adobe-illustrator

Exporting Illustrator AI to SVG without a white background


I have a Illustrator CS5 AI file that has two shapes in it on a transparent background/artboard. However, when I save this file as a SVG file (1.1) using "Save as", the resulting SVG file has a white background.

How do I get rid of the white background in the SVG file?

The AI file can be found here:

http://hostsafe.com/temp/in.ai

The SVG file that I keep getting can be found here:

http://hostsafe.com/temp/in.svg


Solution

  • Exported SVGs do not contain white backgrounds; it is just another view mode (hidden transparency grid). To show the Transparency Grid, again, go to View -> Show Transparency Grid or press Shift+Ctrl+D.