot be cut and pasted.

    Reproduction:

    1. Draw a path with a gradient stroke and no fill.
    2. Select and cut or copy the path.
    3. Paste. Normally, In Front, Behind, or In Place.
    4. The expected result is, of course, a new copy of this gradient-stroked path.
    5. Actual results range from a copy of the path with the stroke expanded, an image that was cut and paste sometime last week, or an error popup that says "This operation cannot complete because of an unknown error [PDF!]"

    Seen on OSX 10.14.6 with AI 24.1 and AI 24.1.2.

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    Resolved (Comments Open)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    As per the comment from the OP, the LaunchBar clipboard manager seems to not be compatible the Illustrator format. The same happens with other clipboards managers, including the default one for Windows. However, there are reports it used to work with previous versions of Illustrator. If you have more details on this, or the same problem, — please comment.

20. Changing color on gradient object freezes illustrator

    I noticed a similar issue someone was having in 2019, but it doesn't seem precisely the same. I am running Illustrator 24.3 on Windows 10. I recently pulled up an Illustrator file from last year to pull items for a new, related project. One of the vectors is a gradient - I'm trying to change it to solid fill. The only way I can do this right now is to change it to whatever solid is my default in my Tools panel, then change it to the actual color I want in my color palette. The Color palette automatically selects one of the colors in the gradient with no way to deselect. Clicking a color in the Color palette from there creates a new gradient point buried or invisible beneath another one. If I try to switch the entire object to solid fill after accidentally editing this gradient point color, Illustrator freezes and shuts down.

    I noticed a similar issue someone was having in 2019, but it doesn't seem precisely the same. I am running Illustrator 24.3 on Windows 10. I recently pulled up an Illustrator file from last year to pull items for a new, related project. One of the vectors is a gradient - I'm trying to change it to solid fill. The only way I can do this right now is to change it to whatever solid is my default in my Tools panel, then change it to the actual color I want in my color palette. The Color palette automatically selects… more

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