Angstyboy Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Though the new 1.8.4 version is vastly improved, the import feature still produces errors: when importing .ai file, all the text is separated into the text and the outline (stroke), with the outline now being placed correctly (it was shifted in previous AD versions), but still separate and with an incorrect font chosen as well (default, Arial). See attached animation for what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted August 4, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 4, 2020 Hi @Angstyboy, Can you attach the AI file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angstyboy Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'm afraid not, both the font and the files are restricted. It was saved using latest Illustrator CC, for what's it worth. What's even more weird is that the expanded stroke appears to be off the original font, yet in AD it says it's Arial with fill=0 and stroke = 0.5pt (as you can see in the animation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted August 5, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 5, 2020 You can use this private link to upload it if you wish: https://www.dropbox.com/request/bQzv0nupTOokd261Hc63 But without that file or a stripped down version, there's not much we can do. We would not know how that file was created in Illustrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angstyboy Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Ok, I've just created a new .ai file, in Illustrator CS 5 (v15.0.2), with 3 letters: Open Sans, My own font and Arial. After opening in AD, all three behave like in the animation above. The outline is expanded and separated and is marked as Arial, the stroke are fonts. Here is the file (attached). test.ai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted August 5, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 5, 2020 I'm sorry but I don't see this here. We don't support AI files natively, but only read the embedded PDF inside them. When you export to PDF, fonts and strokes become 2 separate objects. The dark green outline, and the light green font. They also keep the font(if installed). Screen Recording 2020-08-05 at 12.12.44.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angstyboy Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 I see, so that the 'separation' issue lies in pdf? Is there any other format I can save a file in Illustrator and import/open in AD that does preserve the text as a whole, including the stroke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted August 5, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 5, 2020 It's not an issue, it's just the way text is exported from any software. "Stroke" is not part of the font component, so will always get separated. You can try to add a "Stroke" in Layer Style in Photoshop, Save as PSD, and then import the PSD. That will bring in the Stroke, but as part of the Layer Effects > Outine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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