cut object from opaque background
how do i remove, or make transparent, backgrounds in cs6?
View ArticleIllustrator CS4 crashes when opening or saving a file on Windows 7
Could someone please help? I have tried CS5 & CS4 and when I open the program and attempt to open or save an .ai file, the program completely crashes. My system specs are as follows: Manufacturer:...
View ArticleIllustratos CS6 won't start up
I recently bought this MacBook Pro and installed Adobes CS6 Masters Suite. The problem I keep getting is launching Illustrator. Every other app work just fine. Illustrator is the one giving me...
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Image disappears after applying rectange in Adobe Illustrator
I am having a problem that may be a simple solve (but not for me). My image disappears after applying a rectange to it. I'm going nuts over this. I have tried "bring to front" and don't know what...
View ArticleShear / Skew using shear angle and axis angle
Hi, I want to skew/shear the selected object using shear angle and axis angle. I am using below code for shear the object, var skewMatrix = app.getIdentityMatrix();skewMatrix..mValueB = .5 But i dont...
View ArticleHow can I scale an map accurately in Illustrator CC?
Hi there! I have a map and I;m trying to scale it accurately on an A1 sheet. I know Illustrator scales according to papper units or how the image appears on the paper. I know for instance that on A1...
View ArticleIllegal operand warning
Using Illustrator CS6 version 16.0.4. When pasting items from one document to another, I get a warning when trying to reopen the document I pasted to and saved. The warning states: "Can't open the...
View Article"not responding" on AI
Has anyone every had this happen? It took me 5 hours to complete a one hour task. I thought it was the internet connection, but that is fine.
View ArticleSVG changing size of objects
I scan my pieces in. Trace them with the pencil (love the new version) save my file. Than I save as a svg file. But in some cases it changes the size of these objects and in others it does not. So some...
View ArticleAI file saved to PNG or JPG changes color
When I save my AI file, it saves in the correct color scheme but when I go to look at it on a different computer, the color is off. The blues are greener etc.
View Articleoverprint color tif on white back ground
need to know how to overprint color tif on white background
View ArticleHelp with image trace please
Hi all, new user here, first question. I am trying to use Illustrator to create source files for a CNC cutting machine, it requires a single path or paths to be created and exported a as. DXF file. The...
View ArticleTransform effecting unwanted objects.
Working with two text characters - created separately. When I transform one they both transform. I want them to behave separately. Plesae advise.
View ArticleCreating concentric spirals
I have seen several how to's on how to create two concentric spirals including Deke's Technique (#84), but I was wondering if anyone knows how to create three to five concentric spirals in which the...
View ArticleHelp: artboard resizes when saving to svg in illustrator cc
I am on a pc (windows 8) using illustrator cc and trying to save from an .ai file to an .svg file. I've also taken a previously saved svg and manually fixed the artboard, then saved. Still resizes the...
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I have a pretty dumb question but I really need some help?
I have a series of very basic closed paths, doodles which intersect on another. I'd like to remove part of the intersection so that it'll appear that there's a whole devided into doodles, with no...
View Article"Verdana missing" bug in illustrator CC on Mac
Hi Adobe,I just called your outsourced phone support at the request of the tier 1 support/chat and they were unable or unwilling to address this issue and I was told to start a new thread here to try...
View ArticleBrushes Panel
I am trying to use the "tilt" tool in the (create a new brush) panel and it is not being highlighted as an option to click on. Can someone please help me identify what seems to be the problem?
View ArticleHow do I associate a web browser with Illustrator CS5 for preview of .svg files
While saving as .svg, there are options to "Show SVG Code..." and "Web Preview". Neither of these are working for me. Do I have to associate a web browser somehow?
View ArticleSeparating an image from a vector file in illustrator
I cannot figure out how to separate a graphic from a a vector file I purchased on Shutter Stock which has a bunch of graphics in the file used for design. The file has layers, and I have tried to...
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