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1. 'Send to current layer' command is disabled when art across several layers is selected

   I don't understand why it's limited, I can't see logic behind that, so I put it in Bugs, rather then Ideas.

   See, I have some stuff in different layers. I select it, choose a layer, press a hotkey, I intend to collect it all in the selected layer, but nothing happens. WHY?

   I have 'Collect in new layer' in Palette menu, but I have no hotkey for it (you guys do everything with mouse? really?) and i don't need a NEW layer, I need existing and selected one, and I have a command for it — ''Send to current layer' — and it does not work.

   Don't force me to cut and paste! I have a lot of raster art and each cut moves this behemoth into the clipboard, which takes minutes.

   Sorry, I'm upset. Just fix this one command. And everything else.

   I don't understand why it's limited, I can't see logic behind that, so I put it in Bugs, rather then Ideas.

   See, I have some stuff in different layers. I select it, choose a layer, press a hotkey, I intend to collect it all in the selected layer, but nothing happens. WHY?

   I have 'Collect in new layer' in Palette menu, but I have no hotkey for it (you guys do everything with mouse? really?) and i don't need a NEW layer, I need existing and selected one, and I have a command for it — ''Send to current layer'… more

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   Completed (Comments Open)  ·  AdminAnkit Goyal(Illustrator Team) (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   I am happy to share that we have fixed this bug in our latest release – 27.0.0 which is available worldwide now.

   Going forward, our goal is to fix as many top User-Voice bugs as possible and as frequently as possible. Given the nature of the fixes, some of the bugs will take a longer time to fix, but we are on it.

   You can update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

   Thank you for all the feedback. Keep it coming!

   Ankit Goyal

   Illustrator Team

2. Layer's options display 'Dim Images' turned on when it's off

   1. Go to Layer Options
   2. Enable 'Template' option
   3. Uncheck 'Dim Images to' option
   4. Hit OK
   5. Go to Layer Options again
   6. 'Dim Images' is on by itself, despite I turned it off in step 3
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   Done (In Beta)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   The issue is no longer happening in Ai Beta 28.4.0.2

3. Layers’ colors get messed up when moving objects in and out of sublayers

   When moving an artwork onto another layer the indicator-color changes as expected. If the new layer however is nested in another layer, and the artwork is moved from the nested layer onto the parent layer, the indicator color remains the nested layers color.
   This can be fixed, by closing and opening the childview of the parent layer.
   Also this does not apply, if the artwork is moved directly onto the layer and not between existing artworks on that layer.

   01 - Artwork is moved onto a new layer
   02 - New layer is nested in an parent layer
   03 - artwork is moved from the nested layer onto its parent, but between existing artworks
   04- New layer is deleted, but indicator-color remains

   When moving an artwork onto another layer the indicator-color changes as expected. If the new layer however is nested in another layer, and the artwork is moved from the nested layer onto the parent layer, the indicator color remains the nested layers color.
   This can be fixed, by closing and opening the childview of the parent layer.
   Also this does not apply, if the artwork is moved directly onto the layer and not between existing artworks on that layer.

   01 - Artwork is moved onto a new layer
   02 - New layer is nested in an parent layer
   03 -… more

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4. Hiding a layer doesn't hide the guides

   Since the Update 27.5 of Illustrator CC all guides oaf any file are showing whether or not their parent layer is visible or not. In my Graphic template i have a base layer for guides of different target sizes, areas and columns which are organized on named layers for each type of guides to easily show/hide them.
   since the the last update (27.5 AI on macOS) ALL guides are showing up whether or not the layer containing these guides is hidden or shown which results in showing all guides for 4, 5 and 6 column layouts as well as all text baseline-grid guides for different font sizes which makes the template unusable until I get rid of all layers I don't need at the moment but might need later!
   PLEASE FIX THIS again!

   Since the Update 27.5 of Illustrator CC all guides oaf any file are showing whether or not their parent layer is visible or not. In my Graphic template i have a base layer for guides of different target sizes, areas and columns which are organized on named layers for each type of guides to easily show/hide them.
   since the the last update (27.5 AI on macOS) ALL guides are showing up whether or not the layer containing these guides is hidden or shown which results in showing all guides for 4, 5 and 6 column layouts as well as all… more

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   Resolved (Comments Open)  ·  AdminRama (Mgr, Software Development, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   A configuration modification has fixed this problem. It may take up to 24 hours for your Illustrator to show the changes resulting from this update.

5. Bringing object forward with (Ctrl + ] ) nudges left/right instead of bringing forward.

   There is an Illustrator bug I have previously and am currently experiencing that makes an object nudge to the right/left when trying to bring an object forward. I've had this happen on Windows 7 and Windows 10. There is obviously a workaround for this, i.e. View Outlines > Select > Bring object to front / Cut Paste in Front / Paste in Back, Save and Restart Illustrator etc. but it is counterproductive to efficiency.

   Background: I'm a 10 year+ agency professional who specializes in UI design, illustration and branding.

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6. Layer Arrow Disappears

   When collapsing sub-layers of a layer, the arrow to expand the sub-layers is no longer visible. Clicking the eye would restore the arrow, but this is a bug that should be fixed.

   Evidence:
   https://youtu.be/Oa8KxjzLFkM

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7. Template Layers Still Visible on Export for PNG and JPG

   I am creating a logo package for a client and am attempting to export multiple logos / graphics with transparent backgrounds using the export panel. I've already confirmed multiple times that my PNG settings include transparency and that the View > Overprint Preview setting is unchecked. My background layer is set to non printing, however any PDF or PNG I export includes a visible background layer. I can completely hide this layer to avoid exporting it, but then I can't see my artwork correctly. The whole point of non printing layers is to see them when you are designing without exporting them. I am using Illustrator 29.1 and am on an iMac running Ventura 13.7.2.
   I've been using Illustrator for over 10 years and non printing layers have always worked. The fact that these layers are showing up in both PDF and PNG exports indicates that it's a global transparency issue and not a file type setting. I've read every thread I can find and tried every setting possible and cannot get non printing layers to export with transparency. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated!
   Please see attached images for Illustrator layer settings and what the exported PNG looks like when opened in Photoshop.

   I am creating a logo package for a client and am attempting to export multiple logos / graphics with transparent backgrounds using the export panel. I've already confirmed multiple times that my PNG settings include transparency and that the View > Overprint Preview setting is unchecked. My background layer is set to non printing, however any PDF or PNG I export includes a visible background layer. I can completely hide this layer to avoid exporting it, but then I can't see my artwork correctly. The whole point of non printing layers is to see them when you are designing without… more

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8. Paste Remembers layers not working in 29.0 - 2025 update

   Just updated to the 2025 version of Illustrator 29.0, Desktop PC, and none of my layers are being applied when copy/pasting between files. Everything just pastes into the currently selected layer.
   The "paste remembers layers" option is ticked, I've restarted and I've reinstalled. I'm hoping for a hotfix soon, otherwise I will need to revert to 2024.

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9. Add an option for the Layers panel to show tight bound thumbnails for clipping groups

   Illustrator 28.4.1 on Mac Ventura 13.5.2

   Wasn't there a time when the thumbnail of a layer containing a clipped image was cropped around the clipping mask and not around the whole image? (i.e. not showing the white all around)

   Or is there a setting that I missed?

   Thanks for your help!

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10. Toggling Layer Visibility Causes Hang

    Toggling layer visibility seems to be increasingly difficult for my latest release of the standard Illustrator build. I just tried a complete uninstall/reinstall, and the problem persists. Once I toggle layers on/off without any other active layer visible I get the Mac beach ball/spinning wheel. If I add a blank placeholder layer I have no issues toggling as shown below. This is the current release of Illustrator. I can share one of these files to see if it is setting related or cannot be reproduced, but I had this same issue on a much higher spec’d out PC than my current 2015 5K iMac shown in the video. The video excludes the beachball as Quicktime does not record the icon/spinning wheel. You will notice the layer visibility does not respond unless another layer is first enabled.

    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
    4 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory 16 GB
    AMD Radeon R9 M395 2GB

    Resolution: 5120 x 2880
    Mac OS 12.4

    Illustrator 26.3.1

    Toggling layer visibility seems to be increasingly difficult for my latest release of the standard Illustrator build. I just tried a complete uninstall/reinstall, and the problem persists. Once I toggle layers on/off without any other active layer visible I get the Mac beach ball/spinning wheel. If I add a blank placeholder layer I have no issues toggling as shown below. This is the current release of Illustrator. I can share one of these files to see if it is setting related or cannot be reproduced, but I had this same issue on a much higher spec’d out PC than my… more

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11. Locking child objects in a locked top layer is not respected when the layer is unlocked and won’t toggle back

    If I have a layer locked and I click a pale lock icon next to a child item, the lock becomes solid, as if I am overriding the 'the parent is locked' status... but it can’t be toggled back.

    More of it, I expect this overridden status to stay when I unlock the parent — instead it gets dropped.

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12. Dimensions new layer Do Not Print

    Using the Dimensions tool on a layer designated as Do Not Print creates a new layer title Dimensions.
    Example, I do all my dimensions, set the layer to Do Not Print. Later I realize I need to make an additional dimension. If I try to use the Dimension tool on the layer marked Do Not Print, it will create a new layer for new Dimensions.

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13. Toggling Layer Visibility now Lags Greatly with each New Layer Added after introduction of Search to Layers

    In May 2022 (before Search Layers was added for example) you could have a file with 2600 layers and toggle the visibility on and off in less than a second. Now in June 2023 the same type of file takes 30 seconds to toggle the visibility of a single layer.

    Here's how to reproduce the BUG that has been introduced into ILLUSTRATOR now:

    I'm using a - Windows 10 Desktop
    Illustrator v 27.6.1
    ASUS Laptop with 40 GB of RAM
    1TB SSD drives and plenty of scratch disk and page file space.

    Reproduction Steps:

    1. create a new Illustrator document 1920x1080
    2. create 100 new blank layers
    3. on layer 100 just create a very simple shape like a rectangle
    4. copy all 100 layers (so now there are 200 layers)
    5. drag the new rectangle (on layer 200) over and give it a different color
    6. now copy all 200 layers (so now there are 400 layers)
    7. drag the two new rectangles (on layer 300 and layer 400) over and give them a different color
    8. now copy all 400 layers (so now there are 800 layers)
    9. drag the 4 new rectangles (on layers 500, 600, 700 and 800) over and give them a different color
    10. now copy all 800 layers (so now there are 1600 layers)
    11. drag the 8 new rectangles (on layers 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600) over and give them a different color
    12. at this point you only have 16 shapes (rectangles) each with a different color, but there should be 1600 unique layers in the document (the other layers are just empty and blank for simplicity of this example to to show that it is not the complexity of the art causing the issue)
    13. select one of the layers with the visible rectangle in it and toggle the visibility of that simple shape and note how it take many seconds for the visibility of that simple layer to change
    14. in MAY 2022 Illustrator build a document far more complex than this simple example had no problem toggling a layer like this in less than a second with over 2600 layers, but now in JUNE 2023 there is a noticeable LAG that starts happening to toggling layer visibility as early as only 400 layers in an Illustrator file

    I've attached an example file below so you can see how the final test file should look like in case of issues following the above instructions in order to see and test the bug introduced in the newer version of Illustrator.

    In May 2022 (before Search Layers was added for example) you could have a file with 2600 layers and toggle the visibility on and off in less than a second. Now in June 2023 the same type of file takes 30 seconds to toggle the visibility of a single layer.

    Here's how to reproduce the BUG that has been introduced into ILLUSTRATOR now:

    I'm using a - Windows 10 Desktop
    Illustrator v 27.6.1
    ASUS Laptop with 40 GB of RAM
    1TB SSD drives and plenty of scratch disk and page file space.

    Reproduction Steps:

    1. create a new Illustrator document 1920x1080
    2. … more
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    Done (In Beta)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    Fixed in Beta 27.9 5. Please check if it works for you.

    At the test setup it now takes roughly 1 second to hide and show layers.

14. Marquee selects empty layers

    We are using a document template with nested layers (i.e. all layers are in correct order and properly named before drawing starts)
    Marqueeing objects unfortunately selects some empty layers besides those that lead to the artwork. The document info displays the selection correctly, and the attribute panel reports differing notes.

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15. Phantom/stuck bounding box

    Bounding box appears in unusual places when I'm grouping/ungrouping. Then it gets stuck. I cant deselect it, delete, move, un/group, etc. It stays put and I can't get rid of it. Even when undoing my previous actions.

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16. Closing a layer in illustrator opens the one above it.
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17. Copy (or Cut) \ Paste: the object appears on the same layer when another layer is selected.

    Hello,
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    Windows 10, Illustrator 25.2
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    I have an object\s on layer 1. I copy\cut it. Select layer 2, press Paste - the object Appears on layer 1 and layer 2 is still selected.
    3.
    It should appear on layer 2 as it was before.
    4.
    I can not copy\paste objects on another layer, I can only move them in Layer Window.

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    As per the comment, this often happens if you enable Paste Remembers Layers in the Layers panel’s flyout menu. With it turned on, Ai respect the original layers of pasted objects.

18. Unfoldable layers

    Illustrator does not display and allow to click unfold arrows next to these layers, despite the objects in them exist in the document.

    The other problem is the applied-but-not-displayed gaussian blur, but that’s the different problem: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/46794277

    The test file is derived from the original provided by Glitschka Studios.

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19. Send to Current Layer not working - moves entire layer instead of only selected objects

    I'm trying to move some objects from one layer to another.

    I'm selecting a series of objects, then clicking on the empty layer that I want to move the objects to. I'm choosing Object > Arrange > Send to Current Layer. When I do this, instead of only the selected objects moving (expected behavior), all the objects on the layer are sent to the other layer.

    (Normally I would simply cut the objects, then use Paste In Front on another layer to paste them in the same position. But these functions are also not working for me - the objects get pasted in a random position.)

    I think it's a bug, but maybe I'm doing something wrong?

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Illustrator 2023 v27.2
    MacBook Air M1 running macOS Ventura 13.0.1

    I'm trying to move some objects from one layer to another.

    I'm selecting a series of objects, then clicking on the empty layer that I want to move the objects to. I'm choosing Object > Arrange > Send to Current Layer. When I do this, instead of only the selected objects moving (expected behavior), all the objects on the layer are sent to the other layer.

    (Normally I would simply cut the objects, then use Paste In Front on another layer to paste them in the same position. But these functions are also not working for me - the objects… more

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20. Pasting in Front objects from different groups puts copies in the topmost group

    This is in latest version as of today's date. An annoying bug which was not present in older versions of illustrators and is reproducible:

    Create two vector objects and group them
    Duplicate this group (this is just to provide two groups, the problem exists across all groups of objects)
    Use Direct Select (A) to select one object from within each of these groups
    Copy (Ctrl+C)
    Paste in Front or Paste Behind will paste one object in front or behind and move the other selected object to that depth
    Regular paste pastes two objects as expected.

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