Skip to content

What can we fix in Illustrator (desktop)? Vote or report a bug.

← Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs

Opacity mask editing mode is broken, changes made are not visible unless Clip / Invert option is selected

I am experiencing a very new issue with Illustrator: when I draw something upon an opacity mask, the effect is not shown in real time.

Never happened something similar before.

I'm trying different settings with CPU preview, and also the relevant flag in the preferences (Draw and modify in real time, under "Performance" tab, hte last line) but does not seem to affect.

This has been happening since the latest update.

76 votes

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close

We’ll send you updates on this idea

Cirone Furioso shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
How important is this to you?

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close
Completed (Comments Open)  ·  AdminAnkit Goyal(Illustrator Team) (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded  · 

I am happy to share that we have fixed this bug in our latest release – 25.2 which is available worldwide now.

Going forward, our goal is to fix as many top User-Voice bugs as possible and as frequently as possible. Given the nature of the fixes, some of the bugs will take a longer time to fix, but we are on it.

You can update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

Thank you for all the feedback. Keep it coming!

Show previous admin responses (2)

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close
Submitting...
An error occurred while saving the comment
  • Lut Van Nooten commented  ·   ·  Report

    The opacity mask is not working properly. The adjustments are only visible after you switch 'clip' or 'invert' on or off.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Any word on a fix or an update yet Adobe?

  • Jeff Warner commented  ·   ·  Report

    When I create a gradient mask, and then edit the gradient, the gradient doesn't change on the artwork. I have to either make the change and then hide and then show the layer to see the changes, or if I click invert mask and then click it again back to the mask I want the changes appear. The gradient used to show live changes.

  • ay commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same with me on Illustrator 25.1 - MacOS Big usr 11.1

  • Shane commented  ·   ·  Report

    I hope this can be fixed quickly, have been using the blending modes instead, not the same...PLEASE FIX!!! Thanks

  • Gretchen Zamora commented  ·   ·  Report

    This started happening to me yesterday and still on mojave 10.14.6

  • carol commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, I reported this issue to Adobe's team! Please fix as soon as possible, we need you Adobe Illustrator! Thank you for hearing us out too.

  • Ryan commented  ·   ·  Report

    As of version 25.1, opacity masking doesn't update in real time even with the associated setting selected. It's very easy to replicate (mask any object with one). It worked as of 25.0.1, and now does not. I was really looking forward to the features introduced in 25.1, but opacity masking is central to the work I do, so back to 25.0.1, I go. I really hope this gets addressed soon!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes I just ran into the same problem. Have never seen this before. Effects will not update so it is limiting what I can do, including moving the object or adjusting a gradient within the opacity mask. Appreciate your efforts to fix as this is an important tool!

  • Tim Ho commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same with me on a Mac BigSur 11.1

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yep, reported this exact problem the other day and it seems to be fairly universal. Sort it out please chop chop Adobe! x

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    All, I was having this problem too on the latest version 25.1. I opened creative cloud, clicked on the ... to see other available versions, and reverted from the latest release to the one before. I restarted it and now running fine. There is a bug in rendering on the latest version that was killing my workflow. This was the only way to get back up and working quickly.

  • Bastian commented  ·   ·  Report

    Detail: Mac OS, AI v 25.1

    when we use a clipping mask, that effect gradient not directly affected on the mask shape, to see the effect we need to get out first, and move certain objects so that the results appear. this becomes ineffective if you have to get out of the clipping mask mode. idk if felt a bug when I started using Wacom to replace the mouse

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hello, same problem here ! Very annoying. It slows down my creation process. We really need it it to be fixed !

  • Bruno commented  ·   ·  Report

    Sme here, MacOS Catalina 10.15.7, Illustrator 2021

  • Martin Poks commented  ·   ·  Report

    Whenever I apply an opacity mask, it's not working like it used to.
    When I'm adding a shape or an fillin I don't get an realtime update. I have to switch out of mask mode into normal layout mode and deactivate and reactivate the layer to see the changes.
    This issue is killing my workflow.

2

Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs: Other...

Categories

Feedback and Knowledge Base

(thinking…)