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markjeggo
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October 26, 2017
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Illustrator CC 2018 Cant export SVG

  • October 26, 2017
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Why do Adobe release unready software?

After updating my CC Aps I have lost hours of productivity due to CC 2018 not exporting SVG, it goes through the process but doesn't write the file. Looking at forums I have tried resetting my preferences. I was then able to export 1 svg - now it doesn't work again.

Were paying for premium with CC but why do adobe push out software before its fully tested -  I wouldn't mind actually waiting till 2018 for the 2018 version of the CC apps!

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      Correct answer AshutoshChaturvedi

      UPDATE on 12-MAR-2018: We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.

      Please refer to the workaround here. Unable to export Artboards as SVG – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

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      ah_hsf
      Participant
      December 5, 2017

      Deleting the folders in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator\ and restarting Illustrator also worked for me.

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      Ouzones
      Participating Frequently
      November 8, 2017

      1. Quit illustrator

      2. Delete all old (pre 2018) illustrator files and folders from library > Preferences

      3. Delete all old illustrator files and folders from library > Application support > Adobe

      4. Launch illustrator 2018

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      Gravnetic
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      November 2, 2017

      You can't group anything with a compound path either?

      AshutoshChaturvedi
      AshutoshChaturvedi
      Legend
      November 3, 2017

      Gravnetic Please create a new post with the issue about the group. Describe your problem in detail there. Since this post is about something else chances are your issue will be lost in other non-related messages or other users who come to this post will not get the information they need.

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      Gravnetic
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      November 3, 2017

      Sorry Ashutosh, not my problem...make sense?

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      massimoc28139645
      Participant
      October 30, 2017

      I've found a solution.

      It seems that illustrator cc 2018 has some incompatibility with old preferences. I've restored them to default as explained here How to set preferences in Illustrator and now it works

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      Ouzones
      Participating Frequently
      October 30, 2017

      Nope. Asset export to SVG format still does not work.

        AshutoshChaturvedi
        AshutoshChaturvediCorrect answer
        Legend
        October 29, 2017

        UPDATE on 12-MAR-2018: We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.

        Please refer to the workaround here. Unable to export Artboards as SVG – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

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        DanielCPalmer
        Inspiring
        December 7, 2017

        Wrong.

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        Sideways Design
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        December 7, 2017

        Yes, I was annoyed when the problem was tagged as solved. Trashing preference files is so last-century.

        Try using "Save a Copy..." under the File menu with SVG as the export format and checking "Use Artboards". It lacks the prefixing controls and some other conveniences of “Export for Screens...", but it has worked reliably for me. (Don't overlook the range option.)

        jamesc11920234
        jamesc11920234
        Participant
        October 28, 2017

        I just found a fix:

        1. Save your file and close AI
        2. Open AI itself, directly, without opening it through a file.
        3. THEN open the file.
        4. Export to SVG should work.

        I've only tested this once but it fixed it. No idea why it's doing that, hopefully will be fixed in an upcoming patch.

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          Sideways Design
          Participating Frequently
          October 29, 2017

          Just noticed this problem this morning. Illustrator’s longstanding love-hate relationship with SVG seems to continue.

          jamesc11920234’s restart fix did not work for me.

          However, I was able to export files using “Save As...” with SVG as the selected format, plus "Use Artboards" selected. (Both "All" and "Range" seem to work.)

          BTW, in the “Export As...” dialog, even the "Show Code" and web browser launch button also are not working.

            magic_hat
            magic_hat
            Participating Frequently
            March 10, 2018

            Thank you!!! Your solution of Save as>SVG>Artboard>worked. The other suggested one of closing and opening AI did NOT work. Comon' adobe... this is a MAJOR glitch. Using your XD.. You NEED this feature.

            jamesc11920234
            jamesc11920234
            Participant
            October 28, 2017

            I have the same problem. It didn't work initially, I tried restarting and it worked. But now it stopped working again. I didn't change any settings in between, it appears to just stop or start working randomly. Restarting Windows didn't work this time around.

            Although now, with CC 2018, Illustrator no longer crashes when I tried to open multiple files from the file explorer, and I no longer have to use drag and drop to open files while preventing crashes...

            And yes, for the price I'm paying, it's really annoying to have to deal with this stuff.

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