Unable to open Computer Graphics Metafile (cgm) files from adobe illustrator

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July 8, 2021
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This is regarding the issue facing to open the CGM files through Adobe Illustrator(AI).

Since after updating the adobe illustrator to new version 2021, it is not possible to open the CGM files through adobe illustrator. Earlier, before updating the AI it was possible to open.

PFA of error popup in AI while opening the CGM file.

Kindly look on to this issue and respond with the needful info.

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Doug A Roberts

Community Expert

Is this all CGM files or just one?

What is your OS version and Illustrator version?

I just tried a sample CGM file from here:

http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/sample/images/cgm/index.htm

and it opened fine on Windows 10, AI 25.3.1

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anitaymoore

Participant

I am having this same issue.

In older releases of Illustrator I could actually open a .cgm file and select the line art.

With the newer releases I couldn't even open a .cgm, even though Adobe said this was one of the supported files in Illustrator. I would immediately receive an error that .cgm was not a supported file type.

Now, with the last two or three updates, I am at v26.2.1, I can open a .cgm file without an error, but all I can see is the metadata in text format. There is no line art. This is extremely frustrating.

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