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August 13, 2025
Question

Drawing Aids Cannot be Resized

  • August 13, 2025
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I give it a solid 98% of the time, when I activate a drawing aid, there is no chance I can resize it or rotate it. The handles never come up to have that option. Sometimes, if I go in and just fiddle with different app settings for a while, the handles will pop up, but even then it is usually after closing and restarting the program 4+ times. 

 

Anyone know how to make these aids work properly every time. It is downright infuriating.

6 replies

Inspiring
November 11, 2025

I have the same problem: During my drawing session today, the Stencil Editing Buttons in the Drawing Aids disappeared. I've tried restarting Fresco several times and using different tools, but nothing has made them reappear. As a result, I can no longer resize the drawing aids. Can anyone help me (us)?

 

I'm working on a Surface Laptop Studio 2 with the latest version of Fresco: 5.7.0. See the attached image.

Inspiring
November 12, 2025

I found a fix: I opened a new file and the drawing aids option had the option to resize. I then closed this new file and it works in my old file too!

 

But a new problem has arisen: the resizing options are there, but they don't always work and no longer disappear when the tool is activated!

Michael J. Hoffman
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 11, 2025

Test reply.

Participating Frequently
October 27, 2025

I have the exact same issue. Lastest version of Fresco. Resize handles disappears

Participant
October 31, 2025

I'm having the same issue, but only when I work with version 5.7.

I have 5.01 in my other computer and it works fine.

 

Any solution? I have tested the workarounds some people proposed but didn't work for me 😞

Participant
September 9, 2025

This post is a month old, but I am having the same issue. Toggling between different tools and brushes eventually makes the box to edit the shape pop back up but this wastes so much time and is not a sustainable work around. Is this bug going to be fixed?

Michael J. Hoffman
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 5, 2025

I'm merging multiple threads here with the same issue. @Anubhav M do you have any update regarding a possible fix or workaround on this issue?

Participant
September 1, 2025

i'm facing same issue with drawing aid not able to re-size. The stencil edit button shows but doesn't do anything on clicking. Button shows as if it is on edit mode but the editor points on the stencil/drawing aid don't show up for re-sizing.

Known Participant
August 17, 2025

Hello everyone, here is my problem in Fresco: the edit button of the circle tool doesn’t work anymore. It is impossible for me to adjust the size and shape of the circle. I uninstalled and reinstalled Fresco, without success. In advance, thank you for your help.

 

 

geoffw33967700
Inspiring
August 18, 2025

I'm having the same problem, no drag handles - it's very frustrating.

Community Expert
August 13, 2025

Can you show us an image of the issue?