Illustrator Surface Pattern Design (issue)

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Hello, 

Ever since I updated illustrator I am having an issue creating surface pattern prints. I have been creating them in the standard way (which worked for me no problem until I updated)

When I add my swatch to the swatchs panel, for a repeat pattern it is inclusing the white space around the design. I'm geting a big white box included. I feel it might be on setting in my preferences that I need to change, but can't figure out which one. 

It is driving me mad and I badly need help ! 

Thank you.

Sinead.

[Just Shoot Me]

I moved your post over from the poorly named "Using the Community" forum, which is for getting help using this forum system, to a better forum,


I hope this helps. Best of luck to you.

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Thank you 

[Monika Gause]

Draw a rectangle that marks the size of the repeat. Apply fill and stroke of "None" Put it in the background. Select the pattern and the rectangle and move into the swatches panel.

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Unfortunately this doesn't work. I have been creating patterns for many years and never had this issue. 

Its very hard to explain, it is creating a gap between the pattern and background pattern bounding box. 

Sinead.

[Monika Gause]

In that case you might want to show us what exactly you did.

[Ton Frederiks]

Can you show a screendump of your problem?

What happens if you create the pattern with the pattern maker?

Object > Pattern > Make

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Hello, 

The same thing happens in pattern maker. I just made a quick example see screen shot.

 

[Ton Frederiks]

What happens if you copy the pink rectangle from your pattern.

Choose Paste in Back.

Fill it and stroke it with None

Select the pattern with the unfilled rectangle and either use the Pattern maker or drag it to the Swatches.

Should result in this:

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Hello, 

The swatch is just pink ? 

[Ton Frederiks]

Did you try to create a no fill / no stroke rectangle in the background, like Monika and I suggested?

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Yes 

[Monika Gause]

Please. Show. Your. Artwork.

With layers panel. Thank you.

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

When I go back into an old file and create a print in that file it works perfectly no issues.

When I open a new document and create a print, the issue above happens with the white gap.

Is it to do with a soft ware update or a preference issue ? 

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

As requested see layers panel. You can see in the swatches panel the swatch has the white box around it that shouldnt be there 

[Monika Gause]

The rectangle seems to have special appearances applied. Please select it and show the appearance panel.

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Hello Monica, I dont think it does. I selected it to show you the rectangle. 

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

I don't understand why I can create a red and yellow design in a new document and it doesn't work. 

And then I create the same design in an old document and it does work? 

I'm lost ? Yes I can create prints in my old document and re safe them but I'd rather not do that. 

Thank you for your help. Looking forward to getting to the bottom of the problem.

[Monika Gause]

The layers panel shows that there is someting.

Could be overprinting. Or maybe a brush.

e.g. this one has a brush

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

I'm sorry I really don't understand?

The square box is only an invisable box no fill no stroke. This doesn't explain how I can create a print in an old file no problem and can't create the same design in a new document. I'm doing it the same way for both designs.

Where is there a brush ? In the image I sent? I can't see this in the appearance panel and I have no brushes selected. 

[Monika Gause]

Is the inviible rectangle in the background? Please show the contents of the layers panel.

[Sinead Claxton_32.]

Yes the invisable rectange is the very last layer. 

[Ton Frederiks]

Check this file and compare with what you do.

https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/0d1ea62b-3f2e-4e43-75dc-05c085f63c0a

And share your file if you still have a problem.