Illustrator v28.5 | Enhanced File Management and Seamless Linking!

[Anshul_Saini]

Hello everyone, 

We're thrilled to announce the April 2024 release of Illustrator version 28.5. Dive into new features and enhancements inspired by your feedback that are designed to streamline the workflow and improve efficiency.

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See a comprehensive list of the latest feature updates, along with other enhancements and bug fixes.

Automatically Relink Missing Files When you relink a missing file to your Illustrator document, Illustrator now streamlines your workflow by automatically searching for and relinking other missing linked files in the same folder. Learn more about this feature and how to utilize it effectively.

Sort links by Size With the ability to sort linked & embedded files by size in ascending or descending order, organizing your assets has never been easier. Learn more about this feature and elevate your link management.

Seamless Transfer of Illustrator Files with Links Across Platforms Illustrator now ensures an uninterrupted workflow by preserving the relative locations of linked files when moving documents between folders or systems. Experience hassle-free migration, keeping everything intact without any broken links. Learn more about this feature and simplify your file management process effortlessly.

Fixed Issues Our team has addressed several issues in Illustrator v28.5: Scale Strokes & Effects in the Transform panel is grayed out when nothing is selected. (UserVoice) Mouse pointer disappears in Illustrator while working on the Windows 11 Insider Preview build. (UserVoice) Artwork appears pixelated while zooming or panning an image (UserVoice) Filled area text boxes can't be exported as SVG files (UserVoice)

Unable to drag and drop JPEG and PNG files from Photoshop (v25.5.1) to Illustrator (v28.3) (UserVoice) Partially Fixed - Artboard edges disappear while panning or scrolling a document (UserVoice) (Grids & guides are still under investigation)

We would love to hear your feedback on the improvements in the Illustrator UserVoice.

See What's New for more information on the latest features. To help us have focused discussions, create separate posts for feedback on features related to this update.

Thanks,
Anshul Saini

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[dacreativegenius]

This is a big deal when working with a team and lots of assets.  Great Feature!

[Carolina312291198mmw]

Not sure if anyone else is having an issue with this, but after I updated I suddenly can't place bitmap images without a white background

[Ton Frederiks]

See the previous page in this thread, there are more users having that problem.

[Tom37534672wu8i]

Great features from the Adobe Design Team! 

[Chainless_Slave]

It's nice. But can you guys please do something about mesh tool. When we do something with this tool it becomes hard to use in others option. Can you do something so that we can convert a object ,which is edited by mesh tool, into a vector shape?

[jane-e]

But can you guys please do something about...

By @Chainless_Slave

Adobe Illustrator still continues to use the UserVoice website for bug reports and feature requests. Please comment at this site so the product developers will see it: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

Jane

[Monika Gause]

If the deformation is applied as an effect, use Object > Expand appearance

If it is an envelope, use Object > Envelope > Expand

Or are you talking about gradient meshes?

Here's what you need to know to make better meshes: https://youtu.be/aIqGHoLPuuE

Or is it about releasing your mesh?

https://youtu.be/rgxzR8wYmHE 

[admirable_charm00816]

In this version, the links cannot be replaced all at once, when opening a file with multiple copies of a link, and wanting to change it for a different one, you have to go one by one, and that generates a lot of work time. In previous versions it was possible to choose another file and have it replace all of them.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

According to this UserVoice topic, they are working on a fix:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/48498587