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turner111
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May 28, 2026
Question

Can't draw a line at 225 degrees in Illustrator

  • May 28, 2026
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Using the line tool, I’m finding I can draw one at 224 or 226 degrees, but not 225. I haven’t checked other angles.

If I manually enter 225, it draws a line, but when traced, it’s 226 degrees.

Huh?

 

 

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    Anubhav M
    Community Manager
    Anubhav MCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 28, 2026

    Hi @turner111,
     

    Sorry to hear you're running into this, and thanks for taking the time to report it in enough detail for me to reproduce it.

     

    I confirmed the same behavior on my setup, which is helpful: it means it's not specific to your environment and that the product team has a clear case to investigate. I've forwarded the full details to them and will post back here as soon as I have an update on a fix or workaround. There's no need to do anything on your end in the meantime.

     

    If anything else comes up with Illustrator, please don't hesitate to start a new thread or tag me - happy to help.

    Anubhav

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 28, 2026

      Did you check the Transform panel? You can enter an angle in the Line Properties section

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      turner111Author
      Inspiring
      May 28, 2026

      Hi Tom - yes, as noted above, I entered it manually.

      Have you tried to replicate the issue?

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 28, 2026

      I can do it when holding down the shift key. Just using the trackpad is too inaccurate.

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