Tried to open AIT file, but blank empty canvas showed up instead. Help?

Question

I'm trying to open an AIT file through both the "open" and "file >> new with template" options, but only a blank empty canvas shows up.

I also tried creating a new file and then placing the ait file in the canvas, but then it says "the document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted" and when I go on it pastes in a file that's just a bunch of repeated text saying "This is an Adobe Illustrator file that has been saved without PDF content."

I would link to the file I'm not sure how to do that on stackexchange...

Note: I did not create the AIT file, I'm just trying to edit it.

Answer 1

You can't open or edit an AIT file directly. It's a template file that has to be applied when opening a new document.

To get around this, you could open a new document based on a template, then afterwards save that new document as a new template.

Please check the documentation from Adobe on the use of AIT files:

Create a new document from a template

1) Do one of the following:

• Choose File > New From Template.
• Choose File > New. In the New Document dialog box, click Templates.
• In the Welcome screen, click From Template in the Create New list.

2) In the New From Template dialog box, locate and select a template, and click New.

Please also note that many of the templates installed with Illustrator are in fact nothing more than blank documents, set up for you to use.