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I created an illustration in Illustrator with the dimensions 240 mm x 58 mm. However, when I try to print it, the sizes don't match. How can I ensure that the dimensions are exported exactly in centimeters?

Hello, this is the scenario: lets say i created 8 ai files andkept it as stock (e.g file 1 dining table with chair, file 2 chandelier, file 3 window with curtain,... and on) now i want to create a dinning room in 1 illustrator file. which will have all the other ai files (file 1 dining table with chair, file 2 chandelier, file 3 window with curtain,... and on) i tried to drag the ai file directly from explorer, but it places it as image.(failed,I NEED ALL THE DRAWINGS IN VECTOR FORMAT WITH ITS LAYERS!)SO NOW I HAVE TO DO THE LENTHY PROCESS OF COPY PASTING i.e.i open window ai file and copy everything (all the layers: window frame, window pane, curtain left, curtain right, sky) I do same with other files and paste it on my new dining room file and rearrange resize them.It takes hours to do this and if file size is big, illustrator hangs slows down.Is there an easier and faster way? Please respond urgent 

Hello everyone,I was wondering if you could help me with a ‘Libraries’ panel issue in the Adobe Creative Cloud apps. Context:I work in a team of designers. We have noticed that some members of the team are affected by this issue whilst others in the team are not. We are all on the same Creative Cloud subscription type and are using computers of similar models and specs. We are Windows users. The issue began approximately around Feb. 18, 2025. The issue:We have noticed this libraries panel issue through our use of Adobe Illustrator. The issue presents itself in two ways: 1) When affected users open a library, a fraction of the thumbnails will load instantly while the majority of the library has blank thumbnails with a loading icon (these load either very slowly or not at all). Using the search bar to locate assets is not fully functional at this time. 2) Sometimes the whole libraries panel will freeze, and Illustrator has to be restarted to resolve the issue. Our aim

Hey guys, I want to make a brush pattern of a bicycle chain. I made the shape but when I want to drag it into the brush panel to make it a brush pattern, this message shows: "the selected illustration contains anelement that can't be used to make a brush pattern".What am I doing wrong here? Happy to hear your help.  Levi

Hi,I'm working in Illustrator v 29.6.1 and all my linked images are showing up as blank (just white boxes), even though the links seem intact and the file paths haven’t changed. The artwork is selectable and the bounding boxes are there when I drag my mouse over, but the images themselves don’t display.I' ve tried  (Cmd+Y), Tried toggling GPU/CPU previews. Images are not embedded, just linked

When changing letters from lowercase to uppercase in greek remains the accent when you are panctuating. In previous version when you were changing, the accent was disappearing. Now you have to change every single letter

Show center mark, show cross hairs and Video Safe frame shortcut or better access.  Now to do it I have to go into artboard options and toggle them on or off over there. Could Adobe add this feature into regular properties panel or more accessible place?   

Hello, I have a script for making guides, and would like to have a preview button similar to InDesign where you can see a preview. I not sure if someone has all araboards that having a preview for all would run fast enough... so would it better to show only one artboard previewed... not sure  Anyhow the larger problem is what is the starting point for adding previews features.  Below is a sreenshot if the interface which is pretty self expanator    /** * Illustrator Margins, Grid & Baseline Script [Mac-Ready] * No ES6 code—fully ExtendScript compatible. Tested on Mac. */ var settingsXMLPath = Folder.myDocuments + "/IllustratorGridSettings.xml"; // --- XML functions (Modified to handle raw string values) --- function loadSettingsFromXML(xmlFilePath, abIdx, defaults) { // Helper to convert default numbers to strings with units function stringifyDefaults(defaultsObj) { var stringDefaults = {}; for (var key in de

All the masked objects show a white rectangle glitch since the last Illustrator update. If I switch to "view using CPU" it displays normally, so I guess it could be a GPU problem?

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Why there is white tiny outline around object? Do you know? I would like to do something to get rid of this. I used multiply in opacity and then blend option, when there in normal opacity there aren't these white circles around objects  

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Not sure if this is a AI problem. When sending files to an Epilog CO2 laser engraver encountering randomness on whether the entire image will print. This requires multiple times to re-send the files. When sending in Photoshop this is not a problem. As an example today when printing a 24X12 inch image and viewing in Epilog Job Manager only 17 X 11 was showing in Epilog Job Manager preview window. The occurence is so frequent the user has to go back and double check and often delete the file and re-send.  Thanks

Since the latest Illustrator update, I've encountered a problem: the program is changing to incorrect fonts without any alert. Even though the correct fonts are installed on my system, I'm getting no notification when this unexpected substitution happens (especially with Arabic fonts)

I am having an issues with layers being maintained when exported to dxf from Illustrator.I always have 2 layers, Layer 1 has 5 6mm black filled (no stoke) dots, Layer 2 has Lines and sometimes circles (no fill only stroke).Exporting to dxf file, preserve appearence. When the dxf is opened it is read as 3 layers, lines/circles on one layer and the 6mm filled dots split between 2 layers.I have tried exporting different ways and recreating the dots and I am not sure what to do next.This issues does not alway happen, all files are created the same and have been exported the same.Not sure if it is the cad program or Illustrator.

I created a template on adobe illustrator with a bunch of clipping masks. I found a script to replace the image link for all 9 clipping masks on the art board at the same time.   But to replace the clipping mask image with 1000+ different images from one folder, is there a way to record and batch while also changing the name of the file as the jpg or png file's name? Here is what I used to fast relink each of the images instead of clicking replace link for individual images : youtube.com/watch?v=DaKv0NqTD88   Again my issue is trying to replace each link with over 1000+ images and then saving the adobe illustrator file as a new file with the image link's name using record/batch.

Hello, I am facing this issue alot. Please provide me the fix.Scenario:I created a new file in cmyk color mode. I work with print so, made a swatch rectangle with black (50/50/50/100). this is another file downloaded from internet. i copy and paste it to the document i made. then i checked the color cmyk values of the rectangle, it is reverted to 75/68/67/90. i try to change it back to 50/50/50/100, it reverted back to same value 75/68/67/90. help me out. thank you. i want universal solution

Is there an easy way to get the repeat tool to skip any elements partly in and partly outside the Clippping Mask that repeat generates: Ideally it wouild be part of the Repeat Oject properties that could be configured using the Property panel as demonstrated in the image. Since that feature is not available, how would I write a script that checked to see if the bounds of each item intersected with the clipping mask? If it does, assign a Graphic Style to it so I can configure them differently (like making them opactiy:0)  

I am trying to merge two circles together.  However, when I do this, the stroke thickness of the inner circle always becomes thinner.  Is there any way to merge these two objects while maintaining the stroke thickness?I'm fairly new to Illustrator.  I've tried different things, like Expanding, but nothing seems to work.1) The thickness I want:2) The thickness after merging the circles:

hi community...Does anyone know how to outline paths in such a way that outlines the entire outside of the group? In my outlined group below, you can see that the individual paths and arrowheads are each outlined separately. How to I outline the whole organism, so to speak, so that the intersecting parts are not outlined? I tried grouping each line and then nesting those groups under one big group of the whole. I also just tried simply grouping all the components with no nested groups. Thanks!

Hello, I am struggling to make this incorportate units say if a user types 20px or 30pt or 60cm etc Also it spits out an xml file to the document folder from which it can read past settings a user inputed, this would need to also read say 20px et Help on this would be most useful BestSmyth    /** * Illustrator Margins, Grid & Baseline Script [Mac-Ready] * No ES6 code—fully ExtendScript compatible. Tested on Mac. */ var settingsXMLPath = Folder.myDocuments + "/IllustratorGridSettings.xml"; // --- XML functions --- function loadSettingsFromXML(xmlFilePath, abIdx, defaults) { var file = new File(xmlFilePath); if (!file.exists) return defaults; file.open('r'); var content = file.read(); file.close(); var abTag = new RegExp('<Artboard index="' + abIdx + '">([\\s\\S]*?)<\\/Artboard>'); var found = content.match(abTag); if (found) { var vals = {}; var tags = ["Top","Bottom","Left","Right","

Okay I thought maybe I could figure this issues out own my own. Am currently helping a company rebrand themselves. We just received the approved color palettes to use to start swapping out colors. Now my issue here is that I keep entering the HEX values and noticed it swapped back, of course this was brought to my attention by my boss ( who probably thinks am not using the right Hex). So I was told to enter the values separately. So when I reopened the file I thought maybe I had entered the wrong Hex. But now I enter it the probably values in RGB and CMYK in the color picker, and the hex goes into the correct one. But once I reopen the picker, it swaps it back again. I am using the latest version and even tried to look into any videos that may help. But haven't found a corrected answer. I know it maybe has to do with the color settings. So the color am trying to use is #FFD400 and it keeps switching it to #FED402. Someone please help am about to pop a blood vessel..

My entire team and myself have recently encountered an issue with fonts - here is an example. I have a file that I saved in January (always running auto updates, by the way). This file uses DM Sans Bold, which is installed on my computer. It is also available via Adobe Fonts, but I have had a copy installed on my machine for at least 2 years.It used to appear in the Character window asFont Family: DM SansFont Style: Bold When opening this file from January, there is no missing font warning, but the type using that font looks incorrect. When I click on the type, the font shows up asFont Family: DMSans 36pt Bold*Font Style: Boldand has the diamond on the far right like a missing font would. No matter if I have the fonts installed or am using the Adobe Fonts version, the font still shows up with the wrong font name and without a warning. In other files, I have experienced fonts just outright changing with no warnings. Working in regulated packaging - this is a scary issue t

Hi all   I recently replaced an internal hard drive with an internal SSD. I cloned the drive using SuperDuper, copying ACLs.   A side effect of this is ever since that replacement, I can no longer save EXSISTING Illustrator files. I have to resort to Save As... each time. I get the -54 error every time I try to save a file. It's getting really annoying.   I thought it might be a drive permissions issue at first and reset all ACLs and permissions, even turned off ownership for that drive. Nothing made any difference.   Any ideas????   Cheers m'dears Adam

I am having trouble importing PDF files with Urdu typing on them and editing them. I have just upgraded my Mac OS to Sonama, which in turn upgraded my Illustrator version to the latest one. Prior to this update, I was able to import Urdu PDFs and edit them.Now, when I try to open a file, the following prompt appears:I have Urdu installed on my computer. How can I allow Illustrator to encode the text as Urdu?