Illustrator CC 2019 Releasing All Clipping Masks When Opening File

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October 25, 2018
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Hi there,

I'm experiencing issues with my .ai files releasing the clipping masks for my objects when opening.

They preview correctly in finder but once I open them, they release!

I have the latest update (CC 2019) and even tried using CC 2018 but still no luck. A coworker even tried using their system to open it and they also had the same issue.

Help?!

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byAngie

Participant

Just created a file from scratch and also having issues with clipping masks.

Though not exactly in the same way. working on a complex vector illustration, can't use the eyedropper for some strange reason to colour my shape in as Illustrator keeps turning this shape into a clipping mask.

No matter how much I release, nothing will do. Usually reapplying a pathfinder option to such a shape would solve the issue, except that it does not.

byAngie

Participant

I have somewhat been able to resolve my issue but I am not even certain how... something is very wrong with this version of Illustrator right now. My usual troubleshooting does not work.