Illustrator fails miserably to correctly open/interpret most SVG files
Half the time when I get sent SVG files and try to open them, the result is strange error messages, and often a completely messed up result, often with elements completely missing.
I tried to attach an SVG sample, but seems this website doesnt support SVG either (and zipping didn't help). Doh. Didn't work to paste the code either.
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Thanks Jonas for sharing the files.
We have received them and reported the bug at our end.Will update you once we have resolution on the bug.
Thanks & Regards,
-Ravi Gupta -
Jonas commented
E-mailed it to 'sharewithai@adobe.com' and since you haven't gotten it yet, I also tried again now using 'shareWithAI@adobe.com'
If you're still not getting it, maybe check spam filter? Could be your e-mail system isn't happy about SVG files?
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Hi Jonas,
Thanks for reaching out.
We do not see any file shared by you in the attachment.
Please create a zip with the sample files, with which the issue is reproducible.
Share the zip at shareWithAI@adobe.comWaiting for your response.
Thanks & Regards,
-Ravi Gupta -
Jonas commented
Screenshot of a file AI struggles with attached. Will e-mail actual SVG.
I'm sure you can find many more if you start downloading SVG-files from various sources (not made using Ai) and try to open them. Things disappears, or suddenly it has a black background instead of transparent, etc.
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Just send it to the sharewithai@adobe.com, please.
Attach how it looks in Ai for you, and how it looks in another editor/browser. Results may differ. -
Jonas commented
Didn't work to attach the file in a comment either. Is the "attach a file" feature just broken? Well then, I won't be providing actual sample SVG files that Ai struggles with. You will have to find your own.
Ps: Even Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer handles SVG these days. It has become a very wide-spread format for vector files online and more. PLEASE add half-decent support in Ai or we will have to start to look for other programs to use instead. :(
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Jonas commented
Trying to attach it in a comment instead. Maybe then it's less picky?
Ps: Even Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer handles SVG these days. It has become a very wide-spread format for vector files online and more. PLEASE add half-decent support in Ai or we will have to start to look for other programs to use instead. :(
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Jonas commented
Half the time when I get sent SVG files and try to open them, the result is strange error messages, and often a completely messed up result, often with elements completely missing.
Attached one random example. (I had to rename to .jpg as this website doesn't support SVG or ZIP). Rename back to .SVG to see it.
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Jonas commented
PLEASE improve SVG support. SVG files do not open correctly in AI.
Half the time when I get sent SVG files and try to open them, the result is strange error messages, and often a completely messed up result, often with elements completely missing.
Attached one random example. (I had to rename to .jpg as this website doesn't support SVG or ZIP). Rename back to .SVG to see it.
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Jonas commented
PLEASE improve SVG support. SVG files do not open correctly in AI.
Half the time when I get sent SVG files and try to open them, the result is strange error messages, and often a completely messed up result, often with elements completely missing.
Attached one random example. (I had to rename to .jpg as this website doesn't support SVG or ZIP). Rename back to .SVG to see it.