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ayako.hase
November 14, 2023
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Copy and paste from illustrator

  • November 14, 2023
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When copying and pasting an object from Adobe Illustrator, it becomes an image. How to copy and paste as a line drawing? By the way, I have checked SVG in the illustration environment settings.

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    Best answer by Celine_

    Hi Ayako, thanks for reaching out!
    “To copy as a line drawing”, do you mean as vector import? Can you try exporting the vector as SVG from Illustrator and importing into Figma instead of copying and pasting to see if that works?

    In order to troubleshoot, would you be able to share the SVG that you imported into Figma and a quick video of what you see in Illustrator compared to Figma and the steps? so we can try to reproduce the issue. Thank you!

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    Celine_
    Figmate
    Celine_Answer
    Community Support
    November 14, 2023

    Hi Ayako, thanks for reaching out!
    “To copy as a line drawing”, do you mean as vector import? Can you try exporting the vector as SVG from Illustrator and importing into Figma instead of copying and pasting to see if that works?

    In order to troubleshoot, would you be able to share the SVG that you imported into Figma and a quick video of what you see in Illustrator compared to Figma and the steps? so we can try to reproduce the issue. Thank you!

      ayako.haseAuthor
      November 15, 2023

      Hi Celine, thank you for your guidance. I imported the vector into Figma as her SVG as instructed and it worked! Thank you very much!

        Celine_
        Figmate
        Celine_
        Community Support
        November 15, 2023

        Yay! Thank you for confirming, glad it works now 😀

          abidiqbal
          December 28, 2023

          Hey there!

          To maintain vector format when copying from Illustrator, ensure your object is selected, then go to Edit > Copy. In your destination, use Edit > Paste Special > Paste in Place. This should preserve it as a line drawing. Double-check your SVG settings too.

          Happy designing!

          ayako.haseAuthor
          January 4, 2024

          Hi Abidiqbal, thank you for your guidance. I will try it 😊

          Clevin_Rodrigues
          February 21, 2024

          Worked for me. Save as SVG1.1

          SVG settings:

          • Use system fonts
          • Preserve illustrator editing capabilities
          • Save

          Figma:

          • Place SVG
          • Font will be retained. Except, it will be in Italics. Select all - CMD+i and all fonts are back to how your illustrator file was.

          Cheers!

          ayako.haseAuthor
          February 21, 2024

          Hi Clevin, thank you for your guidance! I will try 😊

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