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About LivePresets
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Artlandia LivePresets lets you interactively edit pattern swatches and symbols in Adobe Illustrator. It is a powerful productivity plug-in that instantly gives you a live copy of a swatch or symbol. Edit the live copy and all the linked artwork updates automatically.
What are those pattern swatches and symbols? Why do I need them?
In Illustrator, pattern swatches let you easily and efficiently fill an outline with a regular (repeating) pattern. Symbols let you spread dozens or hundreds copies of the same object arbitrarily. See examples of applying a pattern swatch here and a symbol here. Symbols are also excellent when you simply need two or more instances of the same object in you artwork. LivePresets lets you interactively edit symbols and pattern swatches and see how the artwork changes while you edit.
How easy is it to create a live pattern swatch?
Very easy. Suppose, for example, that you applied a pattern fill to a path and want to tweak the pattern. With your path selected in the Illustrator artwork, click the Make button in the LivePresets palette and the plug-in instantly creates a live swatch for you. Edit the swatch and delete it when done (by double-clicking the Current swatch in the LivePresets palette or by any other means). Click here to see how this works.
What other objects can LivePresets edit?
LivePresets can also edit symbols in exactly the same way. Click here for an example.
Can I add other objects to a live swatch or symbol?
Yes, you can use Edit > Paste in Front and Edit > Paste in Back commands to paste in front of or behind the selected element. LivePresets also has a special Target with Drawing Tools mode that lets you draw freehand and insert objects in a live swatch or symbol. Click here for an example. (These features are available only in Illustrator CS2 or later; in earlier versions you can use the Layers palette to reorder your objects into the preset.)
Is there a way to change the repeat size in patterns?
Yes, LivePresets gives you easy access to the pattern's bounding box that determines the repeat size. An example is here.
Illustrator expands complex objects in a pattern swatch. Doesn't LivePresets?
Yes, eventually. But your live copy can contain editable brushes, blends, symbols, meshes, and other complex objects. You will conveniently edit them in their original, non-expanded form. And the expanded object will be shipped to the Illustrator swatch behind the scenes. This is a very simple and powerful technique. See an example here.
What if I do NOT want to update the entire Illustrator artwork after each edit?
LivePresets lets you link or unlink to the artwork at any time.
How is LivePresets different from SymmetryWorks?
SymmetryWorks makes sophisticated patterns and lets you create a pattern swatch. LivePresets lets you edit a pattern swatch and interactively apply the swatch to your artworks. The plug-ins are not substitutes for each other, but really are complementary. Click here for a comparison chart.
How is LivePresets different from SymmetryShop?
SymmetryShop, a Photoshop plug-in, is better compared with SymmetryWorks, its Illustrator counterpart. In Illustrator, a combination of SymmetryWorks and LivePresets creates the best pattern design/application workflow. Click here for a comparison chart for all three plug-ins.
I am a textile designer. Can I use LivePresets to interactively modify a pattern and try it on a model garment?
Absolutely. Here's an example.
Will LivePresets create standard textile repeats for me (for example, spot or drop repeats)?
No, this is what SymmetryWorks does. You can then interactively edit swatches that you created with SymmetryWorks using LivePresets.
Does the plug-in work on Windows (Mac) in Illustrator X?
LivePresets runs natively on both Windows and Mac OS (including the latest releases of Mac OS 10.x on both PowerPC and Intel) and is fully compatible with all versions of Illustrator starting from Illustrator 10 and including CS4. Still, we recommend Illustrator CS2 or later. Detailed system requirements are here.
Is there a user guide for LivePresets?
Of course! A PDF file is included with the distribution or you can download it here (PDF, 1.8 MB). If you wish to purchase a printed copy, you can do that too.
Is there a tryout version of LivePresets?
Yes, you can download the free demo version here.
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