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Disable Illustrator cc 2017 zoom to selection?

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November 3, 2016
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I've just updated my PC to the latest version of Illustrator, there is one feature that's bugging me, zoom to selection. I can see the appeal but i don't want it, it's disrupting my workflow, anyone know how to turn it off, when they introduced animated zoom, the GPU section of Preferences had a checkbox to disable it, I was hoping that zoom to selection may have a similar option, anyone know?

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer DesTroyer

>>>SOLUTION<<<

In Illustrator CC 2018, Adobe finally fixed this by adding a check box under preferences Section & Anchor Display. You can disable Zoom To Selection. It is enabled by default.

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Mykill G

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I really wish this was a totally separate option with its own key shortcut. I HATED it, yet yesterday, finally ran into a situation where it was really helpful, but then had to go back-and-forth in Preferences, turning it on and off when I wanted the function and when I didn't. Is there maybe a way to write a script that would turn on the preference, perform the "zoom to selection" action, then maybe turn the preference back off? Or maybe another way to somehow be able to assign "zoom to selection" it's own key command, independent to the "normal" Cmd++ zoom command?

Ton Frederiks

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I totally agree, I have asked for Cmd Alt + and - since the start of this feature, but it was made into a Preference setting.

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CaroGlb

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Still doesn't have access to this checkbox... Illustrator updated, can someone help please? Makes me going crazyyyyyyyyyy! Thanks

Ton Frederiks

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What version do you have in the About box?

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CaroGlb

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2017.1.0

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ilfusioncreative

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literal tears of joy "zoom-to-selection" can be turned-off. It's like a baby christmas in june.

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Jamie_Steel

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This has been that case for quite some time now?

carlosnogueira321

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41572876

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Finally!!! after a year of struggling there is at least an option in Illustrator 2018 to disable this crazy default feature.

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David Davidov

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What did you expect a fast patch in the next release? Suffer first.

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DesTroyerCorrect answer

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>>>SOLUTION<<<

In Illustrator CC 2018, Adobe finally fixed this by adding a check box under preferences Section & Anchor Display. You can disable Zoom To Selection. It is enabled by default.

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santiagod50086081

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tims55966968Author

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A few people have pointed this out, just to clarify, the thread is about "Zoom To Selection" and NOT "Animated Zoom"

mikeg_kale

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Santiago's post is related and very important to this thread hiking many people.

Turning that OFF allows you to once again drag and drop with the magnifying glass and zoom in on the center of your marquee with CC2017.

When that is ON there was no way to zoom to center with one mouse movement, and have an existing selection. Takes dozen to get the same result. This makes Illustrator CC2017 very difficult to use for final quality work where you need to register elements against each other with precision.

There is no official slang for this but here are a few used of ten on the forums, as ai see not everyone is understanding this part of the the problem.

Marquee zoom
Frame Select Zoom
Frame Zoom
Drag & Drop Zoom

Is getting better though with 2017.1 am noticing today animated zoom will actually scrub zoom now.

carlosnogueira321

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This is bizarre. They make a worst software every version.

Mike_Gondek10189183

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Unfortunately Carlos have to agree with you. I cannot say what has changed about how the beta testing since the new millennium, but that is the problem.

if you look at Adobe Illustrator - Wikipedia under release history you can see how development has not been impressive in recent years. In actuality that chart is missing pre-millenium features such as blending modes added in AI9 blends and live blends.

Creative Plug ins to the level of KPT Vector Effects are no more. Except for Astute graphics few developers want to deal with the constant updates and consumers do not want to pay for them.

But Microsoft started this monopolistic industry trend, as Apple now also has UPDATES not UPGRADES.

Zoom to selection was obviously not industry tested, but hobbyist suggested. Same goes for the initial align to pixel grid, which they finally got right now so looking forward to disabling zoom to selection and CC2017 getting released to the agency.

Dzinar

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hold Alt/Cmnd and scroll the mouse wheel up/down to zoom in/out it could help