Please, oh, please update Free Distort

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Ah the free distort tool...Maybe the only Ai tool to feel like it's trapped in the 90s. Please, oh, please can we get an update to this function! I still have a lot of use cases for this tool and would love to see this done outside of a dialog box so you can see your edits in context and live. Going to a fiddly little dialog box where you can't see surrounding elements is not the one!  Great tool but need's bringing into the modern day! Thanks,

Ton Frederiks · Accepted Answer

I saw you did and I votedhttps://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/49496006-please-oh-please-update-free-distortBut there are more requests like this:https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/39689032https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/47631185-live-free-distorthttps://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/32403865-add-preview-tick-to-free-distort-effect-dialogueI hope they can be combined.

Anshul_Saini · Answer

Hi @joegillibrand,

I see what you mean—the Free Distort tool still relies on an older dialog-based workflow, which can feel a bit outdated, especially compared to more modern, real-time transformation tools. Having a live, on-canvas version of it would definitely make adjustments more intuitive and contextual.

If you haven’t already, I’d recommend sharing this as a feature request on Illustrator UserVoice (https://adobe.ly/4hACvJv). That’s where the product team tracks and considers user feedback for future updates.

Best,

Anshul Saini

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