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LiQ
06-28-2007, 03:00 AM
Hey there, I am making a clothing 'yardage' (the pattern on the clothes) and was wondering if in Illustrator there is a way to make groups an 'instance' of a parent group, so that when you update the original/parent the other instances/copies change too.

Take a look at the pics below to help illustrate what I mean.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/931/picture1js9.th.png (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1js9.png)


Is there a plug-in? Or would the best way be to make it a file and then import it in and repeatedily update the link... Hmm confusing lol

Any help woudl be greatly appreciated. Thanks :D
padril
06-29-2007, 11:21 AM
Is there a plug-in? Or would the best way be to make it a file and then import it in and repeatedily update the link... Hmm confusing lol

Any help woudl be greatly appreciated. Thanks :D
Have you tried using Symbols yet? They can do what your after.

Have a look at http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Grass-using-symbols/10911 if you haven't used them before.
LiQ
07-01-2007, 11:59 PM
Oh wow man, thankyou so much!!!

:scream:

- Jake OXo
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