Can Xara edit ai files?

[AndyD]

Hi there,
A client sent me his logo in .ai format and as I only use Xara I wondered whether it is actually possible to edit ai files? I have tried to open the image but don't see anything.
I have tried to upload it but it is 1.39MB and so won't do so.
Thanks in advance.
Andrew

[handrawn]

first off make sure it is empty -check the page and layer and bitmap galleries - content may just be hidded

second it may not be imported in pure vector format anyway, and will almost certainly be grouped/clipped to an extent if it is

third you can try making a copy of the AI file and rename the extension from AI to PDF, although if the AI does open in xara that probabl;y won't make any difference

it might upload if you zip it first, but no guarantee

[gwpriester]

Try Zipping it. It depends on the AI file of which there are dozens of versions. And frequently I find what appear to be solid shapes are seen as lines in Xara and need to be closed.

My trick when this happens, is select the object and if the status line says Line, press F4 to enable the Shape Tool, then Tab. The start node with be highlighted, and press Enter to close the shape.

[AndyD]

Let's try uploading a zipped file...

[AndyD]

I managed to play about in Xara with it and sending to bgremove to remove background. Probably not the best way to go about things but it got there in the end.

[handrawn]

have to say that appears to open fine in my xdp15.1 - if you are still using version 10 then your import filter may be outdated ?