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Known Participant
Oct 22, 2020 6:38 AM UTC
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Missing gradient control handles on custom shape

 

 

 

 

Creating a custom shape with the pen tool and applying gradient. Seems like it is missing control handles.

 

 

 

But it works just fine on any other rectangle, circle, triangle, etc.

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Noise In Motion
Noise In MotionCorrect answer
Participant
Feb 1, 2023 2:20 PM UTC

I found a solution to this problem. 
Move the Gradient Fill into the group. It works if you have a group of groups and put it in this group or if you put it in the individual group just below your path and stroke. 
Tada! Handles suddenly appear. 
Hope that helps someone. 

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Noise In Motion
Noise In MotionCorrect answer
Participant
Feb 1, 2023 2:20 PM UTC

I found a solution to this problem. 
Move the Gradient Fill into the group. It works if you have a group of groups and put it in this group or if you put it in the individual group just below your path and stroke. 
Tada! Handles suddenly appear. 
Hope that helps someone. 

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karungany
Participant
Apr 4, 2023 7:06 PM UTC

Thank you very much! This worked perfect for me!

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Participant
Oct 19, 2022 11:17 AM UTC

What worked for me is closing Ae, or reopening the comp ("File - Open Recent") and making a new layer.  

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Known Participant
Aug 16, 2022 5:20 PM UTC

TWO YEARS LATER... 🦗

How long does it take to fix a stupid bug like this?

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o2_Studios
Known Participant
Mar 1, 2023 12:56 AM UTC

Apparently over 3 years.

 

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Participant
Feb 26, 2021 9:03 AM UTC

Hi. 

xd linear gradient issue not fixed yet. i can't give proper gradient in custom shapes.

please check the attached video

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Ares Hovhannesyan
Community Expert
Community Expert
Feb 28, 2021 2:21 PM UTC

I can confirm your bug. The workaround is to create regular shape and then create a custom shape from that regular shape. I try that and gradient widget appears on right place. That is not a solution , but it helps

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Participant
Jan 11, 2021 4:59 PM UTC

As a possible workaround you can create a rectangle, adjust the gradient and mask it with your custom shape. Adobe please fix this soon...

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Participant
Jan 7, 2021 1:59 AM UTC

i have still the bug

is very hard to work!!!

 
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lorin11
Participant
Dec 18, 2020 10:06 AM UTC

This problem has existed for a long time, please fix it as soon as possible

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Participant
Dec 18, 2020 2:11 AM UTC

When are we expecting this to be fixed? Gradient controller doesn't show on mine. I also tried exporting path from AI and still doesn't work.

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elainecc
Participating Frequently
Dec 19, 2020 1:51 AM UTC

We can't give an estimate as to when the bug will be fixed, but it's definitely on our radar. We'll make sure to update this thread when we get this resolved.

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Harshika Verma
Community Manager
Community Manager
Oct 26, 2020 3:07 PM UTC

Hi Pavlito,

 

Thank you for reaching out and sorry to hear that you're having trouble using gradient inside a path. This is a known bug and the team is already working on it. You will definitely see the improvements in the future releases of XD.

 

We're sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Thanks,

Harshika

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Participating Frequently
Oct 22, 2020 6:38 AM UTC

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Atul_Saini
Legend
Oct 22, 2020 7:20 AM UTC

Hi Graphict,

 

Thank you for reaching out, we are aware of this issue and the team is already working on it. As a workaround, you may import/export paths from Illustrator with the desired gradient. 

 

Thanks,

Atul_Saini

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