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Is it possible to export to Ai file?


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As annoying as it is to have to cater for Illustrator, a straightforward export to .AI would be useful if it is possible. I guess a good PDF export, which I can see from other posts you are trying to improve, would be enough most of the time.

 

I die a little inside everytime I have to use Adobe's cryptic Illustrator UI but it is currently and regrettably part of my workflow. Even though I hate it with the passion, sometimes I have to use it. :angry:

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The file format for AI is proprietary.  There is no public documentation for it that we can use in order to write an exporter.  We can only import because AI files can contain a PDF stream which we can pick up.

 

So, unless Adobe publish the file format specification, we are not going to be able to offer AI export.

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