Illustrator import failed

[N***@adobeforums.com]

CS" I have often copy - pasted paths from Illu to InDesign, now I keep
geeting the message:

"Illustrator import failed. Scrap contains no visible objects."

I usually have my Illu clipboard options set to AICB - Presesrve paths.
This time no luck - tried every combination of the pref.

Can you help me?

[S***@adobeforums.com]

Try deleting the preferences from either Illustrator and/or InDesign.

[unknown]

Is the path stroked?

Bob

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Trashed both InDesign prefs and Illustrators prefs and plist. No luck.

My collegue tried as well. No luck.

I have done this excact trick in the same catalogue without problems.

The paths originally comes from Photoshop.

The paths is a plain path not stroked.

I have tried stroking it - did not help.

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Post by N***@adobeforums.com
Trashed both InDesign prefs and Illustrators prefs and plist. No luck.
My collegue tried as well. No luck.
I have done this excact trick in the same catalogue without problems.
The paths originally comes from Photoshop.
The paths is a plain path not stroked.
I have tried stroking it - did not help.

[N***@adobeforums.com]

The problem must be in the Illustrator path - I cannot see what.

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/storms/edge.ai.zip

I have a lot of these made in the same way - but no they don't work any
longer. I think it is a "compound path problem" - can anyone help me how
to solve it?

[unknown]

That link doesn't seem to want to work.

Bob

[Stefan Rakete]

We have experienced the same problems and have advised the layouters to only place AI files. Stefan

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Bob, I put a .pdf version:

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/storms/edge.pdf

tried opening that in Illustrator and copy - paste to InDesign. Same
errror. Suppose the problem is a Compound path problem.

Stefan, I will place as you advise, put in this situation I would much
prefer copy - pasting.

[J***@adobeforums.com]

Nina, In Illustrator, if you select Object > Expand Appearance first, then you can copy from Illustrator and paste into Indesign.

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Thank you so much Jeffrey. Very useful.

[L***@adobeforums.com]

Nina,

Does it make a difference if you have both radio buttons checked in AI?
PDF and AICB. Then the importing app can use whichever one is most appropriate.

Larry

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Larry, but no, it does not help.

Jeffreys input did the trick, problem solved using Object > Expand
Appearance.

[S***@adobeforums.com]

The copy to Clipboard trick works with simple paths. Expand appearance always reduces more complex effects to simple paths. That's why it worked. Good catch, Jeffrey!