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craignotfamous
craignotfamous
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March 11, 2019
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Add/remove anchor point tool is very difficult to use, can i make it "snap" more ?

  • March 11, 2019
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When I use the add/remove anchor point tool it misses the stroke and gives me an error message 3 or 4 times before I can get it in the right place, it's very frustrating. Is there a way to increase it's "snap" to the stroke I am pointing it towards similar to the snap of aligning objects? I am having to zoom in and out to get it to work which is a pain when I am adding multiple points.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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    Correct answer mjbelt

    Hi Craig,

    Look at: Preferences>Selection & Anchor Display

    Also, try using the Curvature Tool, easy to add/remove anchor points

    How to draw with the Pen, Curvature, or Pencil tool in Illustrator

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    mjbeltCorrect answer
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    March 11, 2019

    Hi Craig,

    Look at: Preferences>Selection & Anchor Display

    Also, try using the Curvature Tool, easy to add/remove anchor points

    How to draw with the Pen, Curvature, or Pencil tool in Illustrator

    craignotfamous
    craignotfamousAuthor
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    March 11, 2019

    Many thanks MJ.

    I thought I must be missing something obvious in the preferences. I whacked it all the way up to 20 and now it hits the stroke every time.

    Also having a look at the curvature tool now (altho I still like the organic nature of editing paths with the pencil)

    Thanks again

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