Top 10 Adobe Illustrator cc Plug-ins which you must need if you are a graphic designer
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Top 5 Free Plugins:
Cineware
Patharea
EskoArtwork Data Exchange plugin
Select Menu
Mesh Tormentor
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Top 5 Paid Plugins:
VectorScribe v3
FILTERiT 5
Hot Door Control
ArtBlue Gold
SymmetryWorks 6
2. Top 5 Free Plugins
1. Cineware
2. Patharea
3. EskoArtwork Data
Exchange plugin
4. Select Menu
5. Mesh Tormentor
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3. Cineware
This entry-level piece of software is perfect
for designers who have felt intimidated by
3D tools in the past but still want to
experiment with the medium. The Illustrator
plugin works by allowing users to import
any Cinema 4D file and adjust the view,
lighting and textures to integrate 3D
elements with e of software is perfect for
designers 2D design.
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4. Patharea
Patharea makes the process
speedier. You access this free
Illustrator plugin via the Filters menu,
and it gives the length of a selected
path, or area of conjoined paths and
shapes, making precise calculations
for printed graphics far snappier to
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5. EskoArtwork
It enables users to open native ArtiosCAD
files in Illustrator without the need to
convert and flatten them, position them on
the artboard and then apply swatches,
objects and full Ai files upon the ArtiosCAD
design.
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6. Select Menu
It twins these with additional
export options that, while present
in Illustrator natively, can be
combined here for saving
transparencies and flattening
images quickly. 6
7. Mesh Tormentor
This is a very interesting new plugin that fills a
whole new gap; additional control of Gradient
Meshes in Illustrator. Gradient Meshes have
managed to divide opinion amongst Illustrator
users. Some claim that the results they give
attempt to mimic photos—therefore why not just
use Photoshop in the first place? Others say
that they can bring immense flexibility and
potential realism with practice.
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8. Top 5 Paid Plugins
1. VectorScribe v3
2. FILTERiT 5
3. Hot Door Control
4. ArtBlue Gold
5. SymmetryWorks 6
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9. VectorScribe v3
This is a very interesting new plugin that fills a
whole new gap; additional control of Gradient
Meshes in Illustrator. Gradient Meshes have
managed to divide opinion amongst Illustrator
users. Some claim that the results they give
attempt to mimic photos—therefore why not just
use Photoshop in the first place? Others say
that they can bring immense flexibility and
potential realism with practice.
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10. FILTERiT 5
FILTERiT is a plug-in suite for Adobe Illustrator
which features unique effects. FILTERiT can
stimulate your creative mind. This versatile tool
lets you create simple to complex images in a
matter of seconds. Some effects are simply
impossible to make without FILTERiT. With its
easy-to-use features, creating astounding
images ranging from simple to complex is at
your fingertips.
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11. Hot Door Control
Hot Door Control types of plug-ins
1. ArtLabel(Display object info like colors, font style etc)
2. NitPicker(custom selection searches to find art fast)
3. FixPix(Control points along paths)
4. TimeSheet(Log time)
5. ParticuLayer(defining layer groups)
6. ArtTags(counting and calculating objects)
7. DocLabel(e.g: file name, path, size, color etc) 11
12. ArtBlue Gold Package includes 4 new plug-ins:
ArtShapes, ArtMatrix, CustomShapes and ArtTutor
ArtMatrix is a one-of-a-kind shape transformation engine that
can convert a few shapes into many shapes, forming complex
and stunning geometric sculptures. It was designed by a
topnotch engineer with over 25 years of experience in
electronics. Complex algorithms had to be invented, involving
waveform generators of various types, all combined to
transform basic shapes into spectacular and unpredictable
shape formations.
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13. SymmetryWorks 6
Main features
• Creating patterns with a click
• Interactive editing
• Easy adding of new objects
• Insertion mode
• One-click changing of symmetry
• Replicas (live copies) and multi-
replicas
• All popular repeat systems
• Layouts (pattern templates)
• Wide support for Illustrator objects,
including symbols, compound
shapes, blends, and raster images
• Pattern swatch export
• Nested patterns
• Engineered designs
• Harmonic growth designs
• Guilloché patterns
• Optical art
• Save hours of work and painstaking effort
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