Exporting a Drawing as an .AI (Adobe Illustrator) does not save file

Mike Miura
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Problem

This article goes over how to fix SOLIDWORKS Drawings not exporting to Adobe Illustrator (.AI) files. When trying to save, if no file is created when the save operation finishes, this is caused by the sheet size being too large. Both .AI and .PDF files are limited to 200" x 200" inches.

This can be confusing, as saving a PDF that is larger than this limit will produce this error message:
Sheet dimensions for "<Sheet name>" exceed PDM limits (200 x 200 inch). Saving AI file larger than this limit will not generate an error.

PDM Limit Error

Solution

Check the drawing to make sure the Sheet Size does not exceed the limit of 200" x 200" inches.

For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.

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