This add-on enables the direct import of Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files into Blender. It bridges the gap between vector graphics and 3D environments by preserving embedded images, gradients, colors, and vector paths. The tool handles both modern PDF-based and legacy PostScript-based .ai files, providing compatibility across different Illustrator versions.

The tool utilizes a bundled Inkscape installation to convert files to SVG format in the background, passing them to Blender's native SVG importer. It includes smart layer management that automatically offsets layers on the Z-axis to prevent overlapping geometry. Additional features include drag-and-drop viewport support, batch importing, automatic extraction of base64-encoded images into separate files, and a flexible unit scaling system supporting points, millimeters, centimeters, meters, and inches.