Can all .ai files be ungrouped? [Branched]

[michellew64858175]

I'm having the same problem. Can you tell me step by step how you fixed this without having to create the entire artwork over again?

[Doug A Roberts]

refer to rcraighead's post. select your object too.

[jane-e]

1. Select your object.
2. Click the magnifying glass in the Layers panel to go to the object.
   
3. Expand the Group.
4. Resize the Layers panel wider.
   
5. Post a screen shot.

[Omar.Fathy]

Press Ctrl+A and go to Object>Ungroup

but be sure that all layers or objects are unlocked

( you can make this by checking the layer panel  or go to Object> Unlock All)

[mrsgroban]

I'm having a similar issue working on a logo. In Illustrator I can clearly see all the layers, but when I export as a different file type (all of these -- .gif, .png, .bmp, & .svg), then open the new file, all the elements are grouped as one, and I can't click on the elements individually any more. I'm getting close to my deadline, and I'm freaking out. Anybody??

[Larry G. Schneider]

The first three file formats you listed are all raster formats and are all a single layer of pixels only. You can only select the entire image. An SVG file can have selectable objects.

[mrsgroban]

Thank you, Larry. That is pretty much what I thought, but It's happening even when I export the Ai file as an .svg . SVG is my format of choice for what I'm doing, and I started with that. I only tried the other formats because, altho all objects were individually selectable in Ai, when I exported from Ai as an .svg then opened it in the software I need to use, even the svg exported as a  single group, and only none of the objects are selectable. Knowing that, do you have any other suggestions? I've been working on this project for 1 week today, and I'm completely out of ideas, and can't move forward if I can't have all the objects selectable. Any other thoughts are very appreciated. Thank you again. I work on a 4 yr. old Mac desktop.

[mrsgroban]

I forgot to tell you when I try to import the file svg file (exported out ofAi), into my cutter software, it imports everything but the text. The objects are selectable, but I have no text. I've never had this problem. Thanks again.

[Larry G. Schneider]

Have you tried outlining the fonts before Exporting as a svg? Make a copy of your AI file and try that. I don’t have a lot of experience with the svg format but it can’t hurt to try.

[mrsgroban]

BINGO!! Larry Schneider, if you were here, I'd kiss you!!   Thank you, thank you, thank you!