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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

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      Larry29731486lwom
      Known Participant
      November 27, 2024

      Hello @Larry29731486lwom,

      That does sound strange. Would you mind sharing a sample PSD/AI file after uploading it to a file-sharing service and screenshots of the settings used when saving, so I can try and replicate this on my end?

      Looking forward to hearing from you.

       

      Anubhav


      I just tried opening the exported paths on a secondary computer and they can be opened in Illustrator 24/25 (only as long as "Crop Area(s)" is un-checked) so I think the next step is trying to reset the AI preferences on the first computer. If this still has trouble then I'll try posting a sample file.

      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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