Illustrator (Beta)

Hello,   Latest Beta Build 29.6.180 is now available in CCD. We have below features in this build:   Bulk Rename Discoverability / Rename multiple Artboards:Batch Rename Artboards Made Easy!Now, renaming multiple artboards in Adobe Illustrator is quicker than ever:• Select the artboards from the panel or canvas.• Rename them by:1. Choosing Rename from the Artboard panel’s More Options.2. Using the shortcut Opt/ Alt + Shift + R   Artboard Name Counter Reset Enhancement:Addressed a long-pending issue with artboard naming. The name counter now resets appropriately after the last artboard is deleted, allowing new artboards to reuse available indices. We’d love to hear from you—please try out these features and share your feedback and observations.

Hello,   Latest Beta Build 29.6.173 is now available in CCD. We have below features in this build:   Enhanced Contrast setting for better visibility:Illustrator’s interface now includes an option to enhance contrast across text and non-text elements, helping make the UI easier to read and navigate. This update supports a more comfortable experience for users who prefer higher contrast or have moderately low vision. To enable this setting:1. Go to Preferences2. Navigate to the User Interface section3. Check the "Enable high contrast" option   Faster transform and clone operations:We're excited to announce our next performance enhancement for Illustrator Beta: significantly improved transform operations. Move, rotate, and scale functions now deliver noticeably smoother performance when working with vector objects. Accessibility in Illustrator:We have introduced over 90 fixes to make Illustrator more accessible to our users: Enhanced usability of assistiv

Hello,  Latest Beta Build 29.6.156 is now available in CCD. We have the below updates/features in this build:   Rearrange selected artboards:Take control of your canvas! With the new artboard arrangement feature, you can select multiple artboards and instantly organize them in your preferred layout. Whether it's a grid, row, or column - choose your spacing and layout, then drag the whole group exactly where you want it on the canvas. Design faster. Stay organized. Work smarter.   How To Use:1. Select the artboards you want to arrange (either from canvas or artboard panel).2. Click Rearrange from the taskbar, HUD, properties panel, or artboard panel.3. Choose your desired layout and spacing in the rearrange panel.4. Click OK - your artboards are now arranged and ready to move as one. Click to place the layout in the desired location on the canvas.   Note: 1. If you want to rearrange all the artboards, no need to choose artboards, just click on rearrange, ch

Hello,   The latest Beta Build 29.6.142 is now available in CCD. We have below fixes in this build:   Effects parallelism:Continuing on our performance journey, parallel effect execution has also been extended to Art on path brush. Now, multiple objects with art on path brush will run in parallel, scaling with CPU cores for significantly faster performance. Launch Performance improvement:We’ve made several improvements to make Adobe Illustrator launch noticeably faster. Illustrator now gets you into your creative work more quickly than before by optimizing how fonts and plugins load and streamlining startup processes. Transform Performance enhancement:We're excited to announce our next performance enhancement for Illustrator Beta: significantly improved transform operations. Move, rotate, and scale functions now deliver noticeably smoother performance when working with vector objects.   Known issue: The Incorrect build number is being displayed in CCD f

Hello, 🙂    Latest Beta Build 29.6.107 is now available in CCD. This build has the following changes:   Document Save Performance ImprovementsWe’re thrilled to introduce our latest performance enhancement: significantly faster document saving. Illustrator now saves only the changes you make, rather than the entire file, resulting in much quicker saving times.   Switching to Gradient Uses Original Solid Color as Starting Gradient Color   What is it?We’re excited to introduce an improved gradient behavior in Illustrator! With this update, when you apply a gradient to a shape with a solid fill, the gradient slider now intelligently picks up that fill color as the starting point instead of defaulting to black and white.This update makes transitioning from solid fills to gradients smoother and visually consistent, enhancing your design workflow.   How to use it:1. Apply a gradient to any shape with a solid fill, and watch the gradient slider s

Hello 🙂  The latest Beta Build 29.6.91 is now available in CCD. We have below issues fixed in this build: Vector Transform Performance Improvements: We're excited to announce our next performance enhancement for Illustrator Beta, which significantly improved transform operations. Move, rotate, and scale functions now deliver noticeably smoother performance when working with vector objects. Fixed UV issue: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/sugg[…]3466396-make-recent-fonts-section-in-character-palette-w Real-time Pencil: We have changed the default for “Live Curve Fitting” and it is now off by default while “Live feedback” remains on by default. This provides users more flexibility. If you prefer using Live Curve Fitting, you can simply turn it back on.   We’d love to hear from you—please try out the updated changes and share your feedback and observations.

The latest Beta Build 29.6.57 is now available in the CCD Beta Apps section.   This build contains fixes for:1. Random modified links warning popup.2. Direct Selection tool selects anchors below objects - https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/49716602

Hello, The latest Beta Build 29.6.51 is now available in the CCD Beta Apps section with the following changes : Effects elixir:Continuing on our performance journey, we are extending parallel execution of effects. Now following effects on multiple objects will run in parallel, scaling with CPU cores for significantly faster performance. Drop Shadow Gaussian Blur Inner Glow Outer Glow Rasterize Transform Effect Roughen Pucker & Bloat Deform Offset path   Parallel effect execution has also been extended to Objects : Having multiple Fill/Stroke Blend Warp   Fixed UV Issues:https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/42950379-eye-dropper-picks-up-the-wrong-values-when-samplinhttps://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/20387008-hex-shortcode-support

The latest Beta Build 29.6.27 is now available in the CCD Beta Apps section. This build contains a fix for a crash reported in 29.6.25 and the fix for the following UV request: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/38417536   Title: Transform operation at the artboard level Subtitle: Now you can perform transform operations on the artboard using shortcuts cmnd+D (Mac) and ctrl+D (win) How to Use:1. Select the Artboard Tool.2. Choose one or multiple artboards.3. Duplicate, move, and scale artboards as per your need.4. Press Cmd + D (Mac) or Ctrl + D (Windows) to instantly repeat the above operation.   Effortlessly duplicate and transform artboards to streamline your workflow. Do try this and let us know your feedback.

The latest Beta Build 29.6.25 is now available in the CCD Beta Apps section with the following changes : Links Panel performance improvement for all types of Link. Bug fixes related to File name prefix: Now Filename will be exported while exporting assets as well. Fixed the issue where holding Shift while resizing an object did not constrain its proportions.