Justin Mersinger Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Hello, I downloaded an AI file from a vendor, opened it up in Affinity Designer and a layer is not showing (the "artwork" layer). On Adobe Illustrator it shows up because I had my friend open it with AI. I need this layer so that I can upload artwork for a vendor. I purchased this program to do simple packaging needs so need all the layers to show when I download vendor mechanicals. Any support is very much appreciated. Thanks! Quote
firstdefence Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 So the Artwork Layer is Transparent with nothing on it? Have you tried from Adobe Illustrator to add a bit of text like "Artwork Here" on the Artwork Layer and then importing it? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
Dan C Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Hi Justin Mersinger, Welcome to the forums When importing an .ai file into Affinity, we open the embedded PDF within the file and import this, as we can't directly read the .ai format. It may be the case that Illustrator does not include empty layers in it's embedded PDFs, but I do not have access to Illustrator currently to test this. I'd recommend asking for some sample text or a small object to be included on this layer, as firstdefence has suggested, to ensure it is retained on export from Illustrator. Quote
JimmyJack Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 19 hours ago, Justin Mersinger said: ....I need this layer so that I can upload artwork for a vendor. I purchased this program to do simple packaging needs so need all the layers to show when I download vendor mechanicals. Any support is very much appreciated. You don't need that layer. Sure it would've been nice if it showed up, but it's nothing but an empty placeholder so you don't need it. You have all the important stuff. Just create a layer below what's there. Call it Artwork and put your artwork in it. Cheers Quote
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