OT: Illustrator to Photoshop

I'm working with a designer on a project. She is creating in Illustrator, but exporting to a Photoshop psd flattens the layers. I REALLY don't want to have to slice all this to use it. We are both using CS2 level software..
Any ideas on retaining the layers (barring buying Illustrator for this one project) - ???
Thanks and everyone have a safe happy holiday season......
Cheers
Jeff Boucher

Hi Jeff,

Here's how it works in CS; I assume the process will be similar in CS2. The trick is to export the file to Photoshop, rather than saving it.
1) In Illustrator, save the layered file in .ai format (it may also work as a .eps file, but I'm not sure)
2) Go to File > Export
3) In the Export window, select a destination for the file and select Format: Photoshop (psd) from the pulldown menu
4) On the next screen, select the color model and resolution you want to work with
Select Export as: Photoshop CS2 from the pulldown menu
Check "Write layers" "Max editablity" and "Antialias"
5) The new file will be a .psd file that should open in layers in Photoshop.

Good luck.

Thanks Chuck - That's what we had tried, a few times (thought we had messed up a step)... but it insisted on flattning some layers....
Cheers
JB

Hmmm. Not sure why some layers would be flattened and others not. Without being able to see the file, I would have to wonder if there is something unique about the troublesome layers (links, text, complexity)? Or is there something happening in the layer that Illustrator can handle, but Photoshop can't? Just throwing out ideas here...

Did you ever get this figured out? I may have a workaround.

Nope, never did figure it out. It could of very well been text layers, but you'd figure with the software coming from the same company it should be seamless......