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felixs75473451
felixs75473451
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October 23, 2019
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How can I save a pattern in CC Library?

  • October 23, 2019
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Hey together!

 

I got a problem. Is it possible to save patterns (created in Illustrator) to my Creative Cloud Library? Everytime i try to save it like a color, the + Symbol greys out. Please help me.

 

Kind regards

Leon

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    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 23, 2019

    You can start, as Myra mentioned, by dragging an object filled with a pattern to the CC Library.

    You can also drag multiple items filled with different patterns together into a CC library to simulate a pattern library.

    The easiest way to add them to a new document is to hold down the Alt key when you drag them from the library and place them in a new document. The pattern(s) automatically get added to your swatches panel.

    You can delete the dragged library items because the patterns are now part of the document.

    Edit:

    In the same way you can use saved gradient swatches and global colors in CC libraries.

      amandathompson
      amandathompson
      Inspiring
      October 18, 2021

      Thanks for posting this great tip.

      This is a much quicker way to get pattern swatches between documents by putting (pattern swatch) filled objects into the Library and then option dragging the Object into a second document from my CC Library.

      I hope Adobe will soon make it possible to save Pattern swatches directly into our Libraries.

      Until then I will use Ton's method here to speed things up. 

       

        annabelleg79010279
        annabelleg79010279
        Participant
        February 16, 2023

        Thanks for your response. My order of operations right now is: add named swatch to CC library. Open new doc, Option (on a Mac) and drag pattern swatch to artboard (can't go directly to Swatch palette). Then Shift and drag the pattern to get it to the Swatches palette. Then the name on the swatch is gone. 

        I don't have a problem getting the swatch into my library. I can't get it to keep it's name when I add to the library in another document. Hope that makes sense. 


        sorry, edit to previous post — I can't get it to keep it's name when I add to the Swatches palette in another document. 

        Myra Ferguson
        Community Expert
        Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 23, 2019

        Patterns aren't supported as an asset type in CC Libraries, but there is a work-around. Fill an object with the pattern and add that object as a graphic. Then in a new document, you can drag out the shape, double-click on it until you get down to the Clip Group (or use the eyedropper to sample it). Then the New Swatch icon at the bottom of the Swatches panel will become enabled, and you can add the pattern to your document.

          amandathompson
          amandathompson
          Inspiring
          October 18, 2021

          Is there anywhere to request or vote for this feature in 2021 coming up 2022?

          It would make workflow less counterintuitive for many Adobe Illustrator pattern designers.

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