Mockup feature won't work (greyed out)

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
July 22, 2023
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Hi all, I'm trying to use the new Beta feature "Mockup" but it's greyed out. I've followed the same steps as someone in a youTube video but mine doesn't work.

Any ideas of what could be wrong? Image type etc?

Thank you.

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xavier31321330otb6

Participant

it doen't seam to be there juts yet anyways.. if you have a complex lable Ai can't handle it. this add on is for small etsy users and home brew tshirt mock ups.. hopefully in a year they can get it up to speed.. it doesn't like multipul clipping masks i'm noticing, or graphic styles.. pretty cool to know this is something that they're working on

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Monica MacGeen

Participating Frequently

Did you get a real answer. I am also trying a simple logo in the original AI file on one layer and the option is greyed out.

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Monica MacGeen

Participating Frequently

I figured it out. You have to create a mask on your object first. Kind of like how you would prep a logo for a decal or sticker with a cut line. Once it has a clipping mask on your entire art layer it will endable mock-up

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Bridget323677221r9v

Participant

that did it for me– THANK YOU!

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Juha2592938804nu

Participant

Same. Worked fine last week...

Jess Telmanik

Community Expert

You need to make sure that both your mockup image and your graphic are selected first, then go to Object > Mockup > Make

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RongWroomAutor

Participant

Thanks Jess. Yeah tried different combos with transparency, selecting all, selecting separate layers etc etc. worked once and then never again.

Can not work it out. Yours is working okay?

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Thanks, I have seen this video before but in the video all her files are already in the document. My base file is a photo and the top file I've tried using a png and the ai version of the file, are those not considered vector files? Or am I bringing them into my artboard wrong and that's why it's saying "linked file" instead? If so, what's the proper way to bring them in other than click and drag them in from my Finder?

The label can only be vector artwork. A placed PNG is not vector artwork. If the label artwork is in a different file, then you can copy it from there and paste into the file with the photo.