Edit multiple identical objects real-time
Hello!
Would be cool to have a feature where for example when editing 2 identical objects, you can convert one object into main object and other into "mirrored" one through layer system/window and then mirrored one will show same changes real-time whenever I'm editing the main one. Afterwards when turning off the feature, all the "mirrored" ones turn into seperate objects (as if rasterized).
This would be a game changer when I'm editing text that is turned into object and I want same edits to be applied to all other identical letters.
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This is something Illustrator already allows.
To start editing identical objects, select the one copy and try one of two ways:
— Select > Start Global Edit
— or locate 'Start editing similar shapes together' button in the Control panel (if you don’t see it, call it with Window > Control). The button looks like two squares an a pencil. The arrow button next to it allows to tweak options.If Illustrator detects copies, the selection’s edges change color to signal you are editing several shapes now. All your changes will get immediately translated into found copies. If you deselect the shape, you will exit the mode.
You can also isolate the selected duplicate, to avoid accidental exiting, but in this case you won’t be able to see the changes in copies in real-time (since they are out of the isolation scope).
This method works with mirrored, scaled, and rotated duplicates, and can detect copies even if they have different appearances.Please try this and reply back if it works for you.
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This is something Illustrator already allows.
To start editing identical objects, select the one copy and try one of two ways:
— Select > Start Global Edit
— or locate 'Start editing similar shapes together' button in the Control panel (if you don’t see it, call it with Window > Control). The button looks like two squares an a pencil. The arrow button next to it allows to tweak options.If Illustrator detects copies, the selection’s edges change color to signal you are editing several shapes now. All your changes will get immediately translated into found copies. If you deselect the shape, you will exit the mode.
You can also isolate the selected duplicate, to avoid accidental exiting, but in this case you won’t be able to see the changes in copies in real-time (since they are out of the isolation scope).
This method works with mirrored, scaled, and rotated duplicates, and can detect copies even if they have different appearances.Please try this and reply back if it works for you.
