FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Hello, I recently purchased (3 months ago) the Affinity program Series to use instead of Adobe. I understood the concern of opening file with Adobe origins but Affinity claimed that PDF files would open. But it actually does not. I just tried with a PDF file that was created on Illustrator 4 which didn't preserve Illustrator capabilities but AD crashed instead of opening!! I can't open any of my Illustrator PDF files. Please help. Thank you. Fabrice Covelli - Brooklyn NY Neda Multi-cutter jig + knife cutter sides to laser cut [Converted] 02.pdf Edited September 2, 2020 by FabriceC To add a PDF file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 @FabriceC Your post was split from the thread you posted into... It would help if you uploaded a pdf that fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Here is the file if you want to try them: Neda Multi-cutter jig + knife cutter sides to laser cut [Converted] 02.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Your pdf opens in AD. The lines, as per your pdf, measure 0.001 pt in weight. You can select all the curves and change the line weight to a higher amount. For the screen shot, I changed the weight to 1pt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hi Mike, You are very kind to get back to me that quick. Thank you. So you were able to open my document with your AD but I just tried again on my Mac and it didn't... I Have a new Mac with Catalina System version 10.15.6. Can you then tell me why I can't open those PDF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Mike, Can you also check if this other PDF file, created while preserving Illustrator capabilities will open on your system? Thank you, Neda Multi-cutter jig + knife cutter sides to laser cut [Converted].pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Both worked fine here too, First (I have changed the file names, sorry) Neda Multi-cutter jig sides to laser cut02.afdesign second Neda to laser cut v2.afdesign Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Does anyone using Mac Catalina has AD crashing when opening a PDF doc? Catalina system is now a year old. Why is this issue still not resolved? Can Affinity developer folks fix this horrible, unconceivable bug please?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 56 minutes ago, Lagarto said: Both opened fine also in Publisher on macOS Mojave. Could this be a Catalina issue or one related to use of Metal acceleration (use of which I suppose can be turned off)? 1 hour ago, Old Bruce said: Both worked fine here too, First (I have changed the file names, sorry) Neda Multi-cutter jig sides to laser cut02.afdesign second Neda to laser cut v2.afdesign Thank you Bruce for sending back my file after opening it. I can open it naw with my AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriceC Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 OMG this is so bad: Thanks to Bruce I was able to open my document on AD and modified it for my new job but when I tried to export it as PDF the AD program crashed immediately!! Affinity developers PLEASE fix this bug, I can't work around it!! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 5 hours ago, FabriceC said: Does anyone using Mac Catalina has AD crashing when opening a PDF doc? I run Catalina on my iMac. I can open all of your PDF's included in this topic without problems (other than line thicknesses being too narrow to see). Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.2 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriceC Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Hi R C-R, thank you for following up. That is so weird I am been in trouble with this since I got My new Mac 3 months ago and purchased the Affinity suite (and said bye bye to Adobe). I guess you don't have any problem with saving a doc as PDF, are you? I don't understand where this trouble comes from nor how I could fix it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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