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Generous_view0D45
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October 17, 2026
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Enabling generative expand also enables a ridiculously poorly implemented and impossible to disable (by any intuitive means) snapping behavior.

Edit: This was meant for the Lightroom cloud community but somehow while browsing, I ended up in photoshop. Since for some unknown reason, you don't let us delete anything ourselves, please move to the appropriate place.

Try to move the crop a little bit? SNAP

Try to drag one edge a little bit? SNAP

Snaps to edges, snaps to aspect ratios, snaps to center. How the hell can I make fine adjustments to the crop without this? Who thought this was a good idea. Who UX tested this???

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    Dynamic_beautyb2e8
    Participant
    October 19, 2026
    • The snapping behavior can definitely make precise edits frustrating when you need small adjustments. A separate toggle for snapping, independent of Generative Expand, would make the workflow much more flexible. It would be helpful if users could temporarily disable snapping without affecting other editing tools. 😊 
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    Dynamic_beautyb2e8
    Participant
    October 18, 2026

    Thanks for sharing this. It would be helpful to have a clear option to disable snapping independently of Generative Expand, especially when making precise edits.

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    Generous_view0D45Author
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    October 17, 2026

    Somehow, while browsing the Lightroom (cloud) community, I ended up on the photoshop community and this got posted to the wrong section. Someone please move.

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 18, 2026

    Moderators are unable to move threads at the moment.  Just ignore this and start a new thread in the LR forum.

    Sorry, I don’t use LR, but in Photoshop you can temporarily disable Snap by holding down Ctrl/Cmd   It’s worth a try methinks.

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    Generous_view0D45Author
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    October 18, 2026

    Moderators are unable to move threads at the moment.

    lol

     

    Sorry, I don’t use LR, but in Photoshop you can temporarily disable Snap by holding down Ctrl/Cmd   It’s worth a try methinks.

    Sadly doesn't work. Though holding down a modifier to disable/enable snapping is an almost universally accepted standard that I'm shocked was completely overlooked by LR.

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