Hi! When i save my Ai files as an SVG and then open the SVG file in Inkscape the shapes are not able to be individually identified.

I'd try using Menu: Object>Objects

Hello,
Follow these following steps, hopefully it will help yiu

1- Introduction to Inkscape SVG.
2- Now switch to Inkscape software and for opening it click on File menu and then choose Open option of scroll down list of it or you can press Ctrl + O as short cut key of it.
3- And we will navigate my image in it saved folder then select it.  Now click on Open button of this dialog box.
4- Now select this image and we will trace it. So for tracing it, go to Path menu of menu bar then click on it. Click on Trace Bitmap option of drop down list of this menu or you can go with short cut key which is Shift + Alt + B keys of keyboard. Or you can make right click then choose Trace Bitmap option from pop up list.
5- This is dialog box for tracing image. Here we have many ways to trace a bitmap
6- Click on Update button of this dialog box for seeing preview of tracing result.
7- And in preview section of this box you can see result.

@Molydoly61 What has this thread to do with "Trace Bitmap…" ?

@Polygon  Tracing bitmaps means that you convert a bitmap/raster image file (your usual . jpg,  png,  bmp etc) into vector graphics.

You're funny. Did you read the initial question of this thread and understand it?

@Polygon  okay dear