Grid Repeat not showing after update

[Marni5C1E]

Hi! Illustrator seemed to update over the weekend. I opened a file and a "grid repeat" pattern is not showing up. 

When i hover over the artwork it shows its there and I can copy and paste the original set of circles with the correct colors.  I tried re-doing the grid repeat and it just did the same thing. Not sure what to do.

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @Marni5C1E,

Thanks for reaching out and sharing the details. I tested this on Illustrator 30.0 on Windows, and the Grid Repeat appeared correctly even after reopening the file. Could you please try creating a new file and check if the issue persists there as well? This will help us determine if it’s file-specific.

If the issue continues, please try manually resetting Illustrator preferences and then test again: Reset preferences or follow this quick video guide: YouTube walkthrough.

If it still happens, please share a short screen recording showing your complete workflow up to when the issue occurs, so I can check this further.

Abhishek

[Marni5C1E]

Thanks for the fast reply. I attempted to reset preferences and it didnt seem to help. Attached is a screen recording of opening the file after i completely closed the program and trying to create a grid pattern in a new file. 

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Can you show the Appearance and the Layers panel with the object(s) selected.

I your movie you will see Ellipse in the Control panel (which is what is repeated).

Maybe group the items before repeat.

[Marni5C1E]

With the grid selected it does say grid repeat in the Appearance panel.

The set of ellipses are already grouped before the grid is implemented. 

Even when I ungroup them, regroup, then repeat grid- for some reason they disappear besides the orange ellipses. 

[Marni5C1E]

ok, I tried it in a new file and it worked! Thank you!

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear you've got it working.