Repeater : what do I do wrong ?
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But why can't I change the style without loosing my small object & getting just simple black dots
This does not happen if the symbol is used. In the example I did not use a symbol, but with symbol it will work the same.
When the style is changed, the symbol is changed (black dots) even if my object has been defined first as a symbol. I simply don't get it. The object we defined ourselves as a symbol should remain in the design whether or not the style is changed IMHO... but fine, I'll get used to this.
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@Pat Send me the example, I will try to figure out what is going on.
BTW: if the repeater uses a colorizer, then the color in the symbols is also changed.
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@VectorStyler I have just sent you the file including various VS tests and of course this one
Thanks.
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@VectorStyler I've defined the object as a symbol but changing its colour, adding a stroke are not repeated on the large object.
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@Pat Sorry for the late reply
Got the email with the example. One thing I noticed is that there are two repeaters added to the larger object (see in Appearance panel). This will be supported better in the future. For now, only one of these repeaters is shown.As for the symbol case: not sure how the above example was created, but I attached an example with a symbol where changing the symbol style updates the style in the repeater also (of course, no colorizer is used here).
Not sure if this was documented well, but if we want to use a symbol in a repeater, then that symbol must be drag&droped onto the Repeater panel from the Symbols panel (and most not be selected on the canvas).
If there is a specific thing you would like to achieve with the repeater, maybe I can explain better how.
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@VectorStyler said in Repeater : what do I do wrong ?:
@Pat Sorry for the late reply
Got the email with the example. One thing I noticed is that there are two repeaters added to the larger object (see in Appearance panel). This will be supported better in the future. For now, only one of these repeaters is shown.Yes, I did a second repeater on the same object because the first one did not work.
Thanks.
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@VectorStyler I've expended the repeater and got this:
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@Pat Yes, this is because it has a fill (that was hidden).
I will try to find a way to deal with these.
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@VectorStyler when I go back in the history, I don't come back to the inital state at the repeater object
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@Pat said in Repeater : what do I do wrong ?:
@VectorStyler when I go back in the history, I don't come back to the inital state at the repeater object
This could be a bug, added it to the backlog.
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@VectorStyler To define an object as symbol, I did through the Symbol panel menu (Create Symbol) but when I go to the menu (Object-> Object role), it is not marked as symbol.
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@Pat The Symbols panel menu should also work the same.
For the object role: did the object show up in the Symbol panel after the role was set?
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@VectorStyler said in Repeater : what do I do wrong ?:
@Pat The Symbols panel menu should also work the same.
For the object role: did the object show up in the Symbol panel after the role was set?
Yes but :
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@Pat I think the Object Style role is not useful in this case (if the highlight means that it was used).
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@VectorStyler said in Repeater : what do I do wrong ?:
@Pat I think the Object Style role is not useful in this case (if the highlight means that it was used).
No, it is highlighted just because my mouse pointer was above it
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@VectorStyler the repeater feature seems to me totally broken on Windows. I can’t get any consistent results : I change the color the size changes, I do ctrl-z and I get a shape I deleted earlier not used in a repeater object, no way to succeed to change any options of the shape through symbols. I get the same unrational results both on w10 & w11.
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@Pat I will try to replicate these. Can you make a recording of some of the issues?
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@VectorStyler could you write a kind of bullet list how to make a repeater pattern with a symbol with the possibility to change the symbol and to let these changes repeated please ? Or maybe a video ? I would then test on my PC ? Thanks
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@Pat Steps for a symbol based repeater:
- draw the objects (grouped) that will be a symbol.
- select Object Options set a name, and enable the Symbol role
- this will make the object on the canvas behave as a symbol also (no separate symbol copy is created).
- draw another object to be the basis of the repeater (area to be filled with the symbol), keep this selected.
- open the Symbols panel.
- drag & drop the symbol from the Symbols panel into the Repeater panel.
- create the new repeater on the selected object ( [+] icon). This will use the symbol to fill the object.
- now if you enter into the symbol, and make changes, these should be visible in the repeater also.
Here is a recording of the same steps: https://recordit.co/IXDdEfJyXD
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@VectorStyler Thanks. First issue : I get nothing with drag&drop on w11
