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  1. GPU Preview glitches with clipping masks and transparency (since Illustrator 29.6.0), white rectangle appears below

    I've encountered a rendering issue starting in Illustrator 29.6.0, and it's still present in 29.6.1. Here's how to reproduce it:

    1. Create a simple circle.
    2. Create a simple rectangle.
    3. Place the circle inside the rectangle using a clipping mask.
    4. Apply any transparency to the circle (e.g., set opacity < 100%, or add a drop shadow).

    Result:
    The rendering becomes corrupted for any object positioned beneath the clipping mask (try placing a filled shape underneath to see the issue clearly).

    Additional Notes:

    The issue only appears in GPU Preview.
    Switching to CPU Preview restores correct rendering.
    Changing the color profile or color…

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  2. Bug affichage le blanc est transprent

    Depuis la mise à jour 29.7 tout ce que je fais en blanc apparait transparent ?

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  3. モノクロになってしまう

    illustrator2025
    Windows11

    Adobeクラウドに保存していたものを開くと「プレビューを終了できません。指定した処理を実行できませんでした」というポップアップが出てしまい、保存していたものがモノクロになってしまって編集もできない。クラウドの一覧で見ると正常そう。

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  4. Curved paths not honouring guide styles / Guides are not dotted

    When converting artwork to guides, anything that has a curved path does not show the guide style set up in preferences. In my case I have guides set up as a dashed line with a light grey colour. What I'm seeing is a solid black line. Happens in AI 29.6.1 and the beta 29.7 88. Sample shows two shapes converted to guides but the ellipse remains as a solid black line. Using MacOS 14.7.6.

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  5. Slow PDF management

    Ai 29.7.1
    Very slow redrawing/UI of imported [small] PDF

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  6. This file will not allow viewing in GPU mode on my computer. It works fine on other computers.

    Apple M2 Max Macbook Pro 16-inch, 2023 OS 15.6 (24G84)

    Using Illustrator 29.7.1

    Upon opening this file (attachement wouldn't work - please provide another way to transfer) I can not use GPU mode no matter what I do. I tried reinstalling all of Creative Cloud, and then completely wiped my computer and started fresh. The file is still glitchy. It seems to only happen on my computer. Colleagues do not have an issue with the file. Happy to provide the packaged file, just can't upload zip here.

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  7. Anchor points drift and deviate from their original positions while an object is being rotated

    Multiple rotations with positional deviation

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  8. Real Time Drawing & Editing will not turn off for drawing shapes

    When I have Real Time Drawing & Editing turned OFF, shapes (rectangle, ellipse) still show up filled while drawing, instead of just the vector outline as expected.

    Steps to recreate:
    turn off real-time drawing & editing
    select random fill color
    select shape tool
    draw shape

    expected result: only vector outline is seen during drawing
    actual result: filled shape is seen during drawing

    I tested this and found the same behavior on both my Windows 10 desktop and my Windows 11 Laptop, both running Illustrator 29.8.1 (64-bit).

    There is no problem when moving an object, that still displays the vector outline…

    2 votes

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  9. Artboard Borders / Guides / Grid Disappear when Scrolling/Panning

    When I scroll or pan with the scrollbars or the hand tool the black border of the artboards disappear. This is super annoying as I keep my canvas white, so when I'm moving around the canvas, I can't see where the artboards are until I release the hand tool.

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  10. Extremelly laggy experience

    I have i9 14th gen CPU, 64 GB Corsair vengeance RAM , a 5090 RTX.. still my illustrator lags like crazy... It runs 10X smoother in my mac with M1 pro chip and 16GB RAM! This is soo annoying, I loose hours daily because of this lag...

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  11. Perspective Selection tool

    Moving an object I want to put in perspective leaves an afterimage, what does not disappear and contains parts of the background.

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  12. Issue with Rounded Paths vs. Straight Path Guides

    All of a sudden, any path that is rounded makes a solid guideline and any straight path makes a dotted guide.

    Is this new?

    FYI, I have always set my guides to be dotted lines.

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  13. Black table screen

    With the latest Windows update, every time I open or create a new file, the desktop screen goes black. I tried uninstalling the latest version and reverting to previous versions, and the same thing happens.
    My computer is an HP Pavilion.
    Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics 2.00 GHz.
    Installed RAM: 16.0 GB (15.4 GB usable).
    System type: 64-bit operating system, x64 processor.

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  14. 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!

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  15. não consigo visualizer o modo contorno por CPU

    quando tento usar o modo Contorno por CPU ele trava, e volta ao normal com o CTRL+Y

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  16. Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, Etc. make the files extremely bloated

    Every time I create a drop shadow or an outer glow now, the thing doesn't render properly on screen (see screenshot), but worst of all that simple addition adds about 500MB to my file size. What's going on?

    M1 MacPro Sonoma
    Ai version 29.3 - though same thing happens with 28, 27 and 26.

    I've also included a simple file - add a drop shadow with about 15px size and save (without compression) and watch the file increase, Also see rendering errors.

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  17. Preview mode switches to Outline when saving

    The file got outlined while saving it.

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  18. Clipping masks make areas of any objects behind disappear

    Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 / OS 14.4.1 / Illustrator version 29.8.1

    This looks like a new visual bug. There seems to be a problem with the way Illustrator is displaying clipping masks. It has only started happening recently.

    The attached image is taken from a file that worked fine before.

    The wavy lines are contained inside a clipping mask (the same shape as the blue section). I have included images of the lines outside of the clipping mask (above) and inside the clipping mask (below).

    Any separate objects placed behind this clipping mask have a section missing (see black shape…

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  19. 線を細く設定した際の表示バグ

    線の太さを0.001pxなどに設定した場合、設定は出来ているのに実際の線の表示位置と、選択できる線実体の位置にズレが生じます。
    表示限界かとは思いますが、表示できないなら設定も出来なくすべきかと思います。

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  20. リアルタイムの描画と編集

    設定→パフォーマンス→リアルタイムの描画と編集を
    何度OFFにしてもONに戻ってしまうのを改善してほしい。

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