“Split Into Grid” creates a single live grid object now instead of independent paths and it's awful.
Recent versions of Illustrator changed “Split Into Grid” to create a single live grid object instead of independent paths. This completely breaks established illustration, print, and production workflows (stickers, dielines, laser cutting, icon sheets).
Please restore the previous behavior or add a preference/checkbox to output individual paths by default. Illustrator is an illustration tool, not a layout app.
Michelle McCartney
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Michelle, I’m a bit confused.
Object > Path > Split Into Grid makes a group of rectangles, based on the appearance and the size of the selection. Unless we tick Guides in the dialog, we don’t get lines. And we can set gaps between these rectangular cells. This is how it worked and still works.
Perhaps you mean the Rectangular Grid Tool? It’s usually nested within the Line tool, and it was always creating a grid of lines (and a frame, if one wants it). Clicking with it on canvas displays a similar looking dialog.
Please comment back.
