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  1. Freeform Gradient doesn't transform correctly High Sierra (macOS 10.13)

    Freeform Gradient points should transform relative to path. Gradient does not transform as expected.

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  2. Stylize Outer Glow does not show

    BUG: When applying "Effect >> Stylize >> Outer Glow", the effect does not appear on object stroke or fill.

    This is constant between multiple files.

    OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Built-In Memory: 32668 MB
    System Info:
    Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 13.0.0
    Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 13.0.0
    Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 13.0.0
    ExtendScript 2014/12/03-09:00:00 80.1 80.1
    Extensibility Library 2.0.0.51
    FilterPort 1.1 79.599148
    Microsoft® Windows® Operating System 10.0.17134.167
    International Components for Unicode 58, 2, 0, 0
    International Components for Unicode 58, 1, 0, 0
    International Components for Unicode 58, 2, 0, 0
    International Components for Unicode 2017/02/28-14:54:50 Build…

    2 votes

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  3. Artistic effects converting artwork to black

    Attempting to apply any Effects>Effect Gallery will render the vector artwork into black and white. Thinking it was a Pantone conflict, I've tried conversion to CMYK with same results.

    piffle.

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  4. Blending Modes BUG in Ai

    1. Version of Adobe Illustrator - 22.1 Machine: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M380 2048 MB
    2. The issues - Using Blending Modes (specifically Screen/Color Burn). Worked both in on-screen preview mode & saved as a jpg, Thursday, April 12th, 2018. Today, Monday April 16th, they are not displaying properly on-screen, in print, or in saved file preview. (if color mode is switched to RGB, blending mode displays more properly, but not in Overprint Preview) Screen blending mode disappears/Color Burn retains only some parts of the graphic in black. Does not translate between cc programs either.
    3. Expected…
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    Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.
    Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
    We may also need your help with file to get this internally reproduced and then subsequently attempt to resolve it.

    Warm Regards,
    Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator

  5. User interface - Not keeping color choice on re-open

    The level of user interface color choice does not sustain itself on re-launch of appl

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  6. 2025 (29.0.1) is giving tons of errors on preview.

    I have a file with some simple multi-gradient appearance stacks that constantly throws two errors every time I load it, and every time I switch outline mode on and off. Also the document is marked as modified the instant I load it.

    Works fine on 2023. Dunno how it works on 2024, I never switched to that one. Constantly complains on 2025.

    This is happening in CPU preview mode, I would check if it's happening in GPU mode as well but I deleted 2025 before thinking about that detail.

    Uservoice isn't letting me upload this file so I've posted it…

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  7. Struggling with Invisible Geometry when mapping a 3D object

    I’m having a trouble with this invisible geometry. It just doesn’t work for a cross object. Either I’m doing something wrong or I don’t know.

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    A test file is needed along with full specs of your system, including GPU model and its driver’s version.

    Please share it in comments if you are OK with it, or send it to sharewithai@adobe.com (in this case please put the link to this report in the body of the email for tracking purposes:

    http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/49048304)

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  9. Illustrator crashes after adding 3D Materials from Adobe Substance. Deleting default materials leads to problems

    Since I downloaded 3D materials in the Adobe substance online application, and added them into Illustrator, the application crashes.
    I was able to reach the file (Illustrator Application > Show Package Contents > Contents > Resources > Material Resources > DefaultSubstanceMaterials.) But when I delete them, the textures no longer load, impossible to reboot, try other versions, uninstall-reinstall. It always appears like that, I don't know what to do anymore. Impossible to reuse the materials. If you have a solution, I'm interested. Thank for reading :)

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  10. 3D Extrude & Bevel

    I've been working with some of my previous design clients and noticed that when I add the extrude and bevel to a rectangle shape and I choose the draw hidden faces function it just don't show up when I do the expand appearance. I tried to edit by going back to the appearance panel and deactivate and then reactivate it then it worked. Has anyone got this before or it's only me ?

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  11. 3Dとマテリアルの膨張の仕様がいきなり変わった

    3Dとマテリアルの膨張を使用していたところ昨晩からいきなり膨張をかけた後のぷっくりした感じがなんだかのっぺりしました。端末を変えても結果は同じでした。支給対応を求めます。よろしくお願い致します。

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  12. 3D Rotation object misses the light source in version 28.5

    Version 28.5: Rotation 3d does not produce full 3d. Missing light. Diffuse instead.

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  13. Problème Export 3D dans Illustrator: fichier .OBJ et USDZ

    Dans illustrator, après avoir appliqué l'effet 3D, je l'exporte en fichier .OBJ et .USDZ.
    Les problèmes sont:
    - Bug de luminosité (trop forte et non corrigeable) du fichier .OBJ dans After effect (Image ci jointe)
    - Bug du fichier .USDZ (absence de texture) lors de l'affichage en réalité augmentée sur Iphone (derniere version IOS 17.4.1) (image ci jointe)

    Pouvez-vous corriger ces bugs svp? trop nombreux à mon gout pour un logiciel payant..

    Merci d'avance,

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  14. Effect > Path> Outline Stroke only works if applied to an entire object, not to a stroke

    Sometimes when I am making a complex Appearance stack I want to start with a basic stroke, outline it, and do more stuff to it, but I cannot, because this only applies to the entire object. Please fix this. It's annoying.

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  15. Popups in the Appearance palette often lock up Illustrator.

    Lately whenever I summon a popup in the Appearance palette, I will often find that Illustrator locks up with a spinning rainbow pinwheel. I have waited a while for it to return and it never does; I now consider this a cue to restart Illustrator and hope I saved recently, or that I got lucky with the crash recovery.

    The two popups I get it with more often are the stroke/fill color, and the stroke. I've included screenshots of both to make it more obvious where to fool around. Next time this happens I'll come provide a file that does…

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  16. Illustrator 28.3 shuts down on my macbook pro macOS 14.4 when trying to use 3d

    I'm using a MacBook Pro with the M2 chip and just upgraded to Sonoma 14.4. I also updated Illustrator to 28.3. Up until then, I had no issues using 3D Effects. Now if I attempt to use 3D effects, Illustrator will shut down. A window pops up saying it shuts down for unknown reasons, and it gives me three choices: Restart, report, or ignore.

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  17. Preview of the 3D cube in the Effect 3D (classic) dialog is garbled or missing

    When opening effect the preview is garbled.
    Rotating 3D cube, it is flashing or disappearing.
    Changing angles via keyboard has same bug.
    AI beta 28.4.32

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  18. Bad rendering of glow effect

    OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 10.0.19045 Build 19045
    Adobe Illustrator: 28.1 (64-bit)

    Steps to reproduce the bug:
    - Create a blank Illustrator document.
    - Create a new shape, such as a white circle with no stroke. The white circle on the white background is invisible.
    - Add an outer glow effect to the circle, e.g.: Color: black (#000000), Normal mode, 20% Opacity, 3px Blur.
    => The white circle on white background will be almost invisible, despite the black glow, which is very, very faint.

    • Export the artwork to PDF.
    • Open the PDF file in Acrobat : the white circle is…
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  19. Exporting layered PSDs = Error 2393

    Illustrator 27.8.1 64-bit
    OS: Windows 10

    Exporting AI to layered PSD fails, regardless of DPI or whether artboard exporting is enabled. Flattened PSD export still works. This process ultimately locks up and completely crashes Illustrator.

    Steps: File -> Export -> Export as...

    Attempting the process with a third party export script also locks up Illustrator.

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  20. Blend Modes are Broken in Illustrator 27.8.1 and also in After Effects 23.6.0

    Hello - I updated all my creative cloud stuff yesterday and blend modes don't work in Illustrator 27.8.1 and also in After Effects 23.6.0

    I opened after effects 22.6.5 and that works as it's supposed to.

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