Questions about Adobe Illustrator, the vector graphics editor.
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Photoshop layers into SVG paths
I have a set of Photoshop files which consist of a base image with a series of layers with colored overlays. The overlays are labeled using the layer names.
My task is to get these overlays as SVG ...
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Svg transparencies don't work as CSS background
I made a translucent svg. It was a 50% opacity round metal texture. When I put it above any other color it makes it look like real metal. It was made using Illustrator and had 2 of its effects: ...
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Where did my default brushes go?
I was working on a logo design for a client in Illustrator Cs4 when suddenly the default brushes were no longer there. The brush files are still in place but they do not show up in the brushes panel. ...
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Clipping Mask in Illustrator using Photoshop image
I have two photoshop pngs, I am trying to simulate a rotating coin 3D effect. One image will act as heads and the other will act as tails. How can I get these two images to rotate together to ...
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Apply an action to each item in a selection in turn?
If you use an Illustrator action on a selection, it applies it to that selection as a whole.
Illustrator actions can be applied as 'batches', but this means batches of files, not batches of objects.
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Illustrator extrude and bevel keep messing up
How do I get an image to extrude and bevel using illustrator CS6.
The shape that's having the issues has effect>texture>texturizer and then I uploaded a psd file.
When I then select ...
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Illustrator symbol isolation view pixel grid not aligned to ruler
When a symbol is not aligned to pixel grid, the origin is not aligned to an intersection of the grid. Thus it becomes very difficult to create pixel perfect symbols. Paths that are snapped to the ...
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AI CS6 doesn't let me save
After loading a large group of vector (*.ai) files, I tried individually going through to change each one's color (they're basic, monochrome vectors).
After pasting the hex value into the object's ...
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How to change Blend tool's behavior in Adobe Illustrator?
Is it possible to change the way the Blend tool works here?
What if I need the Blend tool draw the crossing not under the cross but above? Right where I drew the red lines on the screenshot.
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How to give sharp edges to a shape in Illustrator
I had no problems creating a grid like in the figure, but I can't create sharp edges at the end of the grid:
How can I do this?
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How to place an ai file behind photoshop layer CS6
I'm working with Photoshop and AI files, both of which are pretty new to me. When placing an AI file on my image, it creates a layer just as I would expect. However, the layer shows up in front of all ...
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Illustrator glow effect not shown in pdf after saving
I am relatively new to Illustrator. I use version CS6 and I just discovered that when I apply an outer glow effect it is not visible in the PDF after saving apart from when you make the effect really ...
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Clip path problem in Illustrator
I'm working in Illustrator CS4, and when I save from EPS to SVG I get these messages:
Foreign artworks are expanded (I see this error when I save to SVG)
clipping will be lost on roundtrip (And I ...
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Re-Recording Actions in Illustrator
I frequently record Illustrator Actions. My actions are quite long, but they all involve three common steps:
Assigning Notes to shapes
Assigning Swatches to shapes
Selecting shapes that have a ...
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Icon Character Design - name and methods
Im looking for tutorials about designing characters/mascots with illustrator in a specific style viewable below. I liked this design style but the actual original tutorial page is no longer online ...
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Script for InDesign that checks for halftone spot colors?
Thanks to the help of various people here, I've just about nailed this script for InDesign that I'm working on. There's only one other bit that, while not 100% necessary, I would love to be able to ...
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Illustrator CS6 Data Variables XML Parser Error
So I have to generate flyers for 10 different laptops (and more in the future). I decided to set up variables. I've created an XML Map for MS-Excel which allows me to save the 'XML Data' type file. I ...
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Exporting PDF from Adobe Illustrator without aliasing
I am working with an image with an aliasing problem in Adobe Illustrator CS6. The aliasing disappears after unchecking Preferences-> General -> Anti-aliased Artwork.
However, when I export the ...
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Embedding pdf in illustrator
So, I'm using adobe illustrator for creating vectorial figures, mainly for graphs.
In illustrator, creating graphs is not so well implemented, so I'm using another tool to make them (e.g. R, xmgrace, ...
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Smart guides “construction guides” feature intermittent in Illustrator CS5
My sad story
In the much maligned post-CS3 smart guides, there are some known problems. This Adobe forums thread is a good example. That was all very helpful but my problem is a little different.
I ...
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Printing Barcode Label from illustrator properly
hey I am drawing label in adobe illustrator with barcode (label size is 15*10 and barcode size is approx 4*3).. When I scan barcode on my screen in illustrator (actual size) it works fine.. but when I ...
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In Illustrator CS6, why can't I use the variable width selection?
It looks like this to me:
Where the second box is the variable width option. If it helps I expanded my path.
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Inside path from outside path
I have a a font where the anchor points are somewhat random and I want to be able to get the inside path of an "outside" path. Take a look at the screenshot and check out the points on the path, its ...
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Does CorelDraw have a native read resolution for reading SVG's?
Does Coreldraw has a default read resolution for SVG's? The only DPI settings that will show me the number of pixels exactly as they were created is 96. Is that Corel's native DPI resolution for ...
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Symbol name becomes slice name in Illustrator - script or workflow for this?
Just wondering if there's a shortcut to giving slices the same name as the symbol they're generated from. If yes – great; if not – back to work...
Thank you!
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AI cs5/6 extend script issues on Windows
activeDocument.fitArtboardToSelectedArt()
When calling this command, AI crashes on AI 5.1/6 32bit and 64bit versions. I can use the command form the menu. Has anyone encountered this? does anyone ...
