Hint for pattern editing/creation

 

Before entering the editing mode, the original unit is temporary clipping in the unit frame to specify the position. In some cases, the whole or part of the unit may be hidden.

To add the current pattern (Unit shape: Regular Hexagon, Clipping: No) to Illustrator’s 'Swatches' panel, please follow the steps below.

A. Settings on Illustrator’s 'Pattern Options' panel:

  1. Set 'Tile Type:' to 'Hex by Row.'
  2. Check 'Size Tile to Art' option and then uncheck. (Tiles will stick together in the temporary clipping frame)
  3. Select the object and release the Clipping Mask by choosing 'Illustrator > Object > Clipping Mask > Release' menu.
  4. Select 'Overlap:' setting to this panel’s 'Overlap.’

B. Adding to Illustrator’s 'Swatches' panel:

Click 'Save a Copy' on the upper left corner of the document window or choose 'Save a Copy' menu from the ‘Pattern Options' panel.
NOTE: If you click 'Done,' it will not add to 'Swatches' panel.

If you click 'Done' on the upper left corner of the document window or ‘Cancel,' you will exit from 'Pattern Editing Mode.’