Random number on SVG's ID

[nethix]

Hello everyone,

I've got a problem that is getting me crazy. Yesterday I modified an illustrator file that I used to export in SVG so the web programmer can put on a website page.

I named the main objects levels to find them easily on the code and everything went right until yesterday. Now when I try to export it some IDs (not all) generates random numbers at the end og the name and I can't understand why.

Can someone help me?

Thanks

[Anubhav M]

Hello @nethix,

We understand that encountering technical issues can be frustrating. Would you mind sharing more details, like your exact workflow details and links to a sample Ai and SVG file, so we can investigate this further?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Anubhav

[Mike Bav]

I had the same issue today on a document I've been using for 6 years. 

After joining two paths together using the pen tool clicking on the nodes. This merged an existing path with a name "PER" with an unnamed path. When I 'Save As' SVG the id added the random number on the end id="PER_0000XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_".  

So I renamed it to "PER_", then 'Save As' SVG again, and it was now id="PER_x5F_".

Then I renamed back to "PER", then Saved the AI file.

Next 'Save As' SVG again, and it was now back to the correct id="PER".

Hope that works for others.

[Marina303696150zau]

I get this issue too! Is there a solution? It is really slowing down the workflow as I have to rename the files manually and I am exporting hundreds of files.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @Marina303696150zau,

We understand how frustrating technical issues can be. I replicated the issue on my end and reported the details to the product team. I will update this thread as soon as we have more information.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,
Anubhav