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July 31, 2023
Question

3D functions not working

  • July 31, 2023
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Illustrator 2023. Despite Illustrator has been working fine in the first two weeks, now i'm experiencing some problems regarding the 3D functions. 

 

If i want to work on a segment and i chose any option from the 3D panel, nothing works and a banner says that Illustrator cannot process that object. 

 

How can i solve this issue?

Thanks

3 replies

Participant
November 18, 2025

They are helpless. I have the same issue, classic 3D is working, but the new one is not. This has been going on for more than a year, yet they've still increased the subscription price. Well done, guys, working for the community as usual.

Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 18, 2025

Hello @Daniele241672596363,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Could you share more details, like the version of the OS/Illustrator installed, your system report (Windows/ macOS), and a small screen recording of your exact workflow and the problem, so we can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 2, 2023

We're sorry to hear that you're experiencing issues with the 3D functions in Illustrator 2023. Here are some steps you can take to try and resolve the issue:

  1. Check your computer's GPU performance to ensure it meets the minimum system requirements for real-time preview of 3D effects.
  2. Make sure you are not stacking multiple 3D effect instances on an object, as this is not supported. If you attempt to add a 3D effect to an object which already has a 3D effect applied, you will get an error message.
  3. Try enabling the Real-time drawing preference to work optimally with 3D effects.
  4.  Try updating the GPU drivers if you are using a Windows computer, or the OS if on a Mac.
  5. If none of the above steps work, you may want to try resetting Illustrator preferences to default settings by following the steps shared in this help article (https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-preference-issues.html) and sharing your observations.
    Disclaimer: Please note that resetting preferences will remove all custom settings, and Illustrator will launch with the defaults. You may save a backup of these settings from the location mentioned in the article.

    Looking forward to hearing from you.
    Thanks,
    Anubhav

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 31, 2023

How much RAM do you have in your machine?

Does the Classic 3D work?

Participant
July 31, 2023

16GB RAM. Currently nothing from the 3D panel works. 

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 31, 2023

I meant 3D (Classic) in the Menu, not the panel.

Can you show the segment/object that cannot be processed?