Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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- Your expected result and the actual result
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25 results found
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Illustrator stops responding when opening files with nested Grid Repeat objects
I use Adobe Illustrator. I've been trying to open saved files its stop responding. This issue been two days. I tried restarting, but nothing worked
2 votes -
リピートグリッド適用時に塗りのみのオブジェクトが透明になる
Adobe Illustrator 2026 30.3、Beta版 30.4 103
macOS Tahoe 26.4概要
塗りのみ（線なし）に色を設定した複数のオブジェクトを選択してリピートグリッドを適用すると、最左のオブジェクト以外が透明になり、正常に表示されない。再現手順
1.塗りのみに色を設定したオブジェクトを2つ以上作成する
2.すべてのオブジェクトを選択する
3.リピートグリッドを適用する期待される動作
・すべてのオブジェクトがリピートグリッド内で正しく表示される。実際の動作
・最左のオブジェクトのみ表示され、それ以外のオブジェクトが透明になる。補足情報
オブジェクトは透明に見えるが、実際には存在しており、分割・拡張または書き出しを行うと表示される
塗りと線の両方を設定したオブジェクトが含まれる場合、バグは発生しない以下の操作でバグが回避される：
・環境設定の「GPUパフォーマンス」を無効にする
・「オーバープリントプレビュー」を有効にするWindows版でも報告があります。
3 votes -
Add Used Colors command in Swatches ignores colors from Repeat objects
Repeat Objects are strange objects.
If we choose Add Used Color, color from the repeat object are ignored.
Another problem is that Select All Unused in Swatches selects colors used in Repeat objects: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51093643
Spotted by Jean-Claude Tremblay
More related problems:
- Repeat objects ignore Select > Inverse command: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50797535
- Have 'Select All Unused' in the Swatches panel look inside symbols: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/42368422
- Select Unused Swatches does not select the second black swatch in Grays color group: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/492568072 votes -
Select All Unused in Swatches selects colors used in Repeat objects
Repeat Objects are strange objects.
If colors are only inside a repeat object, using Select All Unused will select the swatches even when use in the repeat object.
Another problem is that Add Used Colors command in Swatches ignores colors from Repeat objects: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51093658
Spotted by Jean-Claude Tremblay
More related problems:
- Repeat objects ignore Select > Inverse command: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50797535
- Have 'Select All Unused' in the Swatches panel look inside symbols: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/42368422
- Select Unused Swatches does not select the second black swatch in Grays color group: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/492568072 votes -
Repeat objects ignore Select > Inverse command
Take a look at the GIF attached and the file.
I select the magenta square and use Select > Inverse to select everything but the square.
It select the circles, the black one and the white one (inside of Radial Repeat) — all correct.Now I try Select > Inverse one more time, expecting to get the opposite result, only the magenta square selected.
But the Radial Repeat object stays selected.
It must not.These applies to other repeat types as well.
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Copying (Ctrl+C) a Radial repeated object with a drop shadow causes crash
Illustrator 29.61
I was able to re-create the crash with the following steps:
Create New Document.
Create 5 basic shapes, group them.
From the application menu, go to Object->Repeat->Radial and apply it to the group.
Double click on the original group to isolate it, from the appearance panel add a fx drop shadow to the grouped object.
Exit isolation.
select the repeated group and copy it
Crash.Playing around with this, the crash only occurs when you add the drop shadow after applying the radial repeat. The easy solution is to apply the drop shadow prior to applying the repeat.
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3 votes -
Rotation of Grid Repeat does not work.
rotating a grid repeat causes several bugs. One of them is that the handles aren't working correctly.
3 votesThe team can reproduce the issue and intends to fix it soon.
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1 vote
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Using reflect or object - repeat causes stroke-only layers to misalign
When attempting to mirror / repeat a stroke-based object, it reflext along the extremity of the stroke, not the shape path itself. This is insanely annoying when trying to work with strokes.
The path itself is the part that should be mirrored and the stroke applied afterwards.
It wouldn't be so bad if we could use snapping on the object > repeat > mirror but even that doesn't work and you have to eye-ball it. This makes for poor precision.
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Editing a repeat object unhides unrelated objects
When editing a repeat object in isolation mode then after exiting the isolation mode, other (unrelated) objects that were formerly hidden, get unhidden.
8 votes -
Switching modes in Repeat Options dialog does not change the selected repeat object
Imagine you experiment and convert some art into a Repeat object.
Then you open Repeat Options and see some other variants, like Radial, Grid, and Mirror... OK, you think what do these do? You toggle to them, you set values, you click OK — and nothing you get. These do nothing. You can only change those your object currently have, but not switch the type.- Why can’t I switch the type?
- Why don’t you disable these if they don’t work?
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Smart guides don’t highlight a repeat object when it’s grouped
- Please open the attached file.
- Make sure you have Smart Guides enabled (and Object Highlighting enabled as well in Preferences > Smart Guides) and Snap to Grid disabled.
- Hover your cursor over the yellow circle — you will see a blue edge highlighted.
- Hover again, but over the black cross — Illustrator won’t highlight it.
- Open the Layers panel and study the object tree — yo will see that the Radial Repeat is grouped.
- Select it, ungroup it, and try to hover over it again — now Illustrator will draw the edges.
Notice that Illustrator still won’t tell you the…
2 votes -
Repeat gizmo (number of repetitions) is invisible when zoomed out
There’s something a bit inconvenient with the repeat tools: when they are small, you need to zoom in to be able to see the repeat gizmos.
So, for 5 mins, I was trying to find a way to modify the number of repetitions without knowing I had to zoom closer. I realized that it would be handy to have them in the repeat panel instead of only relying to gizmos.1 vote -
リピート機能を適用したオブジェクトに再配色が効かない
リピート機能（ミラー、ラジアル、グリッドのいずれも）を適用すると再配色で色を変更するできなくなります。
ダブルクリックなどして編集モードにすればできますが、他のオブジェクトと同時にできなければあまり意味がありません。通常の状態で再配色でカラーが管理できるようにしてください。
5 votes -
Repeat object has no indication of selection when bounding box is off
Repeats is broken right from the start and you are not even planning to improve it... OK, not improve it, but just to make stable, as it was supposed to be.
Here in the GIF, I have Bounding Box turned on, and it seems it works OK.
Then I disable bounding box (which is normal for me and a lot of other users). Again — AI allows to turn if OFF, and everything works without it just FINE — except for Repeats and area type text (but this is another tale).
Now, when I select both objects, the repeat object…
8 votesNo longer a problem in the latest releases
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Repeated items become invisible when I close and open Illustrator
I made a file in Illustrator with a few shapes that get repeated in a grid, but when I close and open the file again, some shapes become invisible. When I click on them enough so they get in isolation mode, they appear again, but everytime I open the file they are invisible at the start.
I tried to copy and paste these in a different document but that doesn't help.
My operating system: Windows 11 Home
Version of Adobe Illustrator: 27.1, but when I used 27.0.1 it was also there.1 vote -
Dragging grid repeats to fill artboard
Every time I drag the repeat to fill the artboard, Illustrator crashes and I have to reopen. Impossible to complete the piece. v27.2 Windows 10. All up to date and been happening a while.
1 vote -
Repeat on-screen controls work wrong when Bounding Box is off
When bounding box is off, splitter control is rendered, but does not work, and instances control is missing completely.
Having the bounding box turned off does not mean a user does not want to have repeat controls. So they should be A) completely hidden, or B) shown and be completely working.10 votes -
Repeat Grid messes up variable width strokes
When the artwork contains asymmetrical variable width strokes, those are converted to symmetrical variable width strokes when a Repeat grid is applied with mirroring.
4 votes -
Repeat-> Mirror grayed out after expanding symbols
I used the symbol sprayer to spray image symbols. Then I expanded the objects (until I couldn't expand anymore). I selected all the object and tried to mirror them but the menu item is grayed out. All the menu items under "repeat" are grayed out, except for "options...".
1 vote
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