Add SVG files to a CC library

[Pictographic]

I’m trying to use the iPad to work with existing Illustrator assets. I have an illustrator file with 200+ individual vector objects and I’d like to be able to use them as shapes in the Adobe iPad Draw app.

It seems that I can only use them by importing each item individually into Capture CC and re-vectorising it.

Is there a better way because this is pointless and VERY laborious.

In Illustrator I can access .SVG images from the Capture library, so clearly there’s no issue with the library's ability to handle SVG files. I can also export SVG from Illustrator without problems, and I can add vector items to any of my libraries from Illustrator. All of that works without any problem.

However, when I try to add an SVG file from Illustrator to a library it changes from SVG to AI meaning that it can’t be used in the Draw app as a shape.

Am I missing something obvious or is this just a badly developed feature?

[Ton Frederiks]

Time for a feature request:

Illustrator Feature Request/Bug Report Form

[Pictographic]

Thanks... I didn't even know that was a thing I could do.

[Theresa J · Accepted solution]

You didn't miss anything. This has been requested several times in the Adobe Draw forum.

[Pictographic]

Yeah? I'm not surprised, It seems like such an obvious thing. It would turn a good app into "must have" great tool. Given that you're aware of the  issue, do you know any workarounds for importing vector files (other than reprocessing in Capture)?

[Theresa J]

Sorry I don't have any ideas better than reprocessing in Capture. I have been doing the same thing.

[tjeburasjka]

Anyone found a solution for this 2 years later?

[Ton Frederiks]

Drag the .svg file(s) from the Finder/Explorer to the CC Library panel.

[tjeburasjka]

Yea adding SVGs to the CC library as the topic says is no problem, but the description also specifies "I’d like to be able to use them as shapes" and it's that part I'm interested in. When you drag and drop them they end up in the library as graphics, not shapes. I'm looking for any way at all to add your own *shapes* to the library without having to use Adobe Capture (as it's time consuming and somewhat inaccurate).

[patricka68139395]

thats what im trying to find solutions now, any updates?