Questions tagged [adobe-illustrator]
Illustrator is the vector graphics application included in Adobe's Creative Suite.
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Adobe Illustrator Snapping Lines and Rectangles
I'm using AI CS6 to make a floor plan type of illustration and want everything to snap to pixel.
These are my settings:
Snap to Point ON
Smart Guides ON
Align New Objects to Pixel Grid ON
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Adobe Illustrator save to PDF "a drawing error occurred"
I have a illustrator file with several layers and shapes that I need to save to a PDF in order for others to view and print. However, when I save to PDF, and open in Acrobat, I get the message "a ...
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Analyze EPS metadata - Distinguish between Freehand EPS and Illustrator EPS
I want to analyze a few thousand EPS files and sort them according to their application in which they have been created (in my case Freehand or Illustrator).
I know that the the information is stored ...
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Traced vector has sloppy outline
I have used Illustrator to trace a shape for me, but the resulting vector is rendered untidily. It seems like a rendering glitch, as if Illustrator tries to render the shape's outline using a crude ...
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Registering other formats as PDF for preview in Windows 7
According to this question and answers it is possible to view other file types as text in preview window in Windows 7.
Now I have a related case: I would like to preview AI (Illustrator) files in the ...
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'Vector Smart Object' issue on Creative Cloud
I updated to Creative Cloud 2015 from 2014 recently and I am having a series of weird issues working with smart objects.
First issue happens while pasting into PhotoShop (PS):
Let's say I created a ...
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Unable to move or resize object in Illustrator and Photoshop
I am unable to move or resize objects in Illustrator and Photoshop. Sometimes it work, sometimes it doesn't. See this GIF:
I have tried uninstalling/installing Illustrator & Photoshop again, ...
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Is there a way to force Illustrator to open a downloaded SVG (rather than the browser)?
I have Illustrator set as the default for all SVGs but whenever I download an SVG, when I click on the download inside the browser, the browser opens the SVG in a new tab. So the only way to open the ...
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Problems with installing bib.dll
I tried installing adobe illustrator, and it kept bringing out an error message that I don't have bib.dll installed on my system. I downloaded bib.dll from the net, but, how do i install it on my ...
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Drawing perpendicular lines in between two paths
I am an architect working in ancient sites for architectural documentation. I am now trying to make an oldschool landscape drawing, which includes the height curves. (contour lines)
So for that, I am ...
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Starting Illustrator causes panels on second monitor to be scaled down to thumbnail size
I have an iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) running El Capitan with an extra monitor.
I set Illustrator's Workspace in a way that my main screen opens in the main iMac monitor and all the panels open in the ...
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All of a sudden, I can no longer round the corners of shapes in illustrator
Suddently, every time I attempt to round the corners of a shape in illustrator, I get a message that says "This will apply another instance to this effect". When I select "Apply New Effect", nothing ...
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Stroke gets cut (bug)
so this new weird thing has started happening to me. I create a shape with a stroke, and randomly the stroke gets small cuts in it. If I move, scale, turn and change the shape the cuts disappear or ...
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Illustrator won't import gradients from .emf file, made in visio
I have several images in .emf format that were made by another designer in Visio. When I open them in Illustrator, the shapes remain, but the gradients are gone. As I have never used Visio before, I ...
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How can I change smart object opening software
How can I change smart object opening software...means when we double click on smart object link it will open in Microsoft office picture manager. It is possible I have done only the changes. But now ...
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