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Inkscape wont open .ai file
Hi there how can I open this file in Inkscape ?
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- face.rar
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Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
This is an archive, you have to unpack it first. Try 7zip http://www.7-zip.org/
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Inkscape Manual on Floss
Inkscape FAQ
very comprehensive Inkscape guide
Inkscape 0.48 Illustrator's Cookbook - 109 recipes to learn and explore Inkscape - with SVG examples to download
Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
I guess he compressed the file intentionally. The thread title says ".ai" so he knows what file is he trying to open. Ahhh and the forum doesnt acept .AI attachments, so thats the reason to compress it!
I downloaded the file "test.ai", my Inkscape cant open it.
1. What Illustrator version was used to create the file? My Illustrator CS5 open it, but like an older version file.
2. Inkscape (maybe Im wrong) open .AI files wich have PDF content, since CS, all the Illustrator files include a PDF version within the file, so in fact, you can open any AI file with Acrobat, Envince or any PDF reader; but this option can be disabled in the Save As dialog from Illustrator.
3. I opened your file (wich one Inkscape doesnt open) with Illustrator CS5, save it with PDF content, and voila! Inkscape can import it without problems.
4. Conclusion: PDF is the best format to share graphic documents betwen different apps.
I downloaded the file "test.ai", my Inkscape cant open it.
1. What Illustrator version was used to create the file? My Illustrator CS5 open it, but like an older version file.
2. Inkscape (maybe Im wrong) open .AI files wich have PDF content, since CS, all the Illustrator files include a PDF version within the file, so in fact, you can open any AI file with Acrobat, Envince or any PDF reader; but this option can be disabled in the Save As dialog from Illustrator.
3. I opened your file (wich one Inkscape doesnt open) with Illustrator CS5, save it with PDF content, and voila! Inkscape can import it without problems.
4. Conclusion: PDF is the best format to share graphic documents betwen different apps.
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- test [Convertido].zip
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Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
Which Inkscape version did you use for testing, and how did you try to open 'test.ai'?samigina wrote:I downloaded the file "test.ai", my Inkscape cant open it.
Apparently 'test.ai' is an older AI format (Postscript-based, from Adobe Illustrator ≤ 8.0, versus PDF-based, from Adobe Illustrator ≥ 9.0):
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%%Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0In Inkscape 0.48 you can open it by manually selecting the file format "Adobe Illustrator 8.0 and below" in the 'File > Open…' dialog. This requires to have UniConvertor 1.1.5 installed (which is bundled with Inkscape on Windows).
Attached is what UniConvertor sends to Inkscape (I don't know how it compares to Adobe Illustrator):
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Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
In Inkscape 0.48 you can open it by manually selecting the file format "Adobe Illustrator 8.0 and below" in the 'File > Open…' dialog. This requires to have UniConvertor 1.1.5 installed (which is bundled with Inkscape on Windows).
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Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
I guess Inkscape doesnt install Uniconvertor in Windows.
Try installing:
http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name= ... p=download
Try installing:
http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name= ... p=download
Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
Installed the uniconverter 1.1.5 msi, Inkscape still crashes. HELP !
Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
samigina wrote:I guess Inkscape doesnt install Uniconvertor in Windows.
Try installing:
(link to UniConvertor site skipped)
Inkscape on Windows does include the most recent stable version of UniConvertor. The error must be caused by something else, but I don't know (not using Windows myself).
@Springles - just wondering, do other Inkscape extensions (from the menu 'Extensions') work as expected or fail with the same or a similar error message (about python.exe having stopped working)?
Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
~suv wrote:samigina wrote:@Springles - just wondering, do other Inkscape extensions (from the menu 'Extensions') work as expected or fail with the same or a similar error message (about python.exe having stopped working)?
They work as expected.
Re: Inkscape wont open .ai file
I've only used uniconverter under XP... It looks like you are using Windows 7?
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