: Copy Paste multiple Illustrator layers into Photoshop for individual editing? I have a world map in Illustrator with a layer for each individual country. I want to copy and paste all layers

@Fox8063795

this was super simple, highlight the layers you want to export into a new .psd and then drag them on top of a new canvas. EASY.

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@Harper654

I encountered this problem today and the solution stated above did not work for me. With so much trial, experiment and research here's what worked for me..

I created new layers in AI for all my images... then click the image each and drag each one to new layers I've created.

After that, I exported that file ticking Options: Write layers, etc.. and saved it as PSD file.

When I opened it on Photoshop .. all layers are now visible.. ! Hope this will help others you'll encounter such problem.

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@Deb5748823

Here is your problem, before you export you need to create each item on it's own layer - that way you tell Illustrator to create multiple layers, then PSD will pick those up.

Hope this helps.

P.S:Everything else to do is correct.

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@Lengel450

what i do is open your AI file in Adobe Fireworks then save as a PSD file.

Now your file should have all the shapes in Photoshop on their own layer as vector shapes.

simples :)

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@Bethany839

You should make an export of your .ai file as a .psd.

After File > Export..., at the bottom of the dialog you must choose psd as your exporting format and when you click save you get a new dialog in which you can choose if you are exporting as a flat image or with the different layers. To do this you must check the Write Layers option. After that you would be good to open that file in Photoshop and tune your individual countries.

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