Just wondering: are you using layers in the Inkscape file? Because Inkscape layers are not real layers, but also just groups (at least: in the SVG-file). Maybe Illustrator gets confused about  that.

If any program ought  not complain about too many nested groups, it's Illustrator...Groups in clipping paths in layers in composite paths in groups in groups in groups in groups  in layers...

Other brainfart: might there be 'clones' in your Inkscape document that Illustrator doesn't like? 


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Maarten van der Velde <m.h.vandervelde@...155...> wrote:
Just wondering: are you using layers in the Inkscape file? Because Inkscape layers are not real layers, but also just groups. Maybe Illustrator gets confused that.

If any program should not complain about too many nested groups, it's Illustrator...Groups in clipping paths in layers in composite paths in groups in groups in groups in groups  in layers...

Other brainfart: might there be 'clones' in your Inkscape document that Illustrator doesn't like? 


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Antony Lee <antony.lee@...329...> wrote:
I only had 5 levels, which doesn't sound crazy...
Thanks for the suggestions.
Antony


2013/5/18 Hendrik Boom <hendrik@...2611...>
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 07:25:56PM -0700, Antony Lee wrote:
> Hi,
> One of my colleagues would like to use Illustrator (Adobe CS6, i think) to
> edit some SVG files I created with Inkscape, but Illustrator complains
> about there being "too many nested groups".  Any hints on how I could "fix"
> the SVG?  (Perhaps I could convince him to switch in Inkscape too, but
> well...)
> Thanks in advance,
> Antony

Sounds like time to file a bug report, whatever else you do.

-- hendrik

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