: User settings and preferences are stored within the "Data" folder of the portable directory. Key Features of the Adobe Illustrator CS6 Engine

: Enables users to apply linear or radial gradients directly to strokes (along or across the path) rather than just fills.

: Replaced the old "Live Trace" with a faster engine that creates cleaner paths and better color recognition from raster images.

: Allows the software to utilize more than 4GB of RAM, significantly speeding up the rendering of complex vector paths.