Back in X5, when I printed a radial fountain fill (consisting of 2 spot colors) to pdf using Acrobat, the result would be one element (using the edit object tool in Acrobat or bringing into Illustrator).
Now in X7, using the identical settings and the same file, the result is a gazzillion separate lines.
Does anyone know if it's possible to get a single element?
Thanks so much!
joan
Joan
Whether the fill is exported as a gradient fill or a "gazillion separate lines" depends on the type of fill.
Draw can create fills that are not supported by the PDF file format, and therefore the export filter has to simulate these fills by creating a bunch of object, lines (rectangles) or ovals for example, depending on the type of fill.
Easiest way to "destroy" a fill is to move the mid-point node. *Reason the fill worked from X5 but not from X7 is because the fills were reconstructed in X7.Some things were corrected and new features were added, like Free Scale and Skew which made it possible to create elliptical fills for example.Apparently something was also changed that makes it impossible to export the fill if the mid-point has been moved.The conical fill is not supported either by the way, never has been.
* You can add color nodes to a fill but you must never move the mid-point node between them. They must always be at 50% between two color nodes.