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Line path disappears on save file

Jul 31, 2012 12:09 PM

Tags: #layers #objects #line_segment

I created a circle and positioned a line segment on top of it. When I preview or save the image, the line segment doesn't appear. Here is an illustration of the problem.

line on circle capture.jpg

line on circle preview.jpg. 

 

I'm obviously not an expert, so thanks for any help you can offer

 

Brian.

685 Views   9 Replies   Latest reply: PhelpsTek, Jul 31, 2012 1:08 PM
 
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  • Larry G. Schneider
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    1. Larry G. Schneider,
    Jul 31, 2012 12:15 PM   in reply to PhelpsTek
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    If you open the Layers panel and the Layer these items are on. what is the order? It should be Path (white stag) Path (green circle) Image. Also is the white set to overprint?

     
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    2. PhelpsTek,
    Jul 31, 2012 12:21 PM   in reply to Larry G. Schneider
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    Larry, thanks for your quick reply. The white stag line segment and the green circle are in the same layer; the white stag is on top of the green circle.

     

    Also, if I combine the white stag and the green circle, the white stag still disappears. Here is a screen capture of the image with the layer panel.

    layers.jpg

     
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    3. [scott w],
    Jul 31, 2012 12:23 PM   in reply to PhelpsTek
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    What appearance settings are present for the circle and stag? The grey, solid, dot to the right of the layer name indicates there's some Appearance option set for that layer/object. This may be a simple matter of incorrect blending modes being set.

     
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    4. PhelpsTek,
    Jul 31, 2012 12:28 PM   in reply to [scott w]
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    Here are screen captures of the appearance settings. When I apply the SVG FilterAI Shadow 1 to the white stag, the image does appear when I save. But that's an effect I decided I don't neccesarily want.

    stag appearance.jpg

    circle appearance.jpg

     
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  • Larry G. Schneider
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    5. Larry G. Schneider,
    Jul 31, 2012 12:42 PM   in reply to PhelpsTek
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    Why the groups when there are only one item in the group? What happens if you remove the overprint from the fill of the stag?

     
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  • [scott w]
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    6. [scott w],
    Jul 31, 2012 12:51 PM   in reply to Larry G. Schneider
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    I too would suspect the overprint of the stag. White tends to overprint, which will cause items to disappear when printed or when using Safe for Web (Unless overprint preview is turned on).

     
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    7. PhelpsTek,
    Jul 31, 2012 12:53 PM   in reply to Larry G. Schneider
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    Hi Larry, I'm a newbie, of course. I created the group for the line segment to avoid editing it accidentally. When I remove the overprint, the white stag image is now visible on save. Thanks for solving my problem. Do you know why the overprint was an issue? Brian

     
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    8. [scott w],
    Jul 31, 2012 12:57 PM   in reply to PhelpsTek
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    See my post above.. white objects can mistakenly overprint. This causes them to drop off when printed or using Save for Web. Whenever you ahve a white object, you'll want to check the overprint settings.

     
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    9. PhelpsTek,
    Jul 31, 2012 1:08 PM   in reply to [scott w]
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    Thanks a LOT. You solved a problem in 30 minutes that's been an issue for several days.

     
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