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graphic5FEE
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July 26, 2025
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Enable Barrel Roll

  • July 26, 2025
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Please enable the Pen Angle Detection and Barrel Roll feature in Illustrator iPad. Thank you
Currently, iPad and the new 2024 Pen have enabled pen rotation, but Illustrator's Brush Tool does not have this setting. This is a very good feature for users. Please enable this.

Correct answer Anubhav M

Hello @graphic5FEE,

I understand that this functionality is important to you. Would you mind upvoting the UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/46vWeax) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

 

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav

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creative explorer
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creative explorerCommunity Expert
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July 26, 2025

@graphic5FEE I thought the Apple Pencil Pro itself is designed to do the "Barrel Roll" on the iPad. It contains a gyroscope that allows it to detect rotational movement (twisting the pencil between your fingers). This is a new, dedicated hardware feature of the Apple Pencil Pro, along with the squeeze gesture and haptic feedback. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK-ZMshDh14

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graphic5FEEAuthor
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July 26, 2025

Yes, this rotation feature is in the new iPad itself, but it does not work in Illustrator, meaning that the brushes in Illustrator do not have automatic and smart rotation. Even in Procreate, it only works in the new version if we enable the rotation setting for the brushes.

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