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When drawing with the paint brush tool it stops drawing after about 8 seconds. If i drawer fast or slow it only drawers for a short time. I timed it to find that it only draws for 8 seconds. If I then start drawing again it will draw longer but still stop after about 30 seconds.

Hello, We have $7k worth of plugins from a third party, which never expire; however, they only work with Illustrator 28.  Adobe Creative Cloud no longer offers versions prior 29.  How can we get this older version? Thanks, Vincent

Running Windows 11, I’ve checked for updates. My computer runs just fine until I open Illustrator which often causes my entire system to just freeze without ever recovering, requiring a hard reboot.  Any input on how to fix this would be appreciated, I can barely run Illustrator. 

Hello,   I am creating 300+ icons and when I export them for screens there is always an extra pixel. Ex. they are supposed to be 24x24 but they save as 25x24.   I have tried multiple trouble shooting techniques that I have read in forums but nothing I have tried seems to work.   Has anyone found a solution to this?   THANKS!   {Renamed by MOD}

Hey all.  This is probably a really easy answer, but it’s late, my date got screwed, I’m irritated and blah blah blah.  I’m working on an annual report for a non-profit that I work for.  I need to create this text effect and am not sure how to do it.  I know I should just figure it out, but I already wasted two hours working on another concept that was more than I was capable of pulling off.  So, I’m a bit behind the 8 ball here time wise.   I would appreciate any help. thank you! 

Somehow, I created this transparent editable text layer but I can’t remember what I did or where I learned this, so I am hoping some experts can help. All text is editable. Nothing is masked and nothing is grouped. When click, both layers appear as a compound shape in the transparency panel. Blending is normal. Opacity 100%.  

Hi, I have a problem with my illustrator CC 2025. I have try to use the gaussian effect on vector object and when I apply multiply and adjusting the transparency, the effect changes. Can you see the difference with the first image and the last? Once I play around with the transparency of multiply blending, the gaussian changes effect differently even I change back to the same setting as initial starting.  Does anyone has this problem and solved them?

I want to place an Ai file in symbol. I get a warning message. How to do it? Video also uploaded.     

Hi, I have several specific swatch colors saved in the panel.I need to set the color of multiple selected elements to a specific Swatch color, but the Recolor Artwork menu doesn’t show me a list of the swatches I made. Please see attached screenshot. Is this something even possible to achieve in Illustrator? 

I would like to report a recurring issue that affects professional workflows involving the latest version of Adobe Illustrator on Windows.Context / Use caseSome of us intentionally keep Adobe apps fully up to date, while also relying on copy–paste via clipboard from Illustrator into LightBurn (laser-cutting software) in order to avoid unnecessary SVG exports that slow down production workflows. This workflow used to work reliably in earlier Illustrator versions, such as Adobe Illustrator 29.5 (build 29.5.x).Issue - Illustrator clipboard regression affecting external production softwareRecent Illustrator versions have introduced changes that break or destabilize copy–paste (clipboard) interoperability with external software such as LightBurn.For many production environments: Copy–paste from Illustrator directly into LightBurn is intentional and critical Exporting SVG files for every iteration significantly slows down real-world workflows Earlier Illustrator versions supported this c

The Layers panel displays thumbnails incorrectly. There are two main issues:1. The selected layer in the panel doesn't match the selected element in the document. To fix this, you need to change the pane properties (size) each time.2. The thumbnails look like the attached preview. 

Illustrator 30.0 lagging on MAC OS Tahoe 26.1I won't write much. This issue has been contanstly talked about on the forums and on reddit for the past 3 months, which has been flagged by the developers.Hopefully, we will see a compatibility fix between illustrator and mac os Tahoe very soon. All I ask is the developers update us on the current situation regarding this issue.

Hi,Does anybody know how to paste an object into the perspective grid?Just to be more clear, I know how draw objects from scratch that will snap into the grid (Perspective Grid, there is a tool for that SHIFT+P) , but I have no idea how to copy and paste an existing object into the perspective grid so it snaps to it and act as any other object would normally do after drawing it by using the perspective grid.Your help much appreciated.Thanks

Hi, when i open the AI files,it appears text import options dialog box,and  it shows blank page how to solve this  want to recover the ai file,please help us i try so many ways it couldn't help     <Title renamed by MOD>

Like the title says, This seems to be happening randomly, and frequently.I will be working in my document, drawing new shapes, adjusting fills, etc. (design stuff)And when I go to change a text element, it's been duplicated (in place, directly on top of the original text field) and converted to curves.I have gone through the tedious process of manually deleting these duplicated layers hundreds of times. It just keeps happening.I have restarted my macbook pro.I have been saving as .aiMy adobe illustrator is up to date.

Hello! I have an issue with patterns in Illustrator - I can't resize patterns within a filled shape (preferences 'transform pattern tiles' is ticked). If I resize the whole shape using the bounding box corners, the pattern will change while actively changing the scale, but when I release, the pattern pings back to the original size.If I use the transform scale option, sometimes it works! But other times when the dialog box is open, the scale of the pattern changes in preview, but once I click okay, it pings back to the original scale. I hope this is clear and makes sense. Does anyone know if there is a bug? It's disrupting my workflow.  

I have several objects, already ungrouped, but when trying to distribute the spaces between these equally, they just overlap onto each other.  evidence:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w6m8c5N-Hj2LOz4SuS6eKegYWSxMIW5A/view?usp=sharing I just updated the last version of Ai, let me know if I’m missing something

I think I’ve finally narrowed this down!I’ll cut to the chase:• Custom Action #1:  Transform Panel > Flip Horizontal• Custom Action #2: Transform Panel > Flip VerticalTriggering Actions #1 or #2 with the play button in the Actions Panel - or a hotkey linked to the action - is successful if:• The Transform Panel is open in a Panel and is the Active Tab• The Transform Panel is completely closed (triggering the actions then open the Panel floating somewhere in the workspace)Triggering Actions #1 or #2 with instantly cause Illustrator (30.2.1) to CRASH if:• The Transform Panel is present in a Panel in the workspace, but is not the Active Tab Whew!That’s a load of frustration off my mind!My Fix: I now just keep the Transform Window open in its own small Panel all the time. I never use it anyways, and would prefer to just keep it closed, but it’s annoying to have it pop up every time I flip an object, so keeping it stuffed quietly in the corner is the next best thing. 

This dialog no longer appears when I paste swatches, how to turn it back on?Dialog 

I tried a single Colorful Trace Of Light but it does not come to me. How to get it? Video is uploaded.It glows! How To Create A Colorful Trace Of Light With IllustratorTime 3.57 

Hi, I’m working on a surface pattern tile and I tried to copy and paste in back with no fill and no stroke a bounding box.  It keeps giving me borders on my repeating pattern.  I’ve also opened the appearance panel to check my layers and do not see anything applied?  I feel I’ve googled as much as I could and I really want to figure this out.  Please help.  Here’s a screen shot of my workspace. My pattern is on the left and the swatch/repeating pattern is on the right.  Thanks.  

I want to make the elements/symbols inside the cards editableI created a ton of symbols and “nested” other symbols inside.I’ve create symbols for the suits, values, cards etcSo for example here we have:Flop contains > Card Master x 3Card Master contains > Spade x 2 and “Card Value  Anyways ideally I’d like to somehow create editable variants so I can replace suits and values etc. Something similar to what you can do in Figma etc Is this possible in Illustrator? Do I need a plug-in or script?

Oi, tudo bem?Estou tendo um problema para carregar planilha CSV no illustrator para utilizar a função de dados variáveis. Fiz tudo de acordo com a página oficial da Adobe (https://helpx.adobe.com/br/illustrator/using/data-driven-graphics-templates-variables.html) e salvei o arquivo certinho, mas dá o erro "A biblioteca de dados variáveis de entrada é inválida". O curioso é que notei que sempre que o arquivo tem mais de uma coluna, dá esse erro. Tentei deletar colunas e deixar só com uma, e o arquivo vai normalmente.  Alguém já passou por isso? Alguma dica de como resolver? Preciso fazer mais de 5 mil arquivos e preciso muito que minha planilha sincronize rsrsrs 

Is Illustrator v30.1 on macOS actually usable right now?Why is the jumping bug back again?On a MacBook Pro (and I reasonably assume other MacBooks as well), when I move an object using three-finger drag, the moment I release it, the object randomly jumps to another position — with no warning and no logical pattern. How is this acceptable behavior in a production tool?At what point does this stop being a “minor bug” and start being classified as not workable?Yes, I’m aware there are “workarounds.”Should users:Avoid this version entirely? Stop using three-finger drag? Switch to two-finger gestures? Or just use a mouse instead (seriously)?But why should any of this be necessary in the first place?Is Adobe’s current expectation really that paying subscribers should adapt their workflow around such low-level input failures?And more importantly — does Adobe genuinely believe issues like this won’t lead users to cancel their subscriptions? Oddly enough, I’ve recently begun seriously consideri

I have issue when working with shapes and lines, when zooming-in it appears as there is extra or expanded fill out of the drawn path, and it rigs the overall shape/element I’m designing (such as: shapes, forms, outlined letters etc.)I attached a screenshot as an exampleI’m using Adobe Illustrator 30.0