Can someone convert this AI to AD for me please

[Nazario]

I hope this is ok by forum rules, if not my apologies.

Im trying to open this AI file but CS6, Affinity Designer nor any online AI converters seem to work. I believe its been created in a much newer version of Illustrator but Im not sure that the file may also be corrupt as even EPS and PDF version I've been given won't open in any of the above applications. Would someone be so kind as to convert it to a Designer format and post back here? It would be very much appreciated.

10x13-poly-mailer-template.ai

[markw]

It opened fine on my Mac. So here you go🙂

10x13-poly-mailer-template.afdesign

[Nazario]

Strange I've tried on two different macs and two different MAcOS versions. Nothing will open it but then I don't have the latest Adobe CS so I'm guess that is the problem. Really appreciate your help.

[R C-R]

@Nazario, when you say it won't open, do you mean you get an error of some kind or just that the document looks empty, as if there is nothing in it?

I ask because when I open it in AD on my Mac, initially everything is in a "(Layers)" container layer type named "Instructions" but that layer's visibility is turned off, so nothing is visible. Ticking the visibility checkbox for that layer reveals its contents.

[thomaso]

2 hours ago, Nazario said:

Strange I've tried on two different macs and two different MAcOS versions. Nothing will open it but then I don't have the latest Adobe CS so I'm guess that is the problem.

It's quite unlikely that it requires any Adobe CS version being installed to open your .ai in Affinity.

What happens exactly if you try to open it in Affinity? An error message?

[Nazario]

DOH! Haha yes it was the layers unticked! My bad. Because the PDF and EPS they supplied also did the same thing I thought the original was corrupt. I guess the layers turned off are honoured in the PDF and EPS too upon export. I better tell them as its probably caught a few others out too as its a publicly available download.

Thank guys.

[thomaso]

12 hours ago, Nazario said:

Im trying to open this AI file but CS6, Affinity Designer nor any online AI converters seem to work.
(...) won't open in any of the above applications

11 hours ago, Nazario said:

I've tried on two different macs and two different MAcOS versions. Nothing will open it (...)

Now it sounds irritating that you say the file could not be opened.

Did you not see the file being opened in a window with the file name in its title bar ?
(...but "just" with a blank page at a first look)

[Nazario]

Apologies Thomaso. Bad choice of wording on my part. The file technically opened but was showing (at least i thought) no information, it was a completely blank page. Even MacOS quicklook, the PDF and the EPS the company provided all did the same thing so I was a little stumped. I've contacted the company and they said they will be changing the files that are available for download so thanks to you guys and my oversight this will be fixed for many people going forward. :)

[thomaso]

29 minutes ago, Nazario said:

The file technically opened but was showing (at least i thought) no information, it was a completely blank page.

Didn't Affinity show the file's content preview already in its open dialog? Also the layers panel shows obviously content. Both makes me wonder what made you say the file did not open.

[Nazario]

Semantics as I explained.

[Xzenor]

Same here on windows without any adobe software installed. Entirely blank because the layer is turned off..

I would've overlooked it too if not for @R C-R's comment about the visibility

[R C-R]

3 minutes ago, Xzenor said:

I would've overlooked it too if not for @R C-R's comment about the visibility

FWIW, it took me a lot longer than I like to admit to see that was the problem. 😫

[thomaso]

9 minutes ago, R C-R said:

FWIW, it took me a lot longer than I like to admit to see that was the problem. 😫

I assume what made you search for it was noticing from the Layers Panel that the file got opened + that content exists.