Illustrator (Beta)

Hello,  Latest Beta Build 29.7.60 is now available in CCD. We have below features in this build:   1. Improvement to construction guidesWe are making some visual improvements to construction guides. Now if you select anchor points they get highlighted. 2. Snap to point improvementsIf you snap to a anchor point using the 'snap to point' feature, it now shows the reference label of 'anchor' to let know you that you are snapping to an anchor point 3. Snap to glyph improvementsFor point text, you can now snap to its bounding box as well 4. New 'snap to cursor' controlYou can now turn ON/OFF snap to cursor as per your need. Turning off 'snap to cursor' will turn off cursor snapping when moving any object or when using transform tools (scale/reflect/shear) on the object.You can access this setting from the smartguide section of the preference panel. It is turn OFF by default. 5. Snap to last location improvements'Snap to last location' is now OFF by default. 6. Search Pre

We now have 2 group discussions planned for this week focused on Snapping. Please find the details below:   8th July: 8-9 am PST/ 8:30-9:30 pm IST; Registration link: Illustrator's Snapping Enhancements: Focused Group Discussion 1 | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams 10th July: 8-9 am PST/ 8:30-9:30 pm IST; Registration link: Illustrator's Snapping Enhancements: Focused Group Discussion 2 | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams   Hope to speak with you soon to discuss your snapping issues and feedback!

Hello,     Snapping Enhancements are now live. You can try out the feature and share your feedback.    For that, we’re inviting you to join us for a brief 1:1 discussion where you can share your feedback directly with the team bringing you the changes. To make the most of this conversation, we request that you try out the latest changes in the BETA build (v29.7.41 and above) prior to the meeting.    Please use this appointment link to book a time slot as per your convenience:Book time with Saurav Agrawal: Need your feedback on the snapping improvements   Please refer to the detail post at: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-beta-discussions/try-out-the-new-snapping-enhancements-coming-soon-to-beta/td-p/15389337    Looking forward to hearing from you soon!  

Hello,   The latest Beta Build 29.7.41 is now available in CCD. We have below features in this build:   Artboard background color Now you can choose fill color for each artboard in Adobe Illustrator1. Select artboard2. Choose background color for artboard properties3. You can also choose colors from context bar   Snapping quick access panel Access most important snap setting quickly from the new snapping quick access panel.How to use :Turn on control bar from the windows>control menu. You will see a new snap setting icon at the right. Click on it to open the quick access panel.   More Snapping controls We are giving you the ability to fine tune the snapping behaviour on Illustrator as per your need. For this, there are tons of new controls that we are introducing : Snapping switch : It gives you the ability to turn ON/OFF all kind of snapping functions with just a click of a button Snap to last location : Enable or disable objects snapping to its

Hello, 🙂    We’re coming up with major enhancements to the snapping experience in Adobe Illustrator — including a range of new features, controls, and visual improvements. Given the scale of these changes and their potential impact on your day-to-day workflow, we want to ensure they align with your expectations.   For that, we’re inviting you to join us for a brief 1:1 discussion where you can share your feedback directly with the team bringing you the changes. The feature would be made available in the upcoming Beta build. We will share the booking link as soon as the build is live.   We will keep you posted on the build updates. 

Hello,     NEW EVENT ALERT!!   Introducing a new community event -> Collectively Creative with Capoor - Exploring creative journeys, one story at a time.   A new monthly designer showcase series spotlighting creativity from within our own community. Each month, one designer will take us behind the scenes of a project they're proud of—sharing the thought process, design decisions, tools, and workflow that brought their idea to life.    We’re kicking off the event with  Valdair Leonardo Sgarbossa, Adobe Illustrator’s prerelease member, who will walk us through  “How do you go from a blank artboard in Illustrator to a visual that wraps around a building or commands attention in a crowded event space!”, offering a rare peek into their creative journey.   The event is planned for  Thursday, 19th June at 8:30-9:30 pm IST (8-9 am PST).   Whether you're a designer, a curious creative, or someone

Hello, The latest Beta Build 29.7.23 is now available in the CCD Beta Apps section. Snapping UI improvementsWe have done a major overhaul of the alignment guides which helps users understand which object and which part of the object they are aligning to with the help of snapping .The improvements includes changes in the visual guides to help you better understand which object that you are snapping to. Say hello to Recent Colors – your new color memory in Illustrator!We’re thrilled to introduce the Recent Colors feature, now available in both the Swatches panel (for now). Illustrator now automatically keeps track of the colors you’ve recently used, making it effortless to access and reuse them as you design. No more digging through hex codes or manually recreating colors — your most used colors are now just a click away.How it works: Smart Color Tracking: Recently applied fill and stroke colors show up in the Swatches and Color panels for quick access. Customizable Experi

Hello,  Latest Beta Build 29.7.14 is now available in CCD. We have below features in this build: Snap to grid enhancements:Snap to grid is now more powerful than ever. Enhancements include : Show visual affordance when an object is snapped to the grid Ability to snap to other objects when ‘snap to grid’ is ON Ability to place object anywhere and not just the grid when the 'snap to grid' is ON The pivot points of Rotate and Free transform tool snaps to grid Snap to rotated objects:If an object is rotated, other objects would now snap to it Snap to last location:We are providing a new control to turn ON/OFF objects snapping to its last location. In many scenarios, object snapping to itself can be a bit noisy, this button gives you the power to turn it OFF.How to use : The button can be found in the preference dialogue under the smart guide section. Alignment guides now show up correctly at different zoom levels:At certain zoom levels, when an object is parti

Hello,The latest Beta Build 29.7.9 is now available in the CCD Beta Apps section. This build includes stability improvements and bug fixes. A few of the issues reported by the prerelease community have also been addressed in this Beta: Layer panel delete button option Artboard blinking issue Unable to type "R" using shift + r in text object in Illustrator Gradient is replaced with B&W default gradient on selecting stroke proxy in tools panel