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turner111
Inspiring
May 28, 2026 3:07 PM UTC
Question

Can't draw a line at 225 degrees in Illustrator

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 6:51 PM UTC

    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

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      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 28, 2026 4:29 PM UTC

      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 5:13 PM UTC

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

      Have you tried to replicate the issue?

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      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 28, 2026 6:52 PM UTC

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

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