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Smriti Capoor
Community Manager
September 1, 2026
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Beta Build 30.9.32 Release Notes

  • September 1, 2026
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Hello, 
Latest Beta Build 30.9.32 is now available in CCD. We have below fixes in this build:

AI Assistant — Beta Release Notes
Following our last beta drop , here's the next batch of AI Assistant improvements — now live in the latest Illustrator Beta. This release is focused on making Skills fully manageable from the UI, smoother file attachments, and squashing a set of high-priority stability bugs you flagged.

A quick reminder — what the Assistant is: your product partner that takes on the repetitive, time-consuming work, so you can spend more time designing and creating.

What's new

  1. Manage Skills directly from the UI

Skills are no longer just create-and-run — you can now create, edit, and delete them without retyping anything.

  • Create & edit Skills from a dedicated Skill editor.
  • Kick off the edit flow straight from the / menu(button or keypress).
  • Delete a Skill from the UI, including from within an active session.
  • Cleaner, more consistent Skill file naming.

How to use: Type / in the Assistant field to browse your Skills, then create, edit, or delete right from there.
 

  1. Faster ways to attach files

Getting your references into the Assistant is quicker and more natural.

  • Paste to attach:copy an image or take a screenshot and pressCtrl+Vto upload it directly.
  • Copy-paste files:Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V any file straight into the chat.
  • Attachment-only messages:send files without needing to type a prompt.

How to use: Copy an image/file (or screenshot), click into the Assistant panel, and paste with Ctrl+V — or use the "+" icon as before.

Fixes & stability

  • Newly created objects now stay selected when you ask the Assistant to keep them selected.
  • Locked-layer detection— the active layer's lock state is now reported correctly, so draw operations no longer fail silently.
  • The Assistant no longer produces vector art when you ask for an image.
  • Create image + Image Trace no longer times out with 0x100009.

How to open the Assistant

  1. Open Illustrator Beta (v30.7 or later).
  2. Click the AI Assistant button in the top-right of the application bar.
  3. Describe the task you want done.

We need your feedback
After every response, use the thumbs up / thumbs down buttons and tell us what worked or missed. We're collecting requirements for the next drop right now — your feedback directly shapes where AI Assistant goes next.

Fixed UV issues: