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  1. Export to EMF - Extra white border

    When exporting to EMF, an extra white border is added to the output file.

    Coordinates and size are integers.

    OS: Windows 10
    AI Version: 24.3

    3 votes

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  2. Save as .ai can be interrupted by another save

    If you are working on a new document, or opened an EPS or PDF, hit save as .ai and it does the background save, if you dont wait or dont realize it isnt finished, and try to save as PDF by way of example, the first save will not complete (ever) and this may result in a loss of data. Very reproducible

    3 votes

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  3. Crash in exporting PDF

    Illustrator 24.3 64bits on Windows 10

    The software crash when exporting PDF as a Export for Screens (mutliple format export)

    All the formats except PDF are exported on the Outpout folder, but when generating PDF, it's crash randomly (1 success for 5 crashes)

    3 votes

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  4. Illustrator not deleting .tmp files after upgrades to Catalina

    We've recently started upgrading our users to Catalina, and since then multiple people have reported Illustrator is creating .tmp files that can't be deleted. We've turned off Save in Background, Export in Background, optimize saving for slow networks, and Saving Cloud documents. The issue seems to be intermittent, we haven't been able to find a pattern.

    When it makes these files, they can't be deleted in Finder.

    3 votes

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  5. Asset export password bug 24.2.3

    Illustrator info: 24.2.3 (64bit)

    System info:
    Windows 10

    Steps:
    If I export artboards to pdf using the asset export window - each file will be password protected without me specifying it.

    This only happens if the last pdf I saved manualy (using save as) was password protected. Asset export will use the same password that I entered for this file.

    This would be a nice feature if it was an option you could select or de select, but not when it happens without informing me.

    The only workaround I know of, is to save a dummy pdf with the correct…

    3 votes

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  6. Objects imported from SVG have their gradients turned upside down

    Illustrator 24.2 on Windows 10 PC.

    Open the attached SVG file. Select the rectangle with the gradient. Now select the Rectangle tool and create another rectangle which will inherit the look of the first rectangle. Now we have two rectangles on the canvas which look the same.

    Yet their appearance in the Appearance panel is different — the imported object has the red color on the bottom while the newly created object has the red color on the top.

    It's not simply a cosmetic issue — if you drag and drop the appearance of the imported rectangle to another object,…

    3 votes

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  7. Save As or Save Copy not working

    I have a document (on a network share). I can edit the file and save it normally.

    But SAVE AS or SAVE COPY do not work at all. Just Nothing Happens.
    Sometimes a short spinning ball. No errors, no feedback.

    Illustrator 24.2 on Mac OSX Catalina 10.15.4, iMac 2019 40GB memory

    3 votes

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  8. Large size canvas saving to pdf failed

    Using windows 7 and Illustrator 24.2 June release

    As documented for Large size canvas, created a file using 2270x2270 in. While saving it as ai it's saving as expected, but saving it as pdf using pdf ver. 1.6 or later getting an error:

    "The dimension of this page is out of range"

    3 votes

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  9. 'Turn off Data Recovery for complex documents' should be on by default

    The data recovery setting for complex documents should be on by default. Secondary to this, why aren't my illustrator settings saved in the Creative Cloud in the creative cloud service we pay so much for? I've had a situation we're I've upgraded to a new illustrator version through CC then started to work not realising this feature is now off!!! I've done a whole lot of work in a large file and not only did it not recover the document after a crash the program reverted the document to a state 2 days prior! The file even says I saved…

    3 votes

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  10. Ai files saved on Windows loose their preview when changing extension to .ait

    To prevent accidentally saving over common library files (stock graphics and the like) we save our artwork files as .ai, then change the extension to .ait so that they will open as an untitled file. There are a couple of reasons I do things this way instead of saving them as .ait files from the get go.

    The main reason is that it's not uncommon that I'll need to run a batch script on several files. As part of that batch, I open the file, make some change(s), then save the file. If the files are initially saved as a…

    3 votes

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  11. Linked images/files got embedded after file [recovered]

    When Illustrator got crashed I reopen the file and the file got recovered with a message saying (could not find a plug-in to read the linked file "links". .....)

    and when I press (ignore) button I saw all my linked got missing and embedded also

    3 votes

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  12. Stop Illustrator from increasing file size by 400% when exporting artwork in 300ppi resolution

    Illustrator currently increases the size of a file by 400% when using the "Export As" option and choosing to save at 300ppi resolution instead of 72ppi resolution. We tried several times exporting as PNG for an Artboard that was 5000px wide but the program saved the file at 20000px wide because we chose to save at 300ppi resolution. We contacted support and they stated that this was a "feature" of the application and cannot be changed.

    3 votes

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  13. Save File

    We are still having save file issues. Illustrator will not save the file over a network or even at time to the desktop. Also please do say "this is not a generic issue" looking at all the posts below with the same problem it surely is.

    And please can we get moving on this. There seems a real lack of effort to fix these things. Whenever I read these posts you guys are always saying you have fixed the problem but the posts show that you have not, or you made the error occur again in another update. Very disappointed…

    3 votes

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  14. Exporting to png creates corrupted png file.

    I'm having an issue with corrupted png files that were exported from Illustrator. If I export from photoshop, it's fine. I have exported from Illustrator a bunch of times before, so not sure what the problem is and what to do to correct the problem. Seems like it started with the latest update, but I'm not totally sure of that. Before this issue started, exporting to png was very fast. Now it is very slow, sometimes crashes the app, and when I do get a file and try to upload it online I get a corrupted file message. Again, this…

    3 votes

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  15. [Extendscript] SaveDlg Default Filename Bugged

    Hi there,

    I'm having some issues with a custom extendscript that we use in our production house. This script is pretty basic, and is meant to make eps / pdf / ai conversion easier (we have some strict EPS settings that must be followed). This script has worked on AiCC (original release) up through CC 2019, but is now behaving oddly in Illustrator 2020.

    When you run the script, a custom "Save As" dialog should show up. The filename should default to the current document's name, with .eps set as the filetype suffix. However, when running this script in Illustrator…

    3 votes

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  16. Saving Bugs

    I can't save the file cause the saving windows just keeps crashing
    i can't close with out saving either

    3 votes

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  17. Temp file string prepended to filename slug

    When saving a PDF copy of a file with cropmarks to a network share a temporary string such as "ai157536670945_" is prepended to the filename in the page info/slug in the cropmark area.

    Ai 2020 24.01 Mac OS Catalina 10.15.1

    3 votes

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    Under Review  ·  Anjali responded

    Thanks for sharing the details.
    We are now able to reproduce the issue.
    The team will be looking into the problem.

    Thank you for the feedback.

  18. Symbols and SVGs issues (Illustrator 2020)

    Issue: When an SVG is reopened in Illustrator with a symbol included in the artboard, the symbol shifts in position within a bounding box and crops as if it is within a Clipping Mask. Any black colour value within a symbol isn’t recognised and is automatically changed to HEX colour #000000. When the SVG is previewed in Finder and uploaded to Magento the symbols appear in the correct position.

    Specs and testing: The issue only occurs since updating to Illustrator 2020 (tested on both macOS Majave (10.14 & 10.14.5) and macOS Catalina (10.15.1).

    When opening the SVG in previous versions…

    3 votes

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  19. 24 ver layer missing when opening in 23.1.1 version

    Illustrator ver 24. error!!!
    Saved a file in the new version with 2 layers, one layer went missing when I opened it in 23.1.1 version (the previous version). The same applies to PDF files.
    Please advise as this is so important for our printing process.
    Both systems (iMac 2019)
    Thanks!

    3 votes

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  20. "Save A Copy" Action major issue

    When recording a "Save A Copy" action, it won't let us choose a folder. Rather we are forced to choose a filename. So when we ever use this Action, all of our files are saved and overwritten as the same filename.

    Please let us choose a folder like the "Save As" action.

    3 votes

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