Is there any way to reset the spiral tool?

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March 22, 2026
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Hi Community,

I used the spiral tool in combination with the control key.
I did something wrong I guess!
Now all I get when using the spiral tool, is a skimpy arc.
I want to be able to reset this tool so it behaves like in the beginning.

Some site advised to trash illustrator preferences, but doing
that made me lose all my workspaces, I worked so hard to create.

I wonder if there is any way or button to reset a specific tool to
factory settings without having to trash my preferences?

Correct answer Albert_Bien

Thanks, it solved itself now I guess. It will reset on restart.
But I will write your settings of decay and segments down, in case it acts up again.
Take care!

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

You may just take the Spiral tool, click on the scratch area to open the Spiral dialog and set the Decay to 80% and Segments to 10 (which are the default settings).

Illustrator will remember these settings until you change them again.

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Albert_BienAuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

Thanks, it solved itself now I guess. It will reset on restart.
But I will write your settings of decay and segments down, in case it acts up again.
Take care!