Harsha Vardhan N
Like Figma, Illustrator is a powerful design tool that offers flexibility and precision for creating vector-based artwork. While there isn’t a direct way to copy from Figma to Illustrator, there is a way around it. In this guide, we will help you to copy from Figma to Illustrator through a simple guide to get you covered.
Copy From Figma to Illustrator
- Open Figma and sign in with your credentials. Next, open the design file you’re working on from Recently viewed.
- After the existing design file is loaded, click on the layer you want to copy to Illustrator. If you have multiple layers to copy, select all and group them by pressing Ctrl + G, or do it by right-clicking on the selection and choosing Group selection from the options.
Pro Tip: If you want to copy the entire design, don’t make any selection.
- Once you’ve chosen what you need to copy, navigate to the Export section in the Properties panel and click on it.
- Before clicking on the Export button, set the file type to SVG and check the preview.
- By doing so, the Figma file is downloaded as an SVG file. Now, upload the SVG to SVG to Ai converter and download the file as a .ai file.
- To open the .ai file, double-click on it. If it doesn’t work, navigate to the toolbar, click File, then Open and select the .ai file downloaded before.
Wrapping Up
Congratulations on learning how to copy from Figma to Illustrator!
Converting the SVG file to a .ai file is a step that eases the process and avoids confusion. It is ideal to open the SVG from Illustrator without making the conversion for more flexibility and better control.
