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frankwessels
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April 21, 2019
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Clipping mask layer disappears when saving or going out of isolation mode

  • April 21, 2019
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Hi everyone,

I'm new here, but I ran into a problem.

Somehow i made my object in Isolation mode?

Anyway when I try to save my picture or when i exit isolation mode, the clipping mask layer disappears..

I want it to look like this (without the lines ofcourse),

but when i save it, it turns out like this:

I already spent hours and hours trying to fix this, but I don't have a clue how to solve it.

I tried selecting different layers and groups when saving, but nothing seems to help.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

Regards,

Frank

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Correct answer Sandee Cohen

Thank you both very much for doing this. It's a nice fix

Howeverr i forgot to mention that the data (its a graph) in there needs to be editable.

I can't edit it anymore now?

The upper small green one is the first example already made. % in stock visible in that category.

For the rest it is gray.

I'm sorry that i didnt mention it before, but I do need it for this to be useful


OK, if you need the graph to be a graph, don't ungroup it.

Use the Layers panel to move the graph up and out of any clipping paths.

Then find the clipping path and move it so it is above the graph.

You basically want your art to be arranged like the screen shot I posted.

Your graph will still be numerically linked to the data.

2 replies

Sandee Cohen
Sandee Cohen
Legend
April 21, 2019

If you can't post the artwork, could you take some screen shots of your Layers panel? There's a lot hidden in there.

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frankwesselsAuthor
Participating Frequently
April 21, 2019

I posted the artwork file already, but here you go anyway   Dropbox - overlay wheel.ai

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 21, 2019

I work in CS6. What version is your graph made on? Because on your layer screenshot I can actually see 'Graph'


frankwessels  schrieb

I work in CS6. What version is your graph made on? Because on your layer screenshot I can actually see 'Graph'

You just need to ungroup your version and then create the clipping mask. Sandee most probably used a higher version than yours.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2019

    Can you check evera one of your objects if it has transparency applied? Such as blend modes or maybe opacity 0% and then there might be knockouts groups in your artwork.

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    frankwesselsAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 21, 2019

    Thanks for your reply.

    However I checked all the things you mentioned, but there isn't anything wrong.

    I haven't worked very long on the image itself, just followed a tutorial, so it shouldnt be that complicated.

    When i double click on the image it becomes like I want it to be, but now in Isolation mode. And when I export it or save it, it changes back..

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2019

    Please upload the file to Dropbox, Google Drive or the like.

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