ADDING DESIGNED SYMBOL TO GRAPHICS ON 3D AND MATERIAL

[SirNatty]

How do i add my newly symbol design to 3D and Materials under graphics using adobe illustrator, when i click on material tab i only find All Material and Material properties i do not see Materia Graphics, where my symbols designs can be added to graphics, i also did not see ad graphics.

[Monika Gause]

1. Which version is it?

2. That is not a football and will not work.

[SirNatty]

Adobe Illustrator 2022, i followed several steps on youtube, i created my footbal design then added the design to symbol, created my circle then inflate, needed to add my design through graphics under 3D and Material but i didnt find graphics beside material under 3D and Material, others have symbol designs added to graphics under 3D and Material beside Material

[Ton Frederiks]

Can you share that file? Just rename the .ai extension to .pdf to be able to attach it to a post here.

[Ton Frederiks]

But it may be possible that 2022 did not have that option.

[Monika Gause]

Which version exactly is it?

26.5.3 has the Graphics option. But earlier versions of 2022 might not have it

[SirNatty]

MY VERSION IS ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 2022 version 26.0.1

[Monika Gause]

Is there an update available for your version in the Creative Cloud app?

[SirNatty]

when i click on Help => Updates. This is what pops up on the sniptool taken. 

[Monika Gause]

So your machine is managed by IT?

[SirNatty]

It is my personnal Laptop, not managed by anybody. currently doing a skill upkeep, so i can learn Adobe tools. How do i update my Adobe Software, that was the prompt i got.

[Monika Gause]

If you are not on a Corporate account, you won't get that warning.

Did you purchase your Creative Cloud license from Adobe?

[Pariah Burke]

Damn. I just uninstalled Adobe Illustrator 2022 and 2023 a couple of weeks ago, and there's no way to get them back.

You should have a Graphics sub tab under Materials, but I can't verify that was available in AI '22 as it is in '24 (below) and '25.

The problem could also be document-specific.

1. Please close all documents
2. Quit Adobe Illustrator
3. Restart your computer, leaving all other applications closed
4. Launch Illustrator
5. Start a new document using the Web tab "Common" 1366 x 768 px preset.
6. Create a simple rectangle with default fill and stroke (white and black).
7. Go to Effect > 3D and Materials > Materials... 
8. If the Graphics sub tab appears, click it; you should see your symbols. If it doesn't, click the plus button at the bottom of the materials list and choose Add as Single Graphic, which should then show your symbols.

If that process doesn't work, you might need to get Illustrator updated, as @Monika Gause suggested.

[Monika Gause]

I have checked it out in that version and it was available, but I have a rather late version of 2022.

[SirNatty]

I cant find graphics beside material under 3D and Material, others have symbol designs added to graphics under 3D and Material beside Material, my vesion is 2022 26.0.1