When opening a pdf with Adobe Illustrator, the text is lost

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April 25, 2024
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My Adobe Illustrator software encountered the following error:

- PDF file exported from AutoCAD, with text

- But when opened with AI, the text is not displayed, only the line is displayed

- I'm using the latest version of AI and tried reinstalling, but still having the same problem

Has anyone encountered this error and is there a way to fix it? Thanks a lot

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Bobby Henderson

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What kinds of fonts are being used in the AutoCAD layout? Are they standard TrueType fonts or the the proprietary SHX format? Are the fonts embedded into the PDF file? That can be checked by opening the file in Adobe Acrobat; if the text objects can be selected then the font data should be there. Otherwise the type objects may be outlined or even disregarded in the PDF.

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delta3554130858xsAuthor

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Thank you for your response,

The fonts used in AutoCAD are all standard fonts, and I can still select and edit them in Adobe PDF (according to the attached image).
- Only when I open this PDF file with Ai does the text completely disappear 🙂

Monika Gause

Community Expert

I hope you do not need to edit the text.

What you can do is place the file in a new Illustrator file and then Object > Flatten transparency. Check "Outline text"

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