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photogant
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June 6, 2020
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Unable to open exported work paths into Illustrator

  • June 6, 2020
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All work paths exported out of Photoshop to Illustrator will not open. I also cannot place the path file into Illustrator. Running the latest versions of Photoshop and Illustrator. Any ideas on how I can work around this?

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    Correct answer Mohammad.Harb

    First, make sure all paths objects are in the paths panel in photoshop ( window -> paths) 

    then go to File-> export -> path to illustrator..

    this will save all paths in an illustrator document.

    open the file in illustrator, the paths will be invisible ( unpainted objects) you can press ctrl + A to select All,

    or you can press ctrl + Y ( to see them in The outline mode)  you can now select each path with the selection tool give it a fill color ( make sure to press ctrl + Y  to get out from the outline mode )

     

     

    there is one more Tip,

    In photoshop,  click on one of the paths in the paths panel, press ctrl + c ( copy) and paste in illustrator ( ctrl + V ) 

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    davidk83030110
    Participant
    April 26, 2023

    I am having the same problem, I export the path from PS and when I try to open the AI file it just says "Cant open the illustration". Any fixes?

      Haitch@FAInc
      Haitch@FAInc
      Participant
      November 21, 2023

      Also having same problem illustrator (2023) will not even open the Illustrator file created/exported from Photoshop (2022) Need urgent fix please.

      Copy and paste does not work either

      Anubhav M
      Community Manager
      Anubhav MCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 9, 2024

      Hi there,

       

      seems i am having the same problem and tried this solution but it did not work for me. any other options?


      Hello @arabelle24821744zxk7,

      Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind sharing more details, like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator, a public link to a sample file after uploading it to Dropbox/Google Drive/etc., and a screen recording of your workflow and the problem (https://adobe.ly/4gjwErW), so we can better assist you?


      Looking forward to hearing from you.

       

      Thanks,

      Anubhav

      Mohammad.Harb
      Community Expert
      Mohammad.HarbCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      June 6, 2020

      First, make sure all paths objects are in the paths panel in photoshop ( window -> paths) 

      then go to File-> export -> path to illustrator..

      this will save all paths in an illustrator document.

      open the file in illustrator, the paths will be invisible ( unpainted objects) you can press ctrl + A to select All,

      or you can press ctrl + Y ( to see them in The outline mode)  you can now select each path with the selection tool give it a fill color ( make sure to press ctrl + Y  to get out from the outline mode )

       

       

      there is one more Tip,

      In photoshop,  click on one of the paths in the paths panel, press ctrl + c ( copy) and paste in illustrator ( ctrl + V ) 

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