Illustrator file flattened when saved as .PSD (when 'write layers" is clicked on export)
Windows 10 Photoshop 22.4.3, Illustrator 25.3.1
When I export an Adobe Illustrator file as a .PSD and click "write layers", the file is flattened when I open it in Photoshop. The layers are not being retained.
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Anthony Topper commented
Exporting to PSD from Illustrator seems utterly bug-ridden. I've tried hundreds of experiments. I am really surprised that such a mature piece of software has what seems like a critical feature work so poorly. And I am surprised to see so few votes for this issue.
I think too many users have given up and now just work around the problem in much more manual ways.
The AI2PSD open-source script might help, but it doesn't work for all cases.
As other comments mention, AI2PSD might help but only works sometimes. -
You should provide a file, because this is most certain depends on its content.
The problem is well-known and there is a script that tries to workaround it and does it beautifully:
https://github.com/creold/ai-to-psd
Can’t recommend it enough.
The problem is very painful though, I call everyone to vote. Even Affinity Designer, an external app from a non-Adobe, handles this better, which is a shame.