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I have a rectangle with a pattern fill. When I go to Object>Expand>Fill it simply groups the rectangle, saving the pattern fill. I tried updating to most recent version (28.5), but did not fix the issue. Any other workarounds? I suppose I could edit with an old version of illustrator, but it's annoying.
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After Expanding it is still clipped and grouped.
Did you check Outline Preview?
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If you use Object>Flatten Transparency it will expand the pattern fill.
Edit: The first time that I tried expanding a rectangle with a pattern fill it did not expand the pattern which is why I suggested Flatten Transparency. I went back to Illustrator after I posted and tried using Object>Expand and this time it did expand the pattern (which can be seen in Outline mode). What I did notice was that using Object>Expand Illustrator expanded the pattern well beyond the limit of the original rectangle. With Flatten Transparency the pattern was clipped to only the original rectangle.
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Flatten transparency isn't working for me either, it remains an editable pattern. Even if it did work, it isn't what I want. I want to expand the pattern into editable vector objects.
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First Expand appearance if Expand is not active, then Expand. Works for me.