Illustrator pattren fill are not rotating or scaling, seems like it's locked

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July 10, 2025
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A few days ago, my illustrator program started having a problem when rotating or scaling a pattern fil from my swatches.
It does not matter if I use a screen grab and put it into swatches or a vector pattern, It makes no difference.
The shape changes, the fill stays in one place.
With and without all the boxes checked?

I have uninstalled and removed all presets, even went so far as to reinstall my illustrator.

I have tripple checked the obvious "scale and rotate object blocks" I've been using Illustrator for as long as it's been around, never seen this. It works on our other machines.
I have no idea how to fix. Please help.

Correct answer lejaun_4167

I found a sollution.
It seems like there is a glitch in the new Illustrator update. When all the "scale or rotate fills and strokes" are selected in the "transform panel", you are still not able to transform them.
I noticed that transform toolbox and transform each toolbox are not the same.
I ticked all the boxes in Transform each toolbox.
Now it seems to work
See screenshot of the Transfor each toolbox.
Fixed!!!

pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Try this:

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lejaun_4167AuthorCorrect answer

Participant

I found a sollution.
It seems like there is a glitch in the new Illustrator update. When all the "scale or rotate fills and strokes" are selected in the "transform panel", you are still not able to transform them.
I noticed that transform toolbox and transform each toolbox are not the same.
I ticked all the boxes in Transform each toolbox.
Now it seems to work
See screenshot of the Transfor each toolbox.
Fixed!!!

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Transform objects and transform patterns should be checked, or Transform Both in the Transform Panel.

Your "scale or rotate fills and strokes" have nothing to do with transforming patterns.

Alexandre Becquet

Community Expert

I tried and everything is working. And yes can you give us the versions of the OS and Illustrator ?

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

What are your OS and Illustrator versions?

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lejaun_4167Author

Participant

Illustrator ver. 29.6.1
Mac OS 15.5
I have checked other machines last night and found another designer in the office that is experiencing the exact same problem. She has all the latest versions OS and Illustrator.

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