: Illustrator: how to export artwork by layers I made a large project with a bunch of layers, but I need each layer exported as it's own (.jpg/.png) image. I know there's a way to export my

@Kevin459

if you are using illustrator cc 2017 , you just need to use illustrator asset export feature.
just right click to your layer in Artboard and select collect to export option.
follow same for all layers.
once you've done , go to file > export > export for screens and select assets tab (if not already selected) and check and layers you want to export and lastly click on export asset button.

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@Reiling762

The alternative is simply turning off all but the one layer and saving it as 25 files, if saving as a PDF you can then open the files in acrobat and compile them into one document

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@Cody3331749

You can use this nice script by Tom Byrne.

Just copy this code into a notepad and save it as all files and with the filename MultiExporter.jsx.

Then drop a copy of that into your scripts folder. It can be found under

C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe Illustrator [YOUR VERSION]Presetsen_[YOUR LANGUAGE]Scripts


OR

C:Program Filesx86AdobeAdobe Illustrator[YOURVERSION]Presetsen_[YOUR LANGUAGE]Scripts


Then in Illustrator, use the File > Scripts > MultiExporter option to bring up the dialogue box. From there it’s all fairly self explanatory.



Once you have each layer exported you can just split the pdf up and place each "page" as a new layer or whatever you need to do to recover your work!

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