Vera Zbinden Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 hello everybody who can help me? when i open a .ai file, i can not see/open the objects they are NOT on the drawing surface from illustrator. How can i open this object also? Thanks for answer! Vera wie kann ich in affinity designer auch die objekte einer illustrator datei (.a) öffnen, welche nicht auf einer zeichenfläche sind Herzlichst, Vera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 6, 2020 Staff Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi Vera Zbinden, Welcome to Affinity Forums Affinity apps are only able to import Ai files that contain a PDF stream (files must be saved with Create PDF Compatible File checked) - the rest of the Ai file data is proprietary/closed. Also, objects placed outside the artboards (in the pasteboard area) are not imported since Illustrator doesn't include them in the PDF stream (so they must be moved/placed on an artboard to be imported in Affinity apps). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, MEB said: so thy must be moved/placed on an dartboard to be imported in Affinity apps Is this a hint, that the Affinity apps where initially planned in a pub? Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vera Zbinden Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Thanks all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 6, 2020 Staff Share Posted July 6, 2020 Blame the spelling checker in macOS. It's drunk... jmwellborn, Joachim_L and Alfred 3 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, MEB said: Blame the spelling checker in macOS. It's drunk... LOL. Not really a macOS thing, of course: almost any browser on any OS will try to correct ‘artboard’ to ‘dartboard’ until you teach it to behave itself. 🎯 jmwellborn 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAL Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I have the same issue. I export ai files from rhino 3D and my version does not offer me an option to check PDF compatibility. It was slightly dissapointing as it was the first action I tried with my shiny new Affinity Designer software. Have been using Coreldraw so far on my IBM and Corel has no import issues and is fairly robust when it comes to different formats. I gues I'll change my preferred file formats then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 14, 2020 Staff Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hi JAL, Welcome to Affinity Forums Although we don't support native AI files you may still be able to export to directly to PDF from Rhino using a PDF printer driver. Have you tried that route? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAL Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Hello MEB, thank you for your reply. I think i will get by with pdfs. As I work on many technical illustrations I am used to exchange formats that are dimensionally stable. Also DXFs or DWGs as exchange are helpful in my work as they are trustworthy when it comes to precise measurements. I will check on the PDF possibilities. It always takes some time to change habits... Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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