SVG files in Illustrator appear off

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December 7, 2020
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When designing vector files the SVG file format is moving paths (bunching on some areas and leaving gaps in others or the path is thinning out ) compared to the .ai or eps file formats of the same file. This has been happening often, but not always. Sometimes I'm able to make a copy of the .ai file and save again as SVG and that fixes it, but not always.

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Correct answer Monika Gause

First of all SVG should never be your work file. It's for exporting.

In order to fix the positioning, in the export options input a higher "Decimals" value.

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Bobby Henderson

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Does the SVG format even support all of the types of fills and effects from within Adobe Illustrator? If I'm going to export something in SVG format I usually have to expand and flatten as many effects as possible to keep features in the artwork from breaking upon export.

Monika Gause

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SVG format supports SVG filters.

Monika Gause

Correct answer

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First of all SVG should never be your work file. It's for exporting.

In order to fix the positioning, in the export options input a higher "Decimals" value.

LinSims

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Let me move this to the Illustrator forum for you, which is the appropriate forum for your question.

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