Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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Unticking "Use Artboards" when saving PDF does not work as expected
Illustrator 24.0
Expected result: A PDF file containing a single page of all the artwork in the document. Artboards should be completely ignored. Page size, cropbox, artbox, trimbox and bleedbox should all be equivalent to the total size of all the artwork in the document.
Actual result: PDF contains one page for each artboard, seemingly identical to what happens when "Use Artboards" is ticked.
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Export for screens > SVG Exports only some of the artboards.
MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
Illustrator 24.0When I use the export for screens it doesn't export all of my artboards to SVG. I have 21 artboards and only 8 of them are being exported.
Is there any workaround for this bug?
UPDATE: It exports all the artboards but it takes a long long time. Is it normal?
Thanks
1 voteHi,
Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
We are unable to reproduce this issue.
Please help us in isolating it further. We would need you to check
1) Is this Issue still happening on your machine?
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Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.Thanks and Regards
Ankit Goyal
Illustrator Team -
Select > All menu command also selects all artwork instead of all artboards only
With the Artboard tool selected, choosing Select > All selects not only the artboards, but all of the artwork—even artwork outside of the artboards.
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Artboards disappear and is replaced by guides for artboard when reopening an existing document
Using Illustrator Version 22.0.1 on PC. Also happens on my Imac at work as well.
This happens from time to time but does get somewhat annoying when it does.
When I open an existing document, the artboards are all gone except for one artboard and what is left instead are guides for where those artboards are meant to be, and a new layer has been created in the layers panel with the name 'Guide For Artboards'.
There isn't anything out of the ordinary I do when saving a file so I have no idea why it likes to do…
2 votesHi,
You need save files in Illustrator CS4 or higher version to preserve the artboards. If any file file is saved below that version all the artboards are converted into guides.
Thanks
Nitish -
Editing a symbol doesn't stay in-place and keeps artboards visible
1) Editing symbols in place doesn't stay "in place"
When I double-click a symbol to edit it in place, it moves to a totally different part of the artboard. When I try to position the symbol where I want it and then exit, it moves to a new place in the artboard. When I go to edit it again, it moves yet again elsewhere. It's impossible to get it to stay anywhere consistently.2) Editing symbols keeps the "multi" artboard context, which makes it hard to see the symbol you're working on because it's overlaid on the gray background, randomly…
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Multiple artboards saved as AI. But opens as a PDF
Multiple artboards saved as AI. But opens as a PDF.
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When creating new document in 24.2, two artboards are created
Creating new document. Two artboards appear, even though I only requested one. I also now have "video safe areas" showing in default and can't get them to not show upon setting up new document.
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Multiple Artboards only saving as main file name
When exporting multiple artboards, they are not saving as individual artboard names but rather, trying to save as the main file name.
Mac Ventura 13.5.1
Illustrator Desktop Version 27.8.11 vote -
A new artboard created in a template with two artboards gets 'Artboard 2' name instead of 'Artboard 3'
My default document I use to begin projects has two artboards. If I add a third artboard, it will be named "Artboard 2" and I have to go into the settings and rename it "Artboard 3" in order to print properly.
2 votes -
Duplicate Artboards will always fail if even one artboard exists near the right edge of the canvas
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Duplicating an artboard using the Duplicate Artboards command in the Artboards panel will fail if one of the artboards in the document is near the right edge of the canvas and the new artboard is at coordinates that extend beyond the canvas.
It is not possible to duplicate the artboard by wrapping it in the Y direction. Therefore, when such artboards are in the document, it will never succeed.
The expected behavior is that Duplicate Artboards will also do so, since you can copy and paste artboards and New Artboard will generate them with a wrap around.
Environment
- macOS…
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The artboard names and numbers dissapeared in 25.4.1
I can still see the grey box in the top left corner of the artboards, but the names and numbers are gone. It started when I updated Illustrator to 25.3.1. I thought the issue would be solved in this new update but it is still there
12 votes -
Exporting a batch of artboards as SVG results in wrong files
I'm exporting multiple artboards as SVG using ⌘⌥E command and while artboard names are correct and the window previews are also fine I realized the exported files are wrong. The names are right but the content is not matching with the corresponding artboard. I'm on Illustrator 28.5 and the file has 28 artboards
1 vote -
Illustrator becomes extremely slow with more than 20 artboards
Currently there are massive slowdowns when adding artboards. Once I get above twenty, even if there are only simple vector graphics are text it get extremely slow. Please fix, thanks.
1 vote -
Use Artboards option disabled when exporting as PDF – even in new multi-artboard documents
Description:
In the current Illustrator version, the ‘Use Artboards’ checkbox in File ▸ Export ▸ Export As... ▸ PDF is greyed out and cannot be selected.
This happens even in a new document with multiple artboards (e.g. 3 pages with simple shapes).Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new document with 3 artboards
2. Add simple objects on each artboard
3. Go to File ▸ Export ▸ Export As… ▸ Select PDF
4. → “Use Artboards” option is greyed outExpected result:
“Use Artboards” should be selectable so that Illustrator exports each artboard as a separate PDF…2 votes -
Placed .ai artboards drop graphic elements randomly. This is disgusting for printers
The screenshot shows the placed artboards from - top row: .ai artboards, bottom row: pdf artboards. The circled portions show logos were dropped from the artwork arbitrarily.
When the .ai file is opened normally, it displays correctly - but not when placed.
This is a separate issue from placed artwork not displaying transparencies accurately.
This is supposed to be a professional level program and printing bugs are getting to be too much and costing my company too much in unnecessary reprints. PLEASE FIX.
2 votes -
Illustrator WILL NOT display art OR artboards.
How about making Illustrator useable for starters?
I pay enough for this service. I have done a full update and restart of my computer, all of my adobe products are up to date, AND I've uninstalled and reinstalled Illustrator.
This is what I get when I open a new document. Show artboards is on. NOTHING comes up despite using ALL of the fixes I can find in your boards.I expect a service I drop $700 a year on to actually WORK Adobe.
2 votesPlease accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. 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.
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Unable to save Illustrator file as SVG using artboards
We use Illustrator to draw lots of icons.
If we place each icon on an artboard and try to save each artboard to a file by selecting Save as > SVG > Use artboards > All, we expect multiple icons to be saved to multiple SVG files.We actually get multiple SVG files, but each SVG contains all layer names from the original file and one SVG icon.
It would be very helpful, if manual cleanup after saving / exporting wasn't necessary.
2 votesNils, please try export svg through File > Export > Export As > SVG and let us know the result
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Exporting Artboards
When I try exporting an artboard lets say as a PNG and put in that specific artboard, the preview comes up as the wrong artboard, it is usually the first one. This has been going on for a while and I have just come to the realization that it is a bug because I cancel the export and then try again and it works.
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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.
71 votesArtboard border issue was fixed. The Grid and Guides disappearing issue has been pending. Let us know of any other issues which you observing at your end.
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Moving an artboard using the Artboard Tool moves non-overlapping paths and shapes in adjacent artboards
Moving an artboard should only move paths and shapes within the artboard and paths and shapes overlapped from other artboards. If possible, overlapped paths and shapes should only move if a majority is in the selected artboard.
1 vote
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