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Joy31957991quq8

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Locked and hidden sublayers automatically unlock and become visible after leaving isolation mode from Grid > Repeat

Link to screen recording of issues here (in video: MAP layers unlock and NEW PARKING layers unhide)All the problems when Trying to make a parking lot with Repeat > Grid:Illustrator unlocks all locked sublayers on the same layer as the Repeat >

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1 hour ago

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jonascreatesKnown Participant

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Why is the text-on-path start/end-point grabber so small?

Am I using the wrong tool here, or is the clickable area for grabbing the start/end points of a text-on-path object unnecessarily small?See attached screen recording for reference. Feels like you have to hit that one-pixel-wide blue outline around th

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1 hour ago

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Marcus37713476cui0Inspiring

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Slow File Open - Illustrator 29.4

The issue I'm facing is: Illustator is taking about 1 minute to open a file. No matter if the file is big or short. Using the latest Version 24.9. I didn't face it at previous version.

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2 hours ago

phu_nguyen_0529Participating Frequently

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Why my preview broken, and the only way I can watch the preview is by dragging it around

I have to drag an object around to make others appear. (Watch my video for detail)

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5 hours ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator Creative Challenge #7: Weave Decorative Text with the Intertwine Tool

Welcome back to the Illustrator Creative Challenges, our monthly nudge to open Illustrator, learn something, and share it with the community. This time, we're zooming right in on a single, brilliant feature, the Intertwine tool, and using it to weave

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5 hours ago

Harshika VermaCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Join Our Private Beta: Help Shape the Future of Illustrator Workflows

Hey all!We're working on something new—and we'd love your help.Many of you have shared how repetitive, non-creative tasks can slow down your creative flow. Things like renaming layers, duplicating artboards, organizing files, and preparing assets for

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5 hours ago

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Damien28694733evnnKnown Participant

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Comment selectionner precisement un bitmap sur une image crée a partir de plusieur bitmaps superposés

Bonjour,Probleme sur illustrator impossible a resoudre meme avec l’IA.Ex : J’ai un graphic sur illustrator composé de 2 bitmaps :1_bitmap 1 - layer 1 - couleur ROUGE2_bitmap 2 - layer 2 - couleur BLEUChaque bitmap a des zones pleines et des zones tra

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5 hours ago

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Vibrant_helper6925Participant

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Concept to Vector Error - Please slow down and try again later.

I used the new concept to vector feature with a lot of success yesterday morning but after an hour so of playing around, I am now getting an error message stating: Please slow down and try again later. I have tried signing out of the creative cloud s

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5 hours ago

Spirited_day9213Participant

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missing fresco files

i haven’t used fresco in a few weeks and got logged out of my account due to an update to the app. my fresco files went missing after i logged in even though it was saved in the cloud. is there a way i can recover it, i lost hours of illustration wor

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5 hours ago

dubloveLegend

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Are there any good free barcode scripts or plugins for Illustrator?

Are there any good free barcode scripts or plugins for Illustrator?There used to be a convenient and classic plug-in: Barcode Toolbox.Very easy to use, but unfortunately no longer supports the new version of Ai, after hearing it, a new name came out,

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Locked and hidden sublayers automatically unlock and become visible after leaving isolation mode from Grid > Repeat

Link to screen recording of issues here (in video: MAP layers unlock and NEW PARKING layers unhide)All the problems when Trying to make a parking lot with Repeat > Grid:Illustrator unlocks all locked sublayers on the same layer as the Repeat >

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1 hour ago

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jonascreatesKnown Participant

asked in Questions

Why is the text-on-path start/end-point grabber so small?

Am I using the wrong tool here, or is the clickable area for grabbing the start/end points of a text-on-path object unnecessarily small?See attached screen recording for reference. Feels like you have to hit that one-pixel-wide blue outline around th

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1 hour ago

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Marcus37713476cui0Inspiring

asked in Questions

Slow File Open - Illustrator 29.4

The issue I'm facing is: Illustator is taking about 1 minute to open a file. No matter if the file is big or short. Using the latest Version 24.9. I didn't face it at previous version.

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2 hours ago

phu_nguyen_0529Participating Frequently

asked in Questions

Why my preview broken, and the only way I can watch the preview is by dragging it around

I have to drag an object around to make others appear. (Watch my video for detail)

6612

5 hours ago

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Damien28694733evnnKnown Participant

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Comment selectionner precisement un bitmap sur une image crée a partir de plusieur bitmaps superposés

Bonjour,Probleme sur illustrator impossible a resoudre meme avec l’IA.Ex : J’ai un graphic sur illustrator composé de 2 bitmaps :1_bitmap 1 - layer 1 - couleur ROUGE2_bitmap 2 - layer 2 - couleur BLEUChaque bitmap a des zones pleines et des zones tra

6113

5 hours ago

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Vibrant_helper6925Participant

asked in Questions

Concept to Vector Error - Please slow down and try again later.

I used the new concept to vector feature with a lot of success yesterday morning but after an hour so of playing around, I am now getting an error message stating: Please slow down and try again later. I have tried signing out of the creative cloud s

146454

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5 hours ago

Spirited_day9213Participant

asked in Questions

missing fresco files

i haven’t used fresco in a few weeks and got logged out of my account due to an update to the app. my fresco files went missing after i logged in even though it was saved in the cloud. is there a way i can recover it, i lost hours of illustration wor

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5 hours ago

dubloveLegend

asked in Questions

Are there any good free barcode scripts or plugins for Illustrator?

Are there any good free barcode scripts or plugins for Illustrator?There used to be a convenient and classic plug-in: Barcode Toolbox.Very easy to use, but unfortunately no longer supports the new version of Ai, after hearing it, a new name came out,

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10 hours ago

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Douglas25015478h4ubKnown Participant

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I need to add text to a wavy object

Hi!I’d like to add text to an vector object of a shipping container. Is there some way using 3D please?

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10 hours ago

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Precious_Cascade57b3Participant

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layers panel is black and illustrator freezes after clicking layers panel

I'm editing a pdf downloaded from Open Street Map on illustrator, and the layers panel goes black whenever I click on it.The layers will load after a few minutes, but any subsequent operation, be it within the layers panel or not, will freeze the sof

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11 hours ago

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Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator Creative Challenge #7: Weave Decorative Text with the Intertwine Tool

Welcome back to the Illustrator Creative Challenges, our monthly nudge to open Illustrator, learn something, and share it with the community. This time, we're zooming right in on a single, brilliant feature, the Intertwine tool, and using it to weave

22222

5 hours ago

Harshika VermaCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Join Our Private Beta: Help Shape the Future of Illustrator Workflows

Hey all!We're working on something new—and we'd love your help.Many of you have shared how repetitive, non-creative tasks can slow down your creative flow. Things like renaming layers, duplicating artboards, organizing files, and preparing assets for

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5 hours ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Adobe MAX 2026: Registration, Sessions & FAQs

Hello everyone, It’s time to reserve your spot at Adobe MAX - The Creativity Conference, taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Get ready for what’s next - with three days of creative skill-building, visionary keynotes, and valuable conne

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7 days ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator 30.8 | Relink missing files, select through shadows, compare styles in Concept to Vector, new pattern & gradient swatches, and more

Hey all!Illustrator 30.8 is a satisfying mix of workflow quality-of-life and creative firepower. On the practical side, relinking one missing file now brings its neighbors along, and you can click a shadow or effect without accidentally grabbing the

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12 days ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator Creative Challenge #6: Make Double-Exposure Lettering with Clipping Masks

Welcome back to the Illustrator Creative Challenges, our monthly nudge to open Illustrator, learn something, and share it with the community. This time, we're zooming right in on a single, brilliant feature, the Clipping Mask, and using it to hide a

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19 days ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator Creative Challenge #5: Design Seamless Gift Wrap with the Pattern Tool

Welcome back to the Illustrator Creative Challenges - our monthly nudge to open Illustrator, learn something, and share it with the community. This time, we're zooming right in on a single, brilliant feature - the Pattern tool, and using it to design

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1 month ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator Creative Challenge #4: Make Your Own Merch with Mockup in Illustrator

Somewhere out there is a coffee shop run by wolves, a gym for ghosts, and a surf school on Mars. This month, you're their creative director.Welcome back to the Illustrator Creative Challenges - our monthly nudge to open Illustrator, try something new

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1 month ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator 30.7 | New Blend panel, Ease In/Out blends, Generate artwork with Firefly, bug fixes, and more

Hey all!Illustrator 30.7 gives one of the app's oldest features a serious upgrade and brings Firefly closer to where you start your work. There's a dedicated Blend panel with live on-canvas previews, new Ease In / Ease Out controls for how blend step

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1 month ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

3 ways to crop your artwork in Illustrator

If you've come to Illustrator from Photoshop, cropping is one of the first things that trips you up - there's no single Crop tool sitting in the toolbar, and the methods that do exist behave in very different ways. Some permanently trim your image, o

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2 months ago

Anubhav MCommunity Manager

posted in Announcements

Illustrator 30.6 | Relink images quickly, Align & Distribute with Keyboard Shortcuts & Actions, bug fixes, and more

Hey all!Illustrator 30.6 is a focused release aimed squarely at the workflows that quietly eat up time - swapping a linked image across a multi-artboard file, aligning and distributing objects you reach for dozens of times a day, and getting precise

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