Exporting a vector that doesn't populate layers when placed into AI after exporting is finished

[Bryan D]

Hey all!

I'm a bit of a newbie, so I'm trying to export my final image and I've played around with different vector file types a bit, but I'm looking for something equivalent to a PNG but for vectors, since I need the transparent background.

I blended some letters using the blend tool and created many layers (300), and now I want to save the file of each letter individually so I can use the 3D rotation without my AI crashing trying to rotate 300 layers.

What file type should I export these letters as that will keep them as high quality vectors for web use, but won't come back into my AI project with layers when i place it? I've rendered it out to a SVG and all the layers come back with the file which isn't what I want, and my understanding of vector files is EPS is for print and not web so I'm not gonna bother with that, unless it's the solution?

I realized in hind-sight I probably should have rotated the text before blending, but I'm still unsure of how that would work out.

Any help at all is appreciated, thanks!

[Monika Gause]

I'm not sure I understad what you want to do. Or about the nature of your artwork.

You know the difference between layers and objects in the layers panel?

[Scott Falkner · Accepted solution]

If you only have one layer in your Illustrator file then there will only be one layer in your SVG. You can expand the little arrow next to a layer name to see all the objects on that layer, but those are just objects or paths on the layer, they are not layers themselves.