That is a lot of effort naming layers to have them vaporize when opened in Illustrator. When ever I opened them in Illustrator, the names associated with each layer disappeared. Svg files with layers created in a number of applications including Inkscape and Affinity Designer, including plain svg and Inkscape svg format files. Buy a house and you have made an investment. After years of paying rent, you have nothing. Illustrator is like renting an apartment verses buying a house. Also, when you move layers to Illustrator, all the layer names disappear. I have a master file that is 250 megs I use for most products I make and Illustrator can’t handle it.

Illustrator: I have discontinued use of Illustrator because it chokes on big files. It is a steel for $50 when I got it when it first came out, not sure of the price now. If you use text in your work, this is by far the most fantastic application to use. Inkscape: Free, stable on both my Mac and PC and very easy to use.Īffinity Designer: Requires a different way of “thinking” when using. I move data between the three applications and here are some highlights of my experience. I have used all three: Inkscape, Affinity Designer and Illustrator.

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