Kevin De Meester Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hello everyone, I have read on several websites that Affinity Designer could natively export AI, however I really don't see how to perform this action. Is it really possible? And, if so, what am I missing? I precise that I can export to those formats: PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, PDF, SVG and EPS. But AI does not appear in the list, wether I use the File>Export panel or the export persona. This is quite a problem since I need to share files with people who use Illustrator. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFisher Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hi KevinWelcome to the forum!We're unable to provide AI export as the format is native to Adobe. I would suggest exporting as PDF J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin De Meester Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Alright then, thank you for your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 PDF is pretty much native to AI, you could even rename a PDF as an AI file and it would open in Illustrator. Older versions had a different format, but current versions contain a PDF. Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeff Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I have the same problem needing to re-convert back to AI. As suggested, I've exported as a PDF (also tried EPS and SVG) but with any of these options I can get a usable AI file, but with unusable type. The PDF when opened in Illustrator will have the 'live or active' font(s) but the text is broken-up so badly that it would need to be re-typed from scratch. Does anyone have any further info about this. As is, as much as I really like Affinity, without resolution of this issue I'm stuck in Illustrator. Thanks, jjeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 ...and this is where the worlds collide. Suggestion: ask them to buy Affinity software and be done with it! LOL Seriously, I can only think of one way you can do it. Work in AD, save as PDF open it yourself in AI, rework it to fix the text and send it along the way. Not cool to do but really there is no solution right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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