Repeat pattern - greyed out for embedded images

[alex_inception]

I love the opportunites presented by the new repeat pattern tool.

Unfortunely its greyed out when assets included embedded or linked images are selected.

Does anyone have a work around?

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/illustrator/using/repeat-patterns.html

[Doug A Roberts]

I believe that's simply a limitation of it at present.

[Doug A Roberts]

Although note in the meantime that you can do most (possibly all?) of what it does with transform effects, but with more manual calculations and less fancy new UI elements.

[alex_inception]

Thanks Doug! Really appreciate your prompt reply.

In the meantime a bit of image trace did the job... but not ideal - laptop sounded as if it was about to take off!

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

I'd advise giving Effect > Distort and Transform > Transform a try before image tracing anything. If you can't achieve what you need to, describe it here and perhaps I or someone else can help you find the right settings.

[Saulo Vilela]

3 years past and no solution. It really feels like adobe doesn`t listen to their customers... No wonder affinity is growing...

[Monika Gause]

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@Saulo Vilela  schrieb:

 No wonder affinity is growing...

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ROTFLOL. Right. The app that doesn't have a repeat function (and doesn't even have a transform effect) is growing, because you haven't found out how to repeat a placed image. 

In order to repeat embedded images, make them into a symbol.

https://youtu.be/86OyQa7-HmU