How can this still be an issue, some 4 years later? What exactly is the purpose of this site? Why can't Adobe actually fix the problems with its software rather than constantly updating its products with features most of us will never use?

Latest version, new laptop, etc, etc.

this issue is still find in the iilustrator 27.6.1.
I'm using the lastest version wacom driver.
The only method to come across this problem is disabling GPU.
As I like the GPU performance on illustrator so much, hope this could be fix soon.
Display card: nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Hi, you wrote that you "added this issue to your backlog" back in 2019.
Te problem still exists today in 2023. Can you share with us an update about this backlog of yours?

Another update and still no fix for this issue. Come on Adobe, you've known about this issue for YEARS. It occurs when alt-clicking with the pen tool to move the center of rotation or reflection. It happens EVERY time, no matter what version of Illustrator or what Windows computer I'm using. The problem doesn't occur when you tap the Wacom tablet with your finger (using the touch feature), when using a mouse, or when using a built-in trackpad, but doping any of those things seriously interrupts your workflow. Seriously, SOMEONE at Adobe must use a Wacom tablet with Illustrator so that they can test it out! If you just click somewhere and then rotate the object about the point, it works, but not when you alt-click. Sometimes you want to alt-click so that you get the dialog box where you can specify the rotation angle and click the copy option. GET THIS FIXED!!!!!!

2023 and this is STILL not fixed. To clarify, If you activate the rotate tool with a single-click or the shortcut R, and alt-click somewhere, it will move the center of rotation to that point and the rotate dialog box pops up, allowing you to specify the angle and whether to make a copy. This works just fine with a trackpad, mouse or the TOUCH feature of a Wacom tablet, but NOT with the Pen/Stylus on the Wacom. When using the stylus, there is a lag of anywhere from a second to as much as over a minute for that dialog box to pop up (during which time, Illustrator will not respond to any other clicks, like to change to another tool or something), and it doesn't move the center of rotation to where you clicked - instead, it moves the center of rotation to wherever the cursor happens to be when the box pops up. I am using an Intuos Pro on Windows - all Wacom drivers, computer drivers, Windows and Adobe Illustrator are all fully updated. This has happened in every version of Illustrator going back as far as I can remember (at least as far back as 2017), on multiple computers using different versions of windows AND using different Wacom pen-touch tablets. It is ALWAYS the same issue and it is repeatable by everyone that I have asked to test it on their system. if you just click (instead of alt-click), it does move the center immediately and lets you freely rotate the object around the new center of rotation, but sometimes we want that dialog box where we can type in the degrees of rotation. The same problem happens with the reflect tool. The workaround is to tap the tablet using your finger, using the touch feature instead of using the stylus. This is very disruptive to the workflow. Again, this problem has existed for YEARS and has not been addressed.

Illustrator 2023. Issue still here. Adobe team can't fix it which is sad or don't want to fix it which is even sadder. The topic was started in 2017.

Adobe has feet of clay. Hope it will go **** up

Hello, in Illustrator 2022, there still that same issue, may I know is there any solution before the illustrator engineering can fix it. Thanks

V26.5では、V25.2にあった「CPUプレビューにしてAlt+クリックを行ってもまともに動かない」バグは改善されており、CPUプレビューでなら回転が出来ました。また、Alt+クリックでマウスポインタに拡大縮小や回転の基点がくっついたあと、ウインドウの外にポインタを持っていくと、なんと即座にダイアログが現れます！素晴らしい！
ところで、もともとのバグは、私がおばあちゃんになる前に直してもらえますか？

Same issue, made My PC crash, uy happens with the transformation tools (rotate, reflect, sácale)

Hey :)
I use illustrator CC 2019.

I use my huion pen tablet for almost everything since it is easier and I am comfortable to it than using mouse.

I use Rotate tool to copy objects in circle with a center point.( Select Rotate tool, Hold Alt and click to choose the center of the object) .

When I use huion tablet to achieve this, the Center point keeps floating with the mouse pointer. I have to use my mouse to click to set a center point.
I have used it in multiple computers and with other wacom devices too. I am not sure if its a bug, but it would be really great if you could fix it :)

Regards,
Kenneth Gromey

Still a problem with Illustrator 2022. ( ಠل͟ಠ)

This bug is easily reproduce-able, just hold alt prior to dragging to create a copy and the cursor sticks to the mouse pointer. It does not occur when dragging and holding alt afterwards.

This is still an issue as of April 2021.
I'm a professional working on a fully-loaded HP laptop with a 2019 Intuos Pro tablet. The bug doesn't show up every time I use the Scale/Rotate/Shear/Reflect tools, so I can easily get lulled into a false sense of security until it wigs out again.

Sometimes clicking into another program and clicking back does it, but more often it takes several minutes of clicking around to get it to stop. Occasionally it will freeze up the whole laptop and force a hard reset.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe Illustrator, updated everything Windows will let me update. I've done everything I can think of, short of wiping the computer and reinstalling WIndows itself.

Please fix this.

So, I just found out about this bug after getting my drawing board back.

To be specific, AI waits about 3 to 5 mins to respond and to show rotation dialog box after "Alt+Click" specific point of an object or line. After releasing control, the rotation point is away from the one I selected and the entire keyboard becomes unavailable so "Ctrl+C", "Ctrl+Esc" won't work or any other combination.

Does not happens with mouse, only when Wacom is enabled. So I executed the following steps:

- I went to Windows10 Task Manager and checked for AI raising CPU Usage up to 23% ~ 25% and then going down to 0%.
- Went back to AI and did a couple of clicks to check response and the rotation box appeared.
- Rotation point remains away from the selected point.

I repeated these steps 5 times to make sure. Same behave. Temporary solution is to avoid using this option for now and made the rotation manually.

Reading others comments, 2 years to clear that bug from backlog seems excessive time for an issue resolution. If you need to reproduce, I believe you've already done this by now, is it possible to know an estimated resolution date regarding to this issue?

Thank you.

V25.2
表示→CPUプレビューにしてAlt+クリックを行うという回避方法があったのですが、このバージョンではその回避方法すら行えなくなりました。
V25にしてからフリーズが起こるようになったのも有り、仕方なくV24.3を使っています。

ずいぶん長いこと放置されているバグだけど、アドビの人はこの記事を見てくれていないのですか？

Still happening in 2021, y'all. v25.0

I have this same issue, only the click doesn't work, and seems to hang Illustrator for a time. But now it's 10/23/2020. Is there a fix, or work-around for this issue?

it's not yet solved , I am using illustrator 24.3

"Had to use my mouse instead of my tablet to use the rotate tool without causing a complete crash."

Same for me.

Had to use my mouse instead of my tablet to use the rotate tool without causing a complete crash.