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Im having trouble doing something that I would think is ridiculously easy, but I can't find any  posts regarding purging "cache". Once apon a time I could go to preferences > file handling > Clear Chache. It's like it was completely removed. My computer is going ridiculously slow when I have Illustrator open. I assume its and excesive amount of RAM thats being used by cache.So. . . Is there a way to clear/purge all of illustrators cache? With the exception of Settings of coarse. I also use Astute Graphics. I don't want to do anything that might affect that.

J'essaie de créer une palette de couleurs dans la bibliothèque afin de les partager avec mon équipe. Je ne comprends pas pourquoi les palettes déjà créées apparaissent correctement dans la bibliothèque (voir sur l'image la palette nommée "INFO") alors que les couleurs que j'ajoute apparaissent désaturées dans la palette (voir la palette "Élections Info"), comme si elles n'étaient pas actives.  Nous avons déjà plusieurs palettes de créées, mais elles ont étées crées par des collègues et non par moi. J'ai toutefois les accès nécessaires pour modifier les bibliothèques, le problème ne se trouve donc pas de ce côté.

Hallo,ich habe eine DXF in Illustrator importiert und würde diese gerne bearbeiten. Die Konturen der DXF sind leider keine verbundenen Pfade und ich weiss nicht, wie ich diese verbinden kann. Es wäre super, wenn mir jemand helfen könnte. Danke und LG Michi

Hi, I have used ilustrador long time ago but since last year I found out some issues to print, trying all the settings out I can't get the right colors, for example sage green and shades, beige and shades, dusty ping and shades are printing like grays. My printer is a Epson ET 3830 and work thru windows 11, inwould like to knownthe right presets to get the real colors on matte glossy sticker and photo paper. Thank you!!

I have a .ai file with a text string in it, say "abc". I saved it in the default format, "Illustrator 2020". When I reopen this file, I find that the string has been split into (a group of) separate Compound Paths, "a", "b" and "c", making it impossible to edit the text. I wonder why this has happened? On the other hand, a copy of the file saved as "Illustrator 2020 EPS" has retained the text as a single editable string. FWIW I recently opened an old file (from 2011, produced by Illustrator CS3) and found that that had also split blocks of text into separate characters. Is there any way to recover editable text from these groups of characters? Richard

Hi,I'm not necessarily looking for a script—I’m just curious if a tool could be developed to enhance Illustrator’s Scale tool. Specifically, I’d love the ability to input a custom scale value (e.g., uniformly 125%, 100% height, 20% width, etc.) while also being able to position a custom anchor point, as currently available in the Scale tool.I understand that the Transform Each function allows users to select individual objects, input values, and place an anchor point. However, this feature has limitations:The anchor point can only be placed within the object's bounds.To uniformly scale multiple objects, users must group them first, apply scaling, and then ungroup—adding unnecessary steps.I see a clear opportunity for improvement by integrating Transform Each features directly into the Scale tool. A simple checkbox allowing users to scale objects individually from their centers would make the tool significantly more powerful. Of course, I say "simple" without knowing the underlying comp

Hi, I have been using illustrator app since past 2 years. But recently I have been facing the issue of opening the .ai file.The file starts downloading in Microsoft edge, but doesn't open directly. I still can open it by right clicking on it and choosing ' Illustrator app' from the list of apps. ( it doesnt even show the option of 'Always open this file in Illustrator'Please Help

Please help me, I am facing this problem. It is very important for me to recover this file. Please give me any suggestions as soon as possible to recover the file.

The smooth tool ansd the pencil tool are overly sensitive. The tool on the area needing smoothed seems to delete the path and connect the two points not selected. I have modified the sensitivity for both the pencil and the smooth tool and it behaves the same for both (regarding smoothing out areas). I am attaching a screenshot showing the original area (as a guide), and the result with the smooth and the pencil tools...definitely overly smoothed beyond usefullness. Please adjust this glitch quickly. I (and am sure many others) use this consistantly on a daily basis.  

Hey guys! I´m new here, my program the "Objects" section appears unavailable how cam I activate it?

Hi guys, could someone please help me understand what's wrong with my mockups?When I select both the vector object and the image of the mockup product, I am able to seemingly create a mockup. However, when it finishes processing, I am left with a bunch of straight vector lines instead of an actual whole image.  What seems weird is that on the preview images, the mockup appears as it should, but once placed on the artoboard, it reverts to those straight lines.  Has anyone encountered this issue before? Is there a simple solution that I'm missing out on?

Hi there, I am wondering if it is possible to create something like this in which shapes are inverted to the opposite colour when placed on top of another?   Is there a setting in which this acn be done or would it be a matter of colouring each shape manually? Thanks!

Is there a way to reduce the size of the gradient annotator? When I watch tutorials, their annotators are streamlined and slim (on right). Mine (on left) is bulky in comparison and sometimes obscures the object I'm working on. I tried working in large documents but that did not affect the size. Thx. 

 

Hey everyone, I have a bug in my recolor, I'm trying to change the color of the white but it doesn't work. Also if there is a simpler way to change a color in a selection group please feel free to share!

When I am trying to download illustrator, it says I need to update my system however I am already up to date with updates on my graphics card/drivers and my OS. It keeps poping up and I have the system requirements.

Boa comunidade,Como estão?Imagem anexada, preciso retirar esta informação em realce pois não utilizo e atrapalha sempre que aparece em meus prints Desde já agradeço pela atenção

We need an option to create a project file that cannot be saved over. The reason for this is that when working with a client who has many options, we sometimes need to step back in time or recover older versions from unexpected changes. Similar to an Illustrator template file (.ait), we could have a format like .aiv or .aivi. This way, when I save flyer.aiv, every save will generate a backup file flyer-250204817.ai next to the current file. It would also be useful to have an option in a settings pane to save a backup every other save and retain backups for a maximum of three days or up to ten saves. Whatever option we choose should control the local .aiv file. I do store files on my local nas server, where every save gets a snapshot. However, when working on my local system (laptop), I don’t have that function, nor do I always have Wi-Fi. This means working in Adobe Cloud is not an option.Please provide an option so we do not loose our work or we have the option to recover from edits w

I am looking for a solution to an ongoing illustration need I have. I draw diagrams with expanded lines that need to go over some lines and under others. Arrange to front or back only allows me to use a command for the entire line so it will always only be above other lines or below them. If I could give commands of arrange/bring to front with relation to a specific grouping and arrange/bring to back with relation to a different grouping that would be wonderful. Any ideas? The photo I've attached took me 30 minutes to draw and perfect, way too long!

Hi, forums!I have two Bamboo tablets - a CTE-450/B and a CTE-650/S. I found the 650 in a thrift store, and I've had my 450 for years, but both are in good working order.  I haven't really used them with Illustrator CC, though, and when I sat down to try some inking the program sort of freaks out.  No matter which tablet I use, Illustrator just scrolls up, and up, and up.  If the stylus is near the tablet's surface, Illustrator scrolls up.  I can't do anything else - tapping the stylus registers as a right-click.I've unplugged, tinkered, fiddled, and rebooted.  It doesn't matter what buttons I hold down on my keyboard, nor does Illustrator seem to care when I just hover the pen over the tablet.  It will *not* stop scrolling.  The *only* thing that seemed to work was a complete reinstall of my tablet drivers... until my computer went to sleep.  When I woke it up the next day, the problem was back.I've followed a guide on disabling Windows Ink and u

Can we disable the highlighting of alternative glyphs?Si non, ce serait une bonne chose de pouvoir le faire. 

Hello, Very new to using Illustrator, I'm on Tutorials, Get started with Illustrator,  Change color and strokes. That said, what is the Pasteboard Area, and where can I find information about it?There doesn't seem to be any information about it in the Illustrator User Guide?I've done some google searching but all I've gotten thus far is that it's like the table you set your artwork on.Not much to go on, seems to me, since it looks like every Illustrator file has one, I would think that more information on the subject would be helpful.Do I need it, can I resize it, can it be the size of the artboard? Or maybe I missed it? Peace,ElementX

Can anyone tell me how to add a background color to the negative/white space of this compund path?

Issue with the Spacebar in Adobe IllustratorRecently, I've encountered an unexpected problem with Adobe Illustrator: the spacebar has stopped functioning when entering text. This occurred suddenly, without any apparent changes to settings or the system. Strangely, the issue persists across all fonts I attempt to use and doesn't seem to be related to a specific file, as creating new documents doesn't resolve the error.What I've Already Tried:Restarting Illustrator: Closing and reopening the application was my first step, but the problem continued.Reinstalling Fonts: I thought it might be a font issue, so I reinstalled all the fonts I was using, but this didn't help.Checking the Keyboard: I tested the spacebar in other programs, and it works perfectly, so the hardware isn't the issue.Creating New Files: I opened new documents in Illustrator to see if the problem was related to a corrupted file, but the error persists in all new files.Reinstalling Illustrator: I completely uninstalled and

We developed a SDK plugin, it can be loaded successfully and work well in some machines, but it cannot be loaded in some machines.In those environments, they have the same version of Adobe Illustrator, and using the same plugin files, but with different OS versions (win10 & win11).We are not sure the loading failure is caused by the different OS versions or other reasons, currently we cannot find the detailed description about it. I would be very grateful for any suggestions on how to address this issue. Thansk. VC redistributable installed: System info: Loading failed message: