What the heck happened to "Create and Expand?"

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June 30, 2023
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It seems to have happened mid-session of me working in Illustrator, but what was once the easy tool to get outlined shapes has now become a problem. It minimized what it "outlined" which was good or bad depending, but now it has added shapes that aren't even there (on a simple black and white original). Did I select something I didn't know about for this to happen, or is this an update? It needs to go and has now just made my life much less efficient. Picture attached.

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Natalie24799515c49e

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I agree!! Having the same exact issue and really lost as to how to use it. HELP!

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

There are problems with the current Image Trace as you found out.

You can go back to a previous version like 27.5

In the CC app go to Apps > All Apps

Next to Illustrator you will see 3 dots

Click and select Other Versions

You can Uninstall Illustrator and install the previous version or leave the current Illustrator installed and install an additional previous version.

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kaitlint82815752Author

Known Participant

Thank you--I always wondered how to go back to other versions, so this helps!

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Good to hear that helped as a workaround for now.

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kaitlint82815752Author

Known Participant

And another, Attached you can see the original I am trying to grab the black part from, and then after Object > Image Trace > Create and Expand, how much extra it added. It used to literally just take the flat image and outline the black and white as solid parts. Please help.

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kaitlint82815752Author

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Another picture attached

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