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This is how the files export, that empty box is in every oneHelp

I am using illustrator to make figures, which involves adding in several rectangular images of my results and aligning them. I have tried both copy and pasting these in, as well as directly importing them individually. They look fine in illustrator, but when I go to export to PDF, the resulting PDF has several of the rectangles shrunk down. It is not all of them but several for each figure is distorted. Any help is appreciated.

in illustrator scripting tags.removeAll() doesn’t seem to do anythingexample:selection[0].tags.add()alert(selection[0].tags.lengh) // result = 1selection[0].tags.removeAll() // no errorsalert(selection[0].tags.lengh) // result = 1// but remove individual tag worksselection[0].tags[0].remove()alert(selection[0].tags.lengh) // result = 0what give? I can loop and remove all tags that way but that’s not fun.

Estou com um problema de espaçamento entre palavras: toda vez que digito uma frase, ao dar espaço para uma nova palavra, o Illustrator junta essas palavras, deixando tudo como um único bloco. Assim, por exemplo, se eu escrevo "design gráfico", ele automaticamente corrige para "designgráfico". Alguém sabe me dizer se é um problema (bug) ou se tem alguma configuração de correção?Obrigada. 

This happens usually when my laptop gets any windows 11 updates or any firmware updates. I am not sure how both are connected but whenever such thing happens, post updates Illustrator starts working very slow. It lags tremendously.I tried almost all the solution available, like resetting preferences, turning on/off GPU etc.The only solution which works for me is to completely uninstall the entire creative suit through Adobe Cleaner and re-install everything as fresh.After this, illustrator again works fine. But this event causes a lot of time loss and I have readjust my workspace again and again.I have a high end laptop, with 32gb ram, core ultra 9 processor, 5070 Ti GPU.Help needed to fix it!

When using the Illustrator "Share for Review" link, I preview it in Chrome but the artwork is all blurry and it doesn't show the artwork on the other art boards. I've tried restarting everything, creating new links, uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome, clearing cache, googling.. nothing works. But when I preview the link in Safari, everything is fine. Has anyone else had this issue. if so can someone help me solve this please?

I have seen videos of Adobe Illustrator Turntable on YouTube and I want to try if Turntable can create a 3D look of my 2D characters and animals that I created in Moho Studio. In addition, can I create keyframe animations with Turntable? I already use bone rigging and animations in my Moho files. Can I import the bones(from my Moho files) in Illustrator and use them with Turntable or is it necessary to use another software when I want to create animations?I want to create 3D models(with ai if possible) from my 2D characters(all Moho Studio and Inkscape files) and then animate the 3D models in Adobe software. Maybe Mixamo?Which Adobe software can I use for my purposes?

Hello, I am image tracing a 1200 dpi image that has already had threshold allied in photoshop.  It is just black on white any in my opinion it has defined edges.  No matter how much I play with all the settings including advanced settings, image trace does not really follow the contours of what I’m tracing… (please see attached image). I would think something black on white with crisp edges, image trac would do a better job.  Am I missing something?  Is there a better way to get a result that hugs the contours better? 

So quite simply I created a path and now I want to fuse the two anchor points at the end into one so that their handles will still be intact and the overall form of the shape doesn’t gets changed.Like it can be seen on the upper end of the form, I want to use Illustrator’s function to create a specifically sized radius on the closed corner of a path, which so far doesn’t seems to work with two sepaerate anchor points.Originally I used a “Merge Overlapped Anchors” script but it stopped working this morning.All options inside Illustrator that I tried so far had no effect whatsoever, including the object>path stuff, Ctrl + J on top of tools for merging stuff and other commands. Also for some reason the unselected paths appear purple, even though they only have a black outline and their layer is red.

Hi everyone,I'm experiencing an issue with character rendering in Adobe Illustrator (latest version on Windows 11).When copying stylized Unicode text generated from web platforms like <irrelevant link removed-kglad> and pasting it directly into a standard text box, some characters display as empty boxes (tofu glyphs) or drop entirely, even when using common OpenType fonts like Montserrat or Arial.Here is what I've tried so far:- Resetting the Type tool preferences.- Checking 'Enable Missing Glyph Protection' in Preferences > Type.- Changing font fallback settings.Is there a specific setting in Illustrator or Typekit to force proper UTF-8 character encoding for custom glyphs pasted from external web sources? Any insights or recommended workflows would be greatly appreciated!

I am wanting to make name place cards for a wedding and have two copies of the place card on a single art board so these will print efficiently.I have done a data merge in word before but as my text is curved, I was hoping to do it in illustrator. Is is possible to use the one list multiple times on the same artboard but get the second place card to have the next name? In word you just add the phrase 'next record' at the beginning of your placeholder. Is there an equivalent option in illustrator?  Worst case my work around will be to split the first names into two columns but I'd rather see if this was an option first. 

If you import a vector file and you opt to have Illustrator scale it, the “scale lineweights” option does the opposite of what it’s supposed to.In this example, the drawing is being scaled down, but the line weights are unusably huge. But if you turn lineweight-scaling off, they are correctly scaled down with the drawing. 

This appeared in my mac's menu bar, somewhat randomly, while I had illustrator open. This was not while using the eyedropper tool, which I've seen mentioned elsewhere as the reason this might appear. It was actually just while I had a project open in a window, but was working on something else in an unrelated app.I quit Illustrator, which got rid of it in the menu bar, but it again reappeared randomly the next time I had Illustrator open. This time, when I closed the app, the "Adobe Illustrator 2025 is recording your screen" doesn't go away.I checked my settings/permissions, and I haven't granted Illustrator permission to record my screen in the first place, so this feels quite shady. Can anyone help explain what's going on here/why?  

Hi everyone,I'm using Illustrator to create product graphics and promotional visuals for an e-commerce website. One of my recent projects includes designing graphics for Top Flite golf gear, and I want to keep the artwork clean, scalable, and consistent across different product pages.Do you have any tips for organizing files, using symbols, or setting up export options for web graphics? I'd love to hear any Illustrator workflows or features that have helped you save time while maintaining high-quality results.Thanks in advance!

Does anyone here still use the Live Tracing feature? If so, can you please share some examples of how, and why you use it?Thanks

I have a file with a bunch of icons I've created and the file doesn't always appear in the recent list of items. Is there a way to make it always handy? Or is there a better way to save those icons that are frequently used? Thanks! 

Hello! I am having an issue with Illustrator.I have a document that I was working on yesterday with no problem. This morning it went into Outline mode, and came up with a little box that said "Can't finish previewing." Then it switches to Outline mode. Images in the document are lost. Is there a way to set it back to standard mode so I can work with images again?

I have two lines in Illustrator. Both are specced a magenta. The line drawn with the pencil looks magenta as you would expect. The second line is drawn with the paintbrush tool and looks like a weird purple colour even though it’s specced exactly the same as the other line for 100% magenta.A) WhyB) How do i fix my brush-drawn line to actually be the colour it should be? I’ve added two screengrabs…Any help will be greatly appreciated. 

Hello community,This bug is becoming the most frustrating thing that has ever happened to Illustrator for many many years.It's that simple, one on every two times I launch Illustrator the GPU preview is broken. I have updated Windows 11 Pro and updated both graphic cards on my laptop, and it keeps breaking and breaking... I even refreshed all my settings, and it keeps doing it. How come this lingers around for so many years?How come there is no warning or no workaround to prevent or fix this issue before it happens or knowing that it has happened?How come the CPU preview is still a thing?So many questions... still no answers nor solutions. System:Windows 11 Pro - Version 23H2 - OS build 22631.3447Graphic:NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU 551.86 - up-to-dateIntel UHD Graphics - up-to-dateIf anyone knows what is happening... thanks!

Hi,I have a problem in Illustrator.I made this pattern from the same object repeated around a circle. All strokes originally had the same thickness.The artwork is now expanded, and all shapes have been united/merged. There are no live strokes anymore, only filled vector shapes.The black color is the same everywhere: 100% K (C0 M0 Y0 K100).The strange thing is that the artwork looks correct in Illustrator, but some outlines appear thicker than others:in exported PDFs when the PDF is placed in InDesign in printHas anyone seen this before or know what could cause it?I've attached a screenshot.Thanks for any help!Ellen 

Adobe Cc -I have been trying to use 'Concept to Vector tool' for the first time, attempting the simplest task of a line drawing and creating a line vector and I still get a RED notice that there is high demand and I should try the prompt later. I see others posted the same issue 1 and 2 years ago - has it been resolved? How patient do we need to be? 

I have not been able to save to creative cloud or open a creative cloud file from the illustrator app for a couple weeks now. Anytime i try it just goes to this page and never finishes loading. I can open my files from the cloud app but that doesnt help me with saving my files. I’ve just been saving to my desktop for now but would love if this worked. Yes i’ve restarted the app and tried again as well as restarted my computer.  

I’ve been using the PC desktop beta app for Illustrator and it’s been such a big help for work. I don’t have a MAC and never have so it’s been such a blessing to learn and use in the past few months. Then it was just gone overnight. The in-browser option just doesn’t compare.Realizing it was a beta so an official one might be coming but has there been info on if so and when? Would be very useful for my work.Thanks

AlloI study Sun O. For this study I do polygons with thousands millions billions or more dimensions or lines.illustrator has limit of 1000 sides. How I do polygons with more sides? 🌞

Illustrator intermittently stops allowing objects to be moved by dragging with either the mouse or a Wacom pen.The objects can still be selected, scaled, rotated and moved using the keyboard arrow keys. Only click-and-drag movement stops working.When attempting to drag an object, Windows plays the standard notification sound (the short "ding" indicating an action could not be completed).Restarting Illustrator does not resolve the issue. Restarting Windows restores the functionality until the issue occurs again.The problem occurs approximately once per day.The issue affects Illustrator 2025 and 2026 on the same computer. Photoshop and other applications continue to work normally. Also reinstalled Wacom Drivers, without success.The issue first appeared approximately three months ago. Before that, I had used Illustrator for years on the same computer without ever experiencing this problem.