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  1. Smart Guides do not work properly in large documents

    I don't know if this is a recent problem with the 2023 version on Illustrator, but when I'm working on very large documents, smart guides simply do not work. I have to zoom really close to be able to snap and align this correctly. I believe that the behavior of such functionally should be scalable and independent of zoom levels.

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  2. Snap to point

    Why do you have to zoom right in almost to get points to snap to each other properly? Do you understand how disruptive to workflow this is? It seems to be a real issue when not zoomed right in to an image. This is very annoying!

    Regards,

    Robert Bell

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  4. Why i can't snap anything?

    For a few days now Im not longer able to snap anything (objects, texts, guides, grids or else), so I cannot be precise when it is necessary.

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  5. Moving an object manually to align with another object, moves the wrong object

    Quite often, when moving an object to snap to another object or anchor point, the moved object jumps back to its original position while the other object or even sometimes an anchor point makes the move instead

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  6. Guias Inteligentes están fallando al momento de alinear

    Al momento de utilizar las guías inteligentes para alinear o mover objetos milimetricamente no queda en donde marca que está alineado.

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  7. Artboard's anchor points not working as expected.

    Illustrator 25.4.1, Windows 10 Pro 21H1 build 19043.1110
    I am trying to set the size of the artboard to the dimensions of certain elements in the drawing.
    For this I would pick an anchor point of an artboard and align it with an anchorpoint of an object, smart guides and every necessary snap option is active.
    However, the result is that the artboard is always off.
    After trying for some time I found out that it's not the anchor point of the artboard that is aligned with the other anchor point, but the cursor. And the cursor is always a…

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  8. Smart guides not snapping to artboard or other objects when multiple objects selected.

    If you select more than one object and try to snap to the artboard bounds it does not show any snapping. This also happens if you have a lot of objects selected and try to snap to a guide or another group of objects.

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  9. Straight line extension does not work if the adjacent point has a handle

    I have a shape.
    Some points of it have handles, some are not.
    For example, two points adjacent to the the bottom-most one: the right one has no handles, the left one has one.
    This, for some user-unfriendly reasons, matters and dictates Ai to draw an extension or not to.
    If I grab bottom point and try to move it along the right segment’s virtual extension, AI draws it for me and I can snap the point to it — 'because the adjacent point has no handles'.
    If I move this same point along the basically same straight left segment,…

    17 votes

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    I am happy to share that we have fixed this bug in our latest release – 27.3.1 which is available worldwide now.

    Going forward, our goal is to fix as many top User-Voice bugs as possible and as frequently as possible. Given the nature of the fixes, some of the bugs will take a longer time to fix, but we are on it.

    You can update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

    Thank you for all the feedback. Keep it coming!

    Ankit Goyal

    Illustrator Team

  10. Anchor point position is not precise as if snapped to an unknown grid

    So, the issue is with the anchor point placement on the artboard. At one stage the bug happens and I am not free to move my anchor points where i want, or I create a new file and it happens from this moment on. It is not linked with any of the preferences, resolution, snap to grid etc.. I tried them all.

    So I have to find a previously created file where that doesn't happen, replace the vector content, resize my file and I'm good to go.

    When it happens I cannot: snap to point, snap to grid, scale is…

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  11. Fix inconsistent Smart Guides

    Smart Guides say 'intersection' while snapping to a midpoint / origin.
    Even when an intersection is near, the origin is favoured by the algoritm.

    Best would be to configure Smart Guides priorities to the user's needs, or add 'Snap to intersections' in the View menu.

    Please repear the wrong  descriptions.

    4 votes

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  12. New version of Illustrator Smart Guides do not work

    Ever since the last update, and now also with the brand new version (as of 6/17/20), the Smart Guides have stopped working properly, almost non-existent.

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  13. Object move increments is off

    Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6
    Illustrator 24.3
    Updated 09/26/2020

    1. Checked preferences, changed to .001 px and rebooted illustrator

    2. Selecting an object and pressing the arrow keys the object would move a point at a time, now it is like I am always holding the shift (10px) instead.

    3. After the update I select an object and try to move it a point or two moves it randomly in every direction but the direction I would like.

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  14. Pen tool snapping

    The pen tool doesn’t currently snap to grid.

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  15. Snap To Grid not aligns with grid

    AI version 24.2.1

    OS Catalina 10.15.5

    When Snap to Grid is selected, the points that the pen and shape tools snap to are not on the grid. They are slightly off. It is impossible to get points exactly on the grid. I've attached a file that shows where points snap to. These shapes were drawn with Snap to Grid on.

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  16. Objects not snapping to point in Illustrator

    My objects or text boxes are not snapping to point (it is turned one), what do I do?

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  17. Smart Guide glitch

    I am making icons in Illustrator.
    - Created a 1000px x 1000px file.
    - Set horizontal & vertical guides at midpoints - 500px, so the intersection is accurate centre of the document.
    - Using the pen tool, I hover to get the smart guide to snap to guide. BUT!!!! It snaps at position 500.5px not 500.0p.x Both horizontal & vertical are affected.

    The picture shows the "smart guides" assisting at the wrong point. The cursor vanished for the screenshot, but is hovering on "intersect".

    I reset Illustrator settings & started a new file with no other items. Illustrator V 24.3.…

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  18. Snap to point not working

    Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6, Illustrator 24.2

    Selection points no longer seem to appear on hover and snap to point isn't working even if I quit the app and restart.

    This is getting kind of ridiculous - trying to work is frustrating if you need to be precise with something.

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  19. Straight lines don’t allow to add points to their centers / middles

    So, I created a square, changed the line brush with something else, and then cut the 4 corners with scissor tool. Then, if I select the add anchor point tool, and click in the EXACT MIDDLE of the newly created line (which I cut from the square), it will not allow me to do so. It's just saying you only can add anchor point on the path line.

    Please help me Adobe...

    4 votes

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    This is fixed in the latest Beta Build 29.5.0.15 — now straight lines allow to add a point at the center positions. Please check if this now behaves as expected and comment back.

    However, the team didn’t make it into the snapping feature requested in comments — to be able to snap to middles of any segment, curved or straight. If you need one, please upvote this split request.

  20. Pivot point in Free Transform doesn't snap

    Draggable pivot pint in Free Transform tool doesn't snap at all: not with Smart guides, not with Snap to grid.

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