Stroked Clipping Masks get unclipped on file reopening
Using a clipping mask on photos works, but when I save the file, close it and reopen it, the photos are no longer clipped, but they're grouped with the mask/path instead. I then have to ungroup and reclip them every time I open it. It's happened several times. I should also note that I'm using a stroke color on the path/masks. There's one photo that isn't following the same behavior and it's working properly, but there's no discernible difference between it and the rest of the photos I'm using, whether it be size, mode or whatever.
Jessica
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Jessica, I was finally be able to look into the file you shared.
The structure inside didn’t really answer what happened, but allows to compare the broken clip groups to the one that survived (the one at the top, with the red tie).Take a look at the first image attached.
The tree on the left is the survived one, the one on the right is broken.
Both are quite messy and strange, but the one on the right is just 'Group', and the clipping group inside has nothing in it but the mask.I ahve my guess on why this happened technically, but to prove it I’d need to take a look at the tree like this for the object BEFORE the file get saved and reopened — Ai seems to change the order of objects in clipping groups.
But you can avoid this problem in the first place, if you do these simpler, with no duplicates — take a look at the .ai file attached and the second image. All you need to do is a single path (with a stroke applied to it) and the clipped image.
Take a look at these and comment back, please.
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Jessica
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First is the file with the issue. I was updating an old file, which is probably way I wasn't able to reproduce the issue in a fresh one (see second attachment).
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Jessica, can you reproduce this in a fresh new file? Or perhaps share this one, please?
I try to reproduce this behavior and I can’t.
