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Russ Birkett
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April 25, 2022
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Direct selection tool appears to move whole object until mouse release

  • April 25, 2022
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I've been struggling with an issue regarding the direct selection tool. In much earlier versiions of Illustrator, when points of an object were selected using the direct selection tool, only those points would move if moved to a new position. Now though I'm forever getting the whole object moving, and the unselected points will then snap back to their original position when the mouse is released. It does this in CC2020 and 2022. The attached screen recording shows what I mean (for clarification, I only want the top points in the selection to move). Is this how the direct selection tool is now supposed to work? If not, what am I missing? Any help appreciated.

    Correct answer lifesblackblood

    Yes, I can replicate it too. 

    It does work as expected when GPU Preview (real time editing) is disabled.


    Thank you! This was driving me nuts. Disabling real time editing fixed the problem.

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    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    April 25, 2022

    Is it part of a group you are trying to move? I still see the Selection tool selected in the Toolbox.

    Does it do the same thing when you select the Direct Selection tool in the Toolbox?

    And restarting machines, resetting preferences may help.

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    Russ BirkettAuthor
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    April 25, 2022

    Hi Ton

    Thanks for your reply. It's not part of a group. You are correct, I have the selection tool selected but I'm using the quick key (v) to select the direct selection tool while dragging over the points I want to select. I've had this issue for many months (if not years) and have tried to workaround it, so have restarted numerous times. 

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 25, 2022

    OK, so these are arrowheads. I cannot reproduce the problem, my MacOS is Catalina.

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