Latest CC Export Panel Configuration. Naming and Location Issues

[prestonschmidt]

Sorry if duplicate. Could not find what I was looking for.

Issue 1) If I have 10 artboards, have artboard 5 selected, and click to add a "new" artboard, it numbers it sequentially which is fine. Where the problem happens is after export it keeps all these artboard sequential numbering as the file name. So, even though after I rearrange my artboards in Illustrator and they appear in the order I have placed them, this is thrown out the window on export. Believe it or not this is a huge time consumer when passing off work to contractors or others as file names are no longer relative to a script for example.

Issue 2) Why do I have to select the folder location for output EVERY TIME!!!! Seriously, there has to be some settings I am missing. It is all too typical to have many AI files open and needing to export, how can I configure to just export the files to the location of the original AI file?

I have held off on these questions since the update, thought I could get around them, but they are such a tedious pain in the butt that is ever present and I can't do it.

Does anyone know where you can adjust settings for the export panel? I want the export location to default to the .ai file location (like it used to). And I would like the export file names to match the "artboard" names not the sequential order of creation (like it used to).

[Monika Gause]

As for the artboard names: don't you rename them?

I don't wuite understand that: please post more details and examples.

As for feature wishes: please post them here: http://illustrator.uservoice.com

[prestonschmidt]

Hey Monika, thanks for the reply!

For the artboard names, I could rename them, however this last week for example I worked on 7 video scripts/storyboards each of which were 40 frames and above. With client feedback/changes, and tying the order of our storyboard docs with the order of the artwork files... if I move Artboard 43 between Artboard 10 and Artboard 11, how do I rename 43 to 11...

I just remember that Illustrator would export my artboards as "ai-file-name-(N).png", "(N)" referring to the order of the artboard in my workspace. I have had to adjust my workflow since the last release so was just hoping I was missing a config screen somewhere?

[Nitish Agarwal]

There are some workarounds if I understood problem right :

Issue 1)

1. Finalize your artboard sequence (any artboard at any with whatever number)

2. Select artboard tool

3. Press ctrl/cmd + A to select all the artboards in the document

4. Go to Control panel / Properties panel and artboard name field

5. Write any name in that and do Enter

Result : Artboards will be numbered. Like if you entered "Artboard" in the name field artboard name will be renamed to "Artboard-1", "Artboard-2",etc. in the sequence you have them in the artboard panel.

Issue 2) If you want to export artboards / asset in png/jpeg/svg/pdf you can use export for screens dialog.

1. With your file open go to File > Export >Export for Screens

2. Select your location at which you want to export (this needs to be set just for the first time)

3. Select the format/s that you want to export and other setting

4. Export your files

Result : When you visit the dialog next time your location will be saved.

P.S. : You need to be on latest version of illustrator to have some of these functionalities.

[Srishti Bali]

Hi prestonschmidt,

Sorry for the frustration this export location issue has caused you. Can you please make a post to our UserVoice page so the product team can look into this further? Adobe Illustrator Feedback

Please let us know if we can help you with anything else.

Regards,

Srishti

[Srishti Bali]

Hi All,

We have a fix for export location issue and is available in the pre-release build. Please visit http://adobe.ly/1Q3rCPI and get the latest build titled Adobe Illustrator CC 22.0.2  - Hot Fix.

This build is of production quality. Please feel free to use/recommend it for your day to day activity.

Regards,

Srishti