Importing from Illustrator into Adobe XD

[dionysiac9863277]

Hello,

I would like to ask, if I have made a design in Illustrator for example a web page with many artboards, can I import all the elements in adobe xd or do I need to design them again inside the adobe xd? I tryed to do copy and paste from illustrator, it works but if I copy and paste a shape and a text the text doesn't work (is not active) it is like an image but I can not separate it from the shape.

I am looking forward for your answer

Thank you

Dionysia

[Raimundo Illanes · Accepted solution]

You can;t import directly a AI file, but you can do a couple of things:

- Just copy the ai content and paste it to XD

- Export the content as SVG or any image file from Illustrator using the Export for selection, then choose a format or multiple ones

[sb37921719]

Hey,

I am working on something similar and saw this discussion. I'm using Adobe CC.

So I am able to open my Ai files in XD and it imports correctly (all shapes and layers are intact).

However, the artboard size seems to be very different (Ai is bigger), even though I used the template of iPhone 6/7/8 in both softwares. When I try to scale the work so that it can fit the smaller artboard of XD, all sorts of stuff doesn't work (e.g. all line-thickness stays the same) and fixing that would be too much effort.

Do you have any idea, why the size difference and how I could easily fix that?

Cheers!

[HARSHIKA_VERMA · Accepted solution]

Hi All,

Thanks for visiting this thread. I would like update this with the latest info-

To open an Illustrator file in XD, do one of the following:
- In XD, select File > Open. Navigate to the required folder, select an .ai file, and open in XD. You can also use the Cmd+O (Mac), or Ctrl+O (Windows) keyboard shortcuts.
- Drag the Ai file over the XD icon (on Mac only).
- Right-click the Illustrator file and select Open with > XD from the sub menu.

Here’s a list of what’s supported and not supported at this time: https://helpx.adobe.com/xd/kb/open-illustrator-files-in-xd.html

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Harshika

[siosiana26471096r1bc]

Hi, Thanks for this answer but I am still having problems. I lose some of my text formating and some text is not even text once I open my ai file in xd - do you have any help with this?

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Hi @siosiana26471096r1bc,

Thank you for reaching out and sorry for the trouble. Would you mind telling us the if it's happening with a specific Illustrator file? Please share a screenshot for better understanding. 

It would be helpful, if you can share the version of XD and Illustrator installed on your machine along with the operating system details.

We will try our best to help.

Thanks,

Harshika

[siosiana26471096r1bc]

Hi Harshika, 

Thanks for the reply. Using Ai 2023 and XD 56.012

AI_ A to XD_A - text becomes unformatted

AI_B to XD_B - it becomes not text in XD

Any help will be great - thank you

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Thanks for sharing the requested info. Is it possible for you to share the XD and Illustrator file with me over a private message so that I check on my end? If yes, please upload the file to a shared location such as CC or Dropbox and share the URL with me over a private message.

Please also share the details of your operating system as well.

I will try my best to help.

Thanks,

Harshika

[siosiana26471096r1bc]

Actually, I was able to figure out the problem, if I opened an Ai documet in XD and the text had bullet points or special characters - XD changed the text section to an image. Once I deleted these, worked ok.

Thanks for your help.