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hellopaul4
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January 9, 2026
Question

Remove ability to edit a spline/path/curve by dragging the path (not a handle)

  • January 9, 2026
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I've been professionally using Adobe products for over 30 years, and in that time, have edited many thousands of splines/curves/paths - whether that's in Ai, AE, PS or any other Adobe product. I have NEVER in all those years, ever wanted to edit a spline by dragging the spline itself, which ALWAYS produces wildly unpredictable results. On EVERY one of those thousands of splines I've edited, I've always used the Bezier handles/points. Every time. I have, on occasion, accidentally dragged the spline itself, right next to a handle, only to produce a ridiculous and unwanted result, closely followed by an "undo" of course. Am I alone in finding the abillity to edit a spline/path/curve by dragging the spline itself an annoyance, or does anyone out there actually ever do this - other than by accident?

 

I propose that the ability to drag-edit a spline be restricted to ONLY its points/handles, and the annoying "drag the spline to create some weird, unwanted rubbish" be disabled. Maybe we could have a preference, in case there's one weird person out there who actually does intentionally drag the curve itself?

 

This applies to all Adobe software, but I feel the AE team are the most responsive, so I've posted it here.