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Once I've used the the OBJECT>REPEATS command, how can I treat each repeat as a separate object - essentially release the link between the repeats and the oritinal object? I have overlaps that I want to 'unite'.
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Object > Expand?
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Object --> Flatten Transparency ...
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But that can be very destructive.
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If there are freeform gradients in the repeat, disable the object option in the "Object Expand" as that is very destructive as well.
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Yes, it is a pity that it cannot simply expand into the repeated elements.
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I actually have the opposite problem; my mirror repeats have turned into multiple clipping objects and no longer seem to be affected by edits on one or the other. 😕 No idea why.