SVG FILE SAVING ISSUE

Report · Sep 04, 2025

Hello team,

We work on SVG files with some standard structures while am editing the file using ADOBE illustrator CC the entire structure is changed for your reference we have attached the original and edited version screenshot please check

Standard

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd" [
<!ENTITY ns_flows "http://ns.adobe.com/Flows/1.0/">
<!ENTITY ns_extend "http://ns.adobe.com/Extensibility/1.0/">
<!ENTITY ns_ai "http://ns.adobe.com/AdobeIllustrator/10.0/">
<!ENTITY ns_graphs "http://ns.adobe.com/Graphs/1.0/">
]>

After edit

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" xmlns:x="http://ns.adobe.com/Extensibility/1.0/" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 663 485">

<g id="Layer_1" onclick="SVG_OnClick(evt)" onload="Figld()" onmouseout="SVG_HideAltCon()" onmouseover="SVG_ShowAltCon(evt)" zoomAndPan="disable">
<g>
<text transform="translate(136.32 477.883)" font-family="Helvetica, Helvetica" font-size="7.5" isolation="isolate"><tspan x="0" y="0">2021/03/10</tspan></text>
<text transform="translate(122.147 13.009)" font-family="Helvetica, Helvetica" font-size="12" isolation="isolate"><tspan x="0" y="0">USB POWER SOCKET</tspan></text>
<a xlink:href="#code">
<g id="L3:">
<line x1="384.959" y1="136.609" x2="384.959" y2="175.93" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="1.417"/>
</g>
</a>
<a xlink:href="#code">
<g id="L2:">
<line x1="384.959" y1="248.466" x2="384.959" y2="287.007" fill="none" stroke="#0072bc" stroke-width="1.417"/>
</g>
</a>
<a xlink:href="#code">
<g id="L1:">
<line x1="384.55" y1="204.839" x2="384.55" y2="230.889" fill="none" stroke="#0072bc" stroke-width="1.417"/>
</g>
</a>

Issue Specific

We have also another doubt and issue for Adobe CC, while saving the SVG image it asks SVG 1.0 and SVG1.1 etc.. in SVG profiles

For CS5 we are using 1.1 or 1.0 and we have no issue, and everything is perfect but the same thing we do in Adobe CC everything is collapse so we don’t know why it is happened we need an detailed information from your side regarding this issue.

We are having SVG file saving issue while we save SVG profiles from SVG 1.0 to SVG 1.1 in our files group tags and layers are created extra without our intervention also, explain in detail how it is changing without any creation in SVG file.

Profile SVG 1.0 snap

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<svg version="1.0"
id="Layer_1" onclick="SVG_OnClick(evt)" onmouseover="SVG_ShowAltCon(evt)" onmouseout="SVG_HideAltCon()" onload="Figld()" zoomAndPan="disable" xmlns:x="http://ns.adobe.com/Extensibility/1.0/"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 663 485"
enable-background="new 0 0 663 485" xml:space="preserve">
<script type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"></script>
<g>
<text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 136.3198 477.8826)" font-family="'Helvetica'" font-size="7.5px">2021/03/10</text>
<g>
<text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 122.147 13.0092)" font-family="'Helvetica'" font-size="12px">USB POWER SOCKET</text>
</g>
<a xlink:href="#code" >
<g id="L3:">
<line fill="none" stroke="#000000" stroke-width="1.417" x1="384.959" y1="136.609" x2="384.959" y2="175.93"/>
</g>
</a>
<a xlink:href="#code" >
<g id="L2:">
<line fill="none" stroke="#0072BC" stroke-width="1.417" x1="384.959" y1="248.466" x2="384.959" y2="287.007"/>
</g>
</a>

Profile SVG 1.1 snap

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" xmlns:x="http://ns.adobe.com/Extensibility/1.0/" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 663 485">

<g id="Layer_1" onclick="SVG_OnClick(evt)" onload="Figld()" onmouseout="SVG_HideAltCon()" onmouseover="SVG_ShowAltCon(evt)" zoomAndPan="disable">
<g>
<text transform="translate(136.32 477.883)" font-family="Helvetica, Helvetica" font-size="7.5" isolation="isolate"><tspan x="0" y="0">2021/03/10</tspan></text>
<text transform="translate(122.147 13.009)" font-family="Helvetica, Helvetica" font-size="12" isolation="isolate"><tspan x="0" y="0">USB POWER SOCKET</tspan></text>
<a xlink:href="#code">
<g id="L3:">
<line x1="384.959" y1="136.609" x2="384.959" y2="175.93" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="1.417"/>
</g>
</a>
<a xlink:href="#code">
<g id="L2:">
<line x1="384.959" y1="248.466" x2="384.959" y2="287.007" fill="none" stroke="#0072bc" stroke-width="1.417"/>
</g>
</a>
<a xlink:href="#code">
<g id="L1:">
<line x1="384.55" y1="204.839" x2="384.55" y2="230.889" fill="none" stroke="#0072bc" stroke-width="1.417"/>
</g>
</a>

Please provide a possible solution ASAP, to not create extra group tags and layer as we require the same layer structure while saving in SVG profile 1.1

Report · Sep 05, 2025

Kindly share the status of my above mentioned query ASAP.

Report · Sep 05, 2025

If you need to retain the exact structure of an SVG, I would suggest that you use different tools. Illustrator's SVG support is not sufficient to allow that kind of round-tripping.

Report · Sep 07, 2025

Hello team,

Thanks for the reply but we want to know when the option in SVG profiles 1.0 will totally be removed as we are working in adobe with this option.

expecting your reply ASAP.

Report · Sep 08, 2025

That is something that probably no one can or will tell you publicly.

You can turn off automatic updates of Illustrator and then figure out what you need to change in your workflow in order to make the current SVG version work for you.

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