Transform each

Sorontar  wrote Can someone explain me why Transform each acts like it does. When selecting sublayer full of objects and Transform each, it does same thing as regular Transform.

Transform each can duplicate the individual transformations, or it can be very different. Can you be more specific about what exactly you are trying to do and what part isn't working? Then we can better assist.

Here's one example with Rotate:

• This is Rotate with six objects (not grouped). It rotates the block of six objects as if they were one.
  

• This is rotate using Transform each with the same six ungrouped objects. It rotates each one individually in place.
  

In addition, Transform Each allows you to do multiple transformations and/or use a reference point. Then when you want to repeat a transformation with Cmd + D, you repeat everything you've done in this dialog. It is much more powerful than the individual transformations, even for only one object.

~ Jane

The reason for this behaviour is because for some reason Illustrator treats sublayers as if they were grouped objects (not only in this context).

I don't know if that is a technical necessity or an ill-conceived concept, but that's how it works at the moment.

By the way, you don't have to deselect an entire object for the workaround. It is sufficient to deselect just one single anchor point in order to do a real Transform Each.

Transform Each lets you simultaneously transform multiple objects in relation to their own reference point as opposed to a single reference point for all the selected objects.

Transform Each gives you all of the transform options in one window (scale, move, rotate, reflect).