If you use Illustrator for SVG wrangling, you’ll love last night’s release. All of the new features make for an easier workflow. Some of them include:
- Better default code that’s easier to hand-edit
- Better ID’s (gone are the days of
#foo_1_
), with new options for unique IDs or layer names - Ability to export individually selected elements at a time
- Higher quality output of SVG shapes, gradients, patterns, symbols, and masked objects
- Ability to change the decimal place precision
- Ability to view the export code output before finalizing
- Easier export of multiple artboards, with a new default
viewBox
containing all elements
These features are available on “export”, not on “save as”, and it’s recommended that you retain your original .ai file for future iterations.