Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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- Your expected result and the actual result
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332 results found
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Grid View fails to render grid lines at various zoom levels.
I am experiencing a persistent problem with Gridlines not rendering correctly at larger zoom levels (for several weeks now).
Adobe Illustrator (25.3.1)/Preferences/Guides & Grid:
Gridline every: 72px
Divisions: 18
Grids In Back: Checked
Show Pixel Grid (Above 600% Zoom): CheckedAs you can see in the attached screen shot (800% Zoom) that is not a grid.
4 votesPlease confirm or deny the bug is fixed in the latest build of Illustrator.
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Cap Height setting not using Font Cap Height
Hello, the option for setting a size of a font by the font's specified cap height appears to be using a metric other than the cap height in at least one instance.
4 votesHi All,
Thanks for reporting this issue . We are unable to reproduce the issue at our end and would require help from your side to debug this issue and do an in-depth investigation around the same.
Please share the following details :
- Machine\OS details
- Files with which the issue is reproducible
- A small recording of the issue
Warm regards,
Aishwarya G Gadodia
Illustrator Team
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SVG Export Distortion
I am having 0 success with Adobe Illustrator exports that incorporate filters. Some are stock images from Adobe stock that have polygonal patters. Others are 3D text rendered objects. Others are layers built with a variety of transparency filters and opacity settings. The SVG exports are not usable and we are resorting to .png files until we solve this. I saw a similar post that was unresolved: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/33118615-sizes-and-coordinates-get-distorted-in-svg-export
I am using export settings with Styling: Presentation; Images: Preserve; Object ID: Minimal; 2 Decimals; Minify and Responsive checked. Other modifications to these settings has not worked.
Additionally, many of the Adobe…4 votesIncreasing the Decimals precision from 2 to higher value should fix this issue. Please try this and update the results.
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Isolate Selected Groups Does Not Work in CC 2019
Spent 4 days following a tutorial thinking I was losing my mind.
Then, it dawned on me I downloaded CC 2019 four days ago.
Downloaded CC2017 and the operation works as advertised.
Used especially for cartooning…
Goes like this:
1. Select all inked artwork>Object>Expand Appearances>Merge.
Create and color a rectangle covering artwork.
Select All>Merge
Then>>>>>Right Click<<<< and click "Select Isolate Selected Groups”
This will put editable color with all closed line work.The enclosed pic is where things go wrong in 2019
Once Isolate Selected groups is clicked you should be able to delete the outside green in isolation mode…4 votesPlease post a test file
-Rama
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Files don’t get displayed when opened or displayed corrupted with Application Frame enabled
These are not 'ideas' they are bugs, errors, problems - stop with the Orwellian language, just makes you look insincere and untruthful.
The problem:
When Application Frame is selected, files either do not display when opened or have a corrupted display. Doesn't happen every time, but quite often.
Mac Pro macOS 10.12.6, Illustrator 22.14 votesHi,
We have made a fix in latest version for the same. Can you please upgrade to 23.0.3 and let us know if you still face this issue?
Thanks
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Illustrator CC 22.0.1 Type Anti-Aliasing Issue
Illustrator CC 22.0.1 Type Anti-Aliasing Issue
1. The dropdown menu in the type window for anti-aliasing options is disabled seemingly at random.- The anti-aliasing dropdown menu in the type window allows me to designate a render setting to one type selection however, this setting also seemingly applies to all type on the document (i.e. I cannot apply "Sharp" to one text block and "Strong" to another).
4 votesNot sure this still happens with the latest builds. Can you check if this is still a problem?
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Using idropper to copy text settings cause the text and text box to disappear. Amazing! Great feature.
Using idropper to copy text settings cause the text and text box to disappear. Amazing! Great feature.
4 votesHi Nozzle,
Just wanted to know that are you still facing this issue? In which version are you facing this? Is it happening with any specific font?
Thanks
Anish Kumar
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Properties doesn’t show alignment options for live shapes
In the new Properties panel if you select a custom shape you get the alignment options, including the option to switch between "Align on artboard" and "Align on selection".
If you select an live shape e.g. a circle, you don’t get these options in the Properties panel and you also have no option in the Align panel window to select if you want to align on artboard or selection.The Properties panel should have the possibility to align all elements, shapes and so on.
Also as a backup you should include the possibility to align on artboard and align on…4 votes -
Stroke issues with text containers when exporting into SVG
When exporting to SVG, text frames are interpreted as separate entities and inherit stroke/fill attributes from the text or group they are in. This results in unwanted strokes around the text frame itself. With other formats there are no issues.
Attached a native-export-png and a result of a svg-export-png.
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Severe Lag in Adobe Illustrator When Editing Text and Objects—~15s Input Delay on 2MB File
While working in Adobe Illustrator, I encountered severe performance issues across the entire application. Even with a lightweight file (~2MB), there was an approximately 15-second delay after any action—such as typing text, pressing Enter, or modifying objects. This lag affected not just text input but also general object manipulation and UI interactions.
The issue persisted despite the file being relatively small. I’ve previously worked on significantly larger and more complex Illustrator files without similar lag. This suggests the problem may not be file size-related, but possibly linked to a software bug or compatibility issue.
I attempted standard troubleshooting steps, including…
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Layer import BUG from .ai file (v29.8.1) to InDesign
When I import a multipage .ai file created with version 29.8.1 of Adobe Illustrator into InDesign, the layers that I can view or hide are multiplied for each page of the .ai document.
Windows 11 Pro.
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The object doesn’t get aligned properly
The aligning is not working at all, the first version of the Adobe Illustrator update highlighted the artboard in use in a bold black line, please bring that back and fix the aligning.
MacOS 13.3.1 Ventura, Illustrator 2025
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JPEGs cannot open in Whatsapp
The File > Export > Export as > JPEG/JPG produces files that cannot be opened in the latest WhatsApp. When opened, a popup will appear saying "This file was sent in an unusual format, which may indicate that this file is malicious, corrupted, or not supported by WhatsApp. For security reasons, this file cannot be opened.
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Can't select linked png/bmp files when they have transparent backgrounds.
Placing several linked BMP or PNG files with transparent backgrounds causes them to become randomly unselectable by clicking on them. You have to go to outline mode, find and select the edge of the image, or select with marquee tool and then carefully unselect the extra objects. Either way, it cannot be moved except to click on the edge of the images frame. This has been an issue for years. I think I may have even posted about it before, but can't find that now. IMO this is an issue that should be escalated as it such a basic operation…
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塗りの線幅が縮小すると幅が変わってしまう
図形や文字の幅をアピアランス→塗りを指定→パスのオフセットで
幅を変更しています。v29.61と29.6でイラレを使用すると
縮小などをした際に幅の比率が変わってしまいます。(線幅と効果拡大縮小もチェック済み)
※線で作成した図形や文字は比率を守ってくれます
29.51を使用すると問題なく拡大縮小ができます。
これはバグなのでしょうか?3 votes -
Recovery opens Print.ai document profile instead of restoring a document after crash
This has happened twice in the past few days, the first time Illustrator unexpectedly crashed and just now it froze and I had to force quit the program. Both times, when I reopen Illustrator it tells me it's recovered my file(s), shows the correct document name (like Untitled-3, etc) and I press OK. It then pulls up a document called Print.ai which is just a blank artboard, maybe something I made in the past and didn't use? I go to the folder on my computer where the recovered files are supposed to go, it will say the folder has been…
3 votesElizabeth, the team suspects that can be triggered by moving the original file to another folder while it’s still opened.
Then, if Ai crashes, if can’t properly locate it and it leads to this exact problem.
Does it sound like something that could have been the case?
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SVG Save As 'SVG Code...' not same as marked up saved SVG. This now matches Export As SVG
The content saved when you Save As... SVG is different in 28.5 to 28.3. When you click SVG Code... the text file preview matches that of the old version. Example file header:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 28.5.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 9.03 Build 54727) -->
<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
viewBox="0 0 2255 692" style="enable-background:new 0 0 2255 692;" xml:space="preserve">
<style type="text/css">
.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-miterlimit:10;}
.st1{fill:#FFFFFF;stroke:#000000;stroke-miterlimit:10;}
</style>When you actually save this with OK it changes to :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<svg id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 2255 692">
<defs>
<style>
.cls-1 {…3 votesThis change is intentional. The team aims to improve the way SVG is generated (speed, size, redundancy, etc.) and merge current both code branches into one.
Since some workflows heavily rely on the way the code structure is organized, the team tries to gather feedback on it.
Please describe what engine changes affect you and why.
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PDF error "This file is damaged" in the new Illustrator 2023 (27.0)
In Adobe Illustrator 2023 (27.0), when attempting to open a PDF in illustrator, I get an error message and the file does not open. The error reads "This file is damaged" with no extra context or solution. The file refuses to open.
The same file WOULD open on the previous Adobe Illustrator 2022 (I believe 26.5), and I would receive an error message (The document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted: An unknown shading type was encountered.) The file would then open, and then I could poke around the layers in order to get the vector shapes I needed…
3 votesPlease email the file or send the link via sharewithai@adobe.com, or share it here in the comments if you are allowed and want to share the file publicly.
The team will investigate it. No investigation can start without the actual file.
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PDFの書き出しでアピアランスが正しく表示されない
書き出し>スクリーン用に書き出しでPDFを選択すると、アピアランスで設定した色が正しい表示で書き出しされません。
3 votesIllustrator 製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。
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Magnifying screen redrawing flaws
In Illustrator 2022, when I zoom in, the screen turns black and my artwork only redraws the portions where I hover the mouse, as if the display was defective.
3 votesPlease share the document and system info with us – sharewithai@adobe.com
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