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When exporting to SVG in Illustrator, rename layers alphabetically

Community Beginner ,
May 09, 2022 May 09, 2022

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Hello, I have a problem when exporting to SVG in Illustrator 26.2.1, genuine and updated to the latest version.

When doing the export it changes the names of the layers to [a, b, c, ...] and creates some empty spaces without information. I need to keep the layer name to be able to work with the SVG file in my web app.

 

There is an example of the exported file.

 

daniell79942275_0-1652109591204.png

 

Not all Illustrator installations work like this, some just export the file fine with the correct layer names.

I would like to know what is the source of this problem. As I mentioned, they are updated to the latest version.

 

Could you help me? Thank you!

 

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Community Beginner , May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022

Hello, I was able to solve it by deleting the folder %appdata%\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 26 Settings\

It seems that this configuration gets corrupted after a while and badly exports the files.

I know it's not the best solution, but at least we can keep working.

Thank you.

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Community Beginner ,
May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Hello once again.

We have tried to restore the configuration preferences, following the instructions of this link:
How to set preferences in Illustrator 

 

But it keeps exporting the file with those alphabetic layers.

Could you please give us support for this problem?

Thanks!

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May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Hi,

Can you share the exact settings you are using to export your design?

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Community Beginner ,
May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Hi Eric, we export it from option File > Export > Export as .. > SVG

 

SVG Options

Styling: Inline Style

Font: SVG

Images: Embed

Object IDs: Layer Names

Decimal: 2

Minify :ballot_box_with_check:

Responsive :ballot_box_with_check:

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May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Those layers are all empty apart from two paths. If you select just those two paths and paste them in a new document and name them in the Layers panel, would it export to SVG correctly?

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Community Beginner ,
May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Hi Kenneth,

This is the same file exported on other Illustrator installation (version 26.1).

It doesn't insert empty layers and keeps the correct names.

 

daniell79942275_0-1652192125782.png

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May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Sounds like a bug in that case? Are you using M1?

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Community Beginner ,
May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Maybe it's a bug. I can't find more information about this on internet. My processor is an Intel i7 and OS is Windows 10.

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May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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OK, I thought I saw somewhere there's SVG export issue with AI on M1.
Can you update your AI to 26.3 and see if that woks?

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May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Which option are you using to make .svg. I have an issue with a blend that gets dropped if I use the other eoptons.

 

Try File  >> Export >> Export As and test out these options. For reference read here.

MikeGondek_0-1652190624094.png

Try all options until you find which may work. You can also try file >> save as >> SVG but that is the one that drops my blend.even though I have embed.

 

 

 

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May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022

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Hi Mike,

I have tried all those options, but unfortunately I get the same result 😞

Also we need to keep 'Inline style' option in Styling, in order to work with those layers and edit properties like fill-tone to change layer color, etc.

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May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022

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Hello, I was able to solve it by deleting the folder %appdata%\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 26 Settings\

It seems that this configuration gets corrupted after a while and badly exports the files.

I know it's not the best solution, but at least we can keep working.

Thank you.

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Adobe Employee ,
May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022

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Hi @daniell79942275,

 

We are glad to hear that you have figured out a workaround. It seems this issue surfaced in v26.1, and for some users downgrading to Illustrator v26.0.3 or earlier helped resolve the issue. We have already logged a bug with the team, and they are currently working on a fix. We appreciate your patience and request you to stay tuned for the updates.

 

Thanks & Regards,

Anshul Saini

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