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AD V2 Why can I do this? Is it a bug?


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Hi all,

I'm trying to use a mask (instead of Subtract shape) to make some labels for a client which have a metallic (foil) substrate and various cutouts to show the metal underneath using the 'erase' option on the blending mode dropdown. Its all working quite well until I export to pdf and then it all falls apart.

I've done a VERY simple AD document (attached) that shows what's happening. Can anyone tell me how to get around this issue please?

The doc has 2 layers and I need both of those on the pdf and be able to turn them on and off in the pdf layers panel just like in AD. Right now, it doesn't work at all. Im using pdf 1.7 and including layers on export.

Any help would be appreciated as this is forcing me to head back to AI, which I absolutely want to avoid..

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I don't see anything with a Blend mode of Erase in that document, at least when looking at it with my iPad.

Or have I misunderstood what you're doing?

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
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6 minutes ago, homeyJay said:

Still need the edibility of the yellow rectangle, not just the shape destructively cut out of the larger rectangle!

It looks like using the the Erase blend mode is not recognised / unsupported by the pdf conversion but can't be sure

As far as I know, no version of PDF supports Erase blend mode, but I'll be happy to be corrected if wrong.

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1 minute ago, ,,, said:

As far as I know, no version of PDF supports Erase blend mode, but I'll be happy to be corrected if wrong.

I cannot find any documentation for an Erase Blend Mode for the PDF format.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1

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