Illustrator Image Trace extension missing in Bridge CC

Issue

In Bridge CC 6.2, the Image Trace extension is missing from the Tools menu (Tools > Illustrator > Image Trace), after updating to Adobe Illustrator CC 2015.3.

Impacted versions

Adobe Bridge CC 6.2 and Adobe Illustrator CC 2015.3

Operating system

Windows, Mac OS X

Workaround

If you are not able to access Tools > Illustrator > Image Trace extension in Bridge CC 6.2 after updating to the latest Illustrator CC 2015.3 version, do the following:

  1. Copy the folder Adobe Illustrator Automation 2015.3 located at:

    Win: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Bridge CC 2015 Extensions\
    Mac OS X: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Bridge CC 2015 Extensions/

  2. Paste the copied folder at:

    Win: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Bridge CC Extensions\
    Mac OS X: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Bridge CC Extensions/

  3. Relaunch Bridge.

The Image Trace extension will now be available in the Tools > Illustrator menu in Bridge CC 6.2.

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