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Disable Illustrator cc 2017 zoom to selection?

  • 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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    datsundoxie
    datsundoxie
    Participant
    January 11, 2017

    To zoom the old fashion way, you just need to go into your illustrator preferences, GPU preferences, and deselect ''Animated Zoom''.

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    mceolsenisme
    Participant
    January 11, 2017

    That doesn't get rid of the "snap to zoom" on the selected object though

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      mceolsenisme
      Participant
      December 28, 2016

      Could also just do a quick Shift-Command-A to deselect all and then zoom as normal?

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      ruudruttens
      Participant
      December 12, 2016

      Is this what you are looking for? Preferences > GPU Performance > deselect Animated Zoom

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      Mykill G
      Inspiring
      December 12, 2016

      I'm not who you were replying to, but I checked it myself, and NO, it doesn't disable the Zoom to Selection feature if turning off Preferences > GPU Performance > deselect Animated Zoom

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        Mykill G
        Inspiring
        December 11, 2016

        I don't agree that the feature is "totally useless", because for me, I was happy to see the feature introduced since I wanted a way to do it for some time. HOWEVER, I absolutely agree that there should be and OPTION to disable it if desired AS WELL as assigning it to it's own keyboard shortcut. I like the feature, but I also like the old way of working, so to totally disable it means it's one or the other... why can't we have BOTH??

        As someone else stated something similar, how about just adding an ADDITIONAL entry in the Keyboard Shortcuts, so that we could, for example, keep Cmd/Ctrl_+ as the "old/legacy" zoom behavior, and another entry for "Zoom to Selection" where you can add Opt/Alt to Cmd/Ctrl_+ (I'm not a developer, but that seems like a simple fix).

        I LIKE IT, I use it often, but after years of using the "old" method which is just muscle memory at this point, it IS a workflow killer to hit it expecting the old behavior, then have to zoom back out, then Deselect All (remember there is a shortcut for this too guys, if it helps anyone), then finally zoom back in with the old method.

        It's a good feature, just give us the CHOICE, PLEASE.

        davids30337159
        davids30337159
        Participant
        December 10, 2016

        option click drag to duplicate an element in illustrator is part of its life blood for a designer.

        ZOOMING to the max (in and out) while doing that is the MOST ANNOYING thing I have seen. Illustrator and photoshop does that to me.

        PLEASE FIX THIS. I have used these applications since they're inception. Now you are making my job a pain.

        Ton Frederiks
        Community Expert
        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        December 10, 2016

        davids30337159 wrote:

        option click drag to duplicate an element in illustrator is part of its life blood for a designer.

        ZOOMING to the max (in and out) while doing that is the MOST ANNOYING thing I have seen. Illustrator and photoshop does that to me.

        Does Option Click Drag an element zoom for you?

        This is not a normal behaviour in CC 2017

        davids30337159
        davids30337159
        Participant
        December 10, 2016

        Hello Ton.

        with a magic mouse on my mac in Illustrator CC 17 if you click option and your finger moves even slightly on the mouse the page will zoom.

        If you click option and purposefully scroll the mouse the page will zoom. Yes, I understand this (and don't know how to turn this off )

        But...

        if you are duplicating an element (option click drag ) and you are not extremely careful and not roll your finger even the slightest the page will zoom on you.

          carriestephens
          carriestephens
          Known Participant
          December 5, 2016

          This is seriously affecting my workflow and driving me borderline insane.  I should be able to turn this off!!!    PLEASE!!!  

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            sergeyg75125138
            Participant
            December 2, 2016

            Going to have to agree with the anger on this thread. This feature is really annoying and is counterintuitive 99% of the time. Could have created a shortcut variation for it instead of changing the function of a shortcut that is already heavily used. AT LEAST LET US DISABLE IT!!!!

              evan_co
              evan_co
              Participant
              December 1, 2016

              THIS IS DRIVING ME F*ING INSANE!!! There seriously has to be a way to turn this off??? Has anyone contacted Adobe in regards to this yet?

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                ralexandrovich
                Participant
                December 1, 2016

                I have submitted a bug/feature request through Illustrator and I encourage others to do the same. In Illustrator go to Help > Submit Bug/Feature Request... and fill out the form. Hopefully someone reads these.

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                  mhossey
                  Inspiring
                  December 8, 2016

                  Submitted a bug report - if you do care about this feature then go and do the same, it takes 1 minute.

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                  sackermanconnectify
                  Participant
                  November 29, 2016

                  In agreement with just about everyone else in here that we should at least have the ability to turn this off in both illustrator and photoshop. My productivity has literally been halved. Very frustrated

                    alberts5
                    alberts5
                    Participant
                    November 28, 2016

                    AWFUL change. ADOBE PLEASE CHANGE THIS.

                      Mike_Gondek10189183
                      Community Expert
                      Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
                      Community Expert
                      November 28, 2016

                      Include me in the list requesting for ADOBE to PLEASE CHANGE THIS BACK.

                      When marquee dragging a frame with the zoom tool you instead are rudely surprised with this annoying zoom to selection. Maybe all you need to do is make marquee zoom tool & clicking with the zoom tool override zoom to selection. Please make zoom to selection harder to get to, some hot key (e.g.: Ctrl Command +/-).

                      Can we get this to work as before or an option to turn this on in preferences, with the default being OFF. You atleast did this for the new interface, so we can turn slower more technically unstable "File Newsance" interface off.

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