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September 23, 2026
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Illustrator Path Blend plug-in issue

  • September 23, 2026
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I recently opened a Illustrator file with some blend shapes. It triggered a pop up that says “The Document contains elements that are managed by plug-ins that are not currently available. You can delete or expand these elements but you cannot manipulate them in other ways. The missing plug-in is Adobe Path Blends.”

The layer with blend shape appears as <Plug-in object> in my layers and its position is not the same as it's outline.  I also cannot move it.

The I tried restarting my AI and reinstalling it but nothing fixed it. Does anyone have any experience solving this? 

2 replies

Bill Silbert
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Community Expert
September 23, 2026

Is this behavior happening just in one document or in any document that you open or create?

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 23, 2026

Can you show the artwork in question?

Which version of Illustrator are you using? Exact number is important

Which version has this been made in?