Introduced 3D effects and OpenType support.
Designed for Apple Macintosh, these early versions focused on mastering the "Bézier curve." adobe illustrator versions by year
First Windows version to support live editing in preview mode. 5.0 Introduction of Layers and the Gradient tool. 1996 6.0 Added the Eyedropper and Paint Bucket tools. 1997 7.0 First version to unify the Mac and Windows interfaces. 1998 8.0 Introduction of the Gradient Mesh and Smart Guides. 2000 9.0 Added support for Transparencies and PDF export. 2001 10.0 Introduced 3D effects and OpenType support