Transform Each for pattern fills

[Steve Fairbairn]

I have a number of objects with pattern fills and need to rotate the fills randomly without rotating the objects. Transform Each doesn't seem to provide for this. Any ideas?

[Ton Frederiks]

Works for me in 26.1. Are the objects ungrouped?

[Steve Fairbairn]

Yes, everything is ungrouped but my old version of Illie doesn't give an option for locking the objects' position. Of course I can do each object manually, but I expected Transform Each to do it quickly for me.

[Ton Frederiks]

No need to lock an objects position, just uncheck Transform Objects.

[Steve Fairbairn]

My Transform Each dialogue doesn't look like this. Even though I uncheck Transform Objects in the Transform panel, it somehow always turns itself on again when I go to Transform Each. Reckon I'll just have to do it manually. Thanks anyway.

[Ton Frederiks]

Which version do you have? Are you sure you are not using the Transform Effect instead of Object > Transform > Transform Each...?

[Ton Frederiks]

I saw a screendump of CS5 Transform Each... that is indeed limited, and more than 10 years old.

[Steve Fairbairn]

I am on CS3 and am also more than 10 years old! However I own my own software and refuse to take part in Adobe's rip-off rental plot. But I think it strange that even though I check Transform Pattern Only in the Transform Panel, it doesn't work for Transform Each. Glitch maybe?

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Ah, CS3 explains it (and I don't want to reveal how much older than 10 years I am).

[Laura Coyle.]

I tried it myself and Transform Each is working for me, see the screenshot - it might not be as random as you need doing them all at once. Maybe try few at a time, with different rotation settings? It definitely didn't work for me as an Appearance panel effect, I did it using the menu Object > Transform > Transform each.