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WilliamDaniels
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February 18, 2021
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Anchor point tool not working -- error message is current layer is either locked or hidden

  • February 18, 2021
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In Animate 21.0.3, when I try to use the Anchor Point tool, I get an error message: "The current layer "Layer 1" is either locked or hidden. Would you like to unlock and show this layer? (Yes/No)

I click "Yes," same error message. The layer looks unlocked/shown to me.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Arvind Singh Tanwar

    @WilliamDaniels  Thanks for reaching out. I have logged a bug for this internally to show proper warning message.

    4 replies

    Participant
    March 18, 2021

    I don't like "it can't" as an answer, so here's an actual answer. Select the motion path, select the Subselection Tool (A), hold ALT, click and hold the anchor point of your choosing and drag to alter the anchor point (add curves, etc).

    Participant
    September 19, 2021

    Thanks, Angus5C21! I was following along in an Adobe Classroom in a Book for Animate 2021 and hit this dead end. Go figure... QA is dead. Thanks again!!

    Arvind Singh TanwarCorrect answer
    Adobe Employee
    February 22, 2021

    @WilliamDaniels  Thanks for reaching out. I have logged a bug for this internally to show proper warning message.

    Known Participant
    February 23, 2022

    Same on 21.0.9!

    Endless popup message.
    Is this bug corrected in the 22.* version?

    WilliamDaniels
    Participant
    February 20, 2021

    Okay, I think I figured this out.

    The Convert Anchor Point tool (and other Pen tools) don't work on a motion tween layer.

    _keyframer
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 24, 2022

    Indeed, anything being tweeted must reside in its own layer and as a symbol instance. The exception is if you are Shape Tweening vector art.

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    WilliamDaniels
    Participant
    February 18, 2021

    Meaning the "Convert Anchor Point tool"