It's an issue with the new 2018 update. I still have not found a workaround except using the RGB mode. ... View more

I stand corrected, resetting the preferences did not work. I had the impression it did because i tried to replicate the issue in RGB color where very strangely it works. Reverting back to my original settings I see that it only misbehaves in CMYK. Could it be a setting? ... View more

I've tried reseting the ai prefs and it works now. I'll just have to spend a few hours and setup everything back again. Thank you everyone for your help! ... View more

Thank I've tried grouping them but no luck. I'll try and reset Illustrator next. Thank you! ... View more

I haven't tried that as I have quite a few setting and would prefer to avoid doing that as much as possible. Thank you for asking. ... View more

I'm working inn CMYK but regardless of the color mode it should not perform this way. ... View more