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pavlito1988
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October 22, 2020
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Missing gradient control handles on custom shape

  • October 22, 2020
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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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Correct answer Noise In Motion

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
February 1, 2023

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
    April 4, 2023

    Thank you very much! This worked perfect for me!

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      Puck1984
      Participant
      October 19, 2022

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

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        yetimade
        Known Participant
        August 16, 2022

        TWO YEARS LATER... 🦗

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

          o2_Studios
          o2_Studios
          Known Participant
          March 1, 2023

          Apparently over 3 years.

           

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            aneeshr34156684
            Participant
            February 26, 2021

            Hi. 

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

            please check the attached video

            Ares Hovhannesyan
            Community Expert
            Ares HovhannesyanCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            February 28, 2021

            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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              Ignacio0D44
              Participant
              January 11, 2021

              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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              birol089
              Participant
              January 7, 2021

              i have still the bug

              is very hard to work!!!

               
              lorin11
              lorin11
              Participant
              December 18, 2020

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

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                Kendrick5C0E
                Participant
                December 18, 2020

                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.

                elainecc
                Community Manager
                elaineccCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                December 19, 2020

                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.

                HARSHIKA_VERMA
                Community Manager
                HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                October 26, 2020

                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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                graphict81343160
                Participating Frequently
                October 22, 2020

                Atul_Saini
                Community Manager
                Atul_SainiCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                October 22, 2020

                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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