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ashleyw42235807
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September 21, 2023
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Adobe Illustrator Saving PDF with Strange Blocks

Hi Community,

 

A recent strange thing has been happening when I have been saving PDFs from Adobe Illustrator. Nothing has changed from my side, so I can't understand why this is happening. I save my PDF as normal, as high quality, and then I get these strange blocks/blobs or pieces just missing completely from the document. When I saved the one PDF as smallest quality, the strange blocks were gone, but I can't send work to print when it is low quality. When I open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat, it says there is an error with the file, but I have no idea why.

 

Anyone have a similar experience or know how to fix it?

 

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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September 21, 2023

What kind of artwork is it we're looking at?

How did you create it, which functions have been used?

 

Did you already reboot the system?

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ashleyw42235807Auteur
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September 21, 2023

Hi Monika,

These are vector artworks with vector illustration created in Adobe Illustrator.

No specific functions used except drawing (pen tool) and type tools. 

 

I have tried updating Illustrator and it still happens, I have not restarted my machine yet but will try that later when I am finished with work.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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September 21, 2023

Hi Monika,

 

Yes, the weirs blocks and lines show on apple preview - but when opening the PDF in adobe acrobat, the pages with the strange blocks will show an error message "An error exists on this page etc" - I did include it in my initial upload of screenshots but I've attached it again. Based on what the error says, it seems to me the problem is either an Illustrator or Acrobat problem, not an apple preview problem - but at this point, I have no idea.

 


How many anchor points are in that document?

It looks very detailed to me.

And as already mentioned, you might want to post in the Acrobat forum as well.

 

Artwork is made by the rules? Paths closed, no extreme handles? 

 

Which settings are you using when saving the PDF? PDF/X? 

Without even having the actual files, this could be impossible to solve. 

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