Feature request: Seamless / Pattern Editing Mode
Problem
When users ask for a “seamless mode,” they are asking for edge-wrapping pattern editing, not improved repetition. While seamless patterns are possible today using Repeaters, the workflow is manual and indirect for pattern-centric work.
Proposed solution
Introduce an optional Seamless (Pattern) Editing Mode that treats the artboard or a defined tile as a looping canvas.
Core behavior
Edge wrapping: Objects crossing one edge automatically appear on the opposite edge (left-right, top-bottom).
Defined tile boundary: Artboard or user-defined rectangle acts as the pattern tile.
Live tiled preview: Optional surrounding tiles update in real time while editing.
Single-source editing: Editing one instance updates all wrapped instances.
Non-destructive toggle: Mode can be enabled or disabled without expanding objects.
UI suggestion
A checkbox or mode toggle, for example:
View > Seamless Pattern Mode
or
Document Settings > Pattern Tile
Optional preview controls for tile count (3Ă—3, 5Ă—5).
Matches expectations set by Adobe Illustrator Pattern Mode.
More direct than Symbol-based workflows in Affinity Designer.
Complements existing Repeaters in VectorStyler instead of replacing them.