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Gradient & Drop Shadow Support Improvements for Plugins

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These updates improve how gradients and drop shadows authored in desktop design tools are translated into GraFx Studio, preserving more creative intent while remaining fully compatible with Design Systems.

✨ New & Improved

Adobe InDesign Plugin

See Adobe InDesign Plugin

Gradients

  • Gradients can be applied to rectangles, triangles, and ovals.
  • Gradient rotation (angle) is supported.
  • Reverse gradient option is supported.

Drop Shadow

  • Supported on all object types: shapes, image frames, and text frames.

  • Fully supported parameters:

    • Opacity
    • Distance
    • Angle
    • Size (mapped to Blur in the GraFx Studio UI)
    • Global Light

  • InDesign-specific behavior:

    • X and Y Offset parameters are respected.
    • Drop shadow can only be applied to the Object (not Stroke, Fill, Text, or Graphics).

Note

In the InDesign plugin, only Linear gradient types and Classic gradient mode are supported. Radial, Reflected, Smooth, and other gradient types will be converted to a PDF for visual consistency.

Adobe Photoshop Plugin

See Adobe Photoshop Plugin

Gradients

  • Gradients can be applied to rectangles, triangles, and ovals.
  • Gradient rotation (angle) is supported.
  • Additional supported parameters:
    • Scale
    • Align with Layer
    • Reverse
  • Supported gradient type: Linear only.
  • Supported gradient method: Classic gradient mode only.

Drop Shadow - Supported on all object types: shapes, image frames, and text frames. - Fully supported parameters: - Opacity
- Distance
- Angle
- Size (mapped to Blur in the GraFx Studio UI)
- Global Light

🛠️ What's Fixed

Improved fidelity when translating gradient- and shadow-based designs into GraFx Studio.

  • Visual effects now retain more of their original structure and behavior from desktop applications, reducing manual rework after translation.

Note

In the Photoshop plugin, only Linear gradient types and Classic gradient mode are supported. Radial, Reflected, Smooth, and other gradient types or methods are not supported in this release.

Warning

When a Drop Shadow is present, a warning message is always displayed. Unsupported Drop Shadow parameters include Spread, Blend Mode, and Noise.