Placing an ICML file in an InDesign file ignores multiple artboards in AI files if they are embedded
If you have an AI file with multiple artboards which is an embedded anchored object in a text frame it will always revert back to the first artboard when you place the ICML in InDesign.
- Create a new InDesign file.
- Create an AI file with two artboards and one simple object in each.
- Create a text frame in InDesign.
- Place the AI file in the text frame and choose the second artboard.
- Embed the AI file.
- Export the text frame as an ICML file.
- Place the ICML file into the document (not check in/check out).
What happens:
1. The "Pages" panel will show the correct preview.
2. The "Links" panel will show the correct preview.
3.. The text frame that is created will show the first artboard.
Images:
1. AI file with two artboards.
2. Embedded image of artboard 2.
3. After placing the ICML into the InDesign file it has reverted to display artboard 1, but the previews in the "Links" and "Pages" palettes are still correct.
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Good find. Hope this is fixed soon.