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IvuDeveloper
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June 24, 2014
Question

Restore snap-to-grid behaviour for path handles

  • June 24, 2014
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Hi,

one of the new features in AI CC 2014 is path handles ignoring any grid. However, when one wants to construct C2-contious joins between seperate objects, precise control over the handle position is needed. I do a lot of icon and sprite art, and there it is imperative that curves from differnent objects flow exactly the same to create a smoth transition between individual pieces.

How can one restore the ability of handles to snap to the grid like in previous versions of AI?

Reagrds,

Chris

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    Adobe Employee
    Neeraj Nandkeolyar
    Adobe Employee
    June 22, 2016

    In the latest update of Illustrator CC (2015.3), the old behavior of handles snapping to grid is back in the Pen tool.

    But if you need to move the handles freely with Snap to Grid ON, switch to the Direct Selection tool, start moving the handles and press Cmd (Mac) / Ctrl (Win).

      timeasley
      timeasley
      Known Participant
      June 22, 2016

      So glad this is fixed at last! Next time don't break anything, K? And don't take 2 years to switch it back on.

      Ray Yorkshire
      Ray Yorkshire
      Participating Frequently
      January 31, 2016

      Until Adobe decide to restore the snapping (or not..), why not just install an older version of Ilustrator;  it won't replace the current version- you can  run them both simultaneously .

      Handles snapped to the grid  in CC ( 17)  version -  sadly no rubber band yet. Or even  CS6 ( 16)






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      hayungs
      Known Participant
      January 31, 2016

      rayy75742992

      We are aware of that. But it's not the point, to pay a lot of money for adobes cloud, just to be forced to use an 3 year old outdated version for a proper work.

      timeasley
      timeasley
      Known Participant
      January 31, 2016

      Also it's kinda annoying not being able to use new features, just so you can get the snapping back. Or alternately having to set up the exact same grid and have two versions running so you can copy and paste between them. Absolutely ridiculous. I hate giving money to a company to use products that don't even work properly. Especially when I'm paying for like 80 different apps when I only use 4 or 5, and they can't even get those 4 or 5 working!

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      Kev Craven
      Participant
      January 31, 2016

      This is an absolute joke!! Come on Adobe! This proves that you developers don't use the software! Unbelievable!! How can handles be more accurate if you're supposed to guess where you're placing them?

      Bring back handle grid snapping!

      victorbarac
      victorbarac
      Participant
      December 18, 2015

      I'm using Astute VectorScribe - there is a tool named PathScribe which gets the job done beautiful. I have 3 days left on my trial and I really don't want to pay $80 just for that.

      I really can't work without this feature

      Adobe, please fix this ASAP!!!

        timeasley
        timeasley
        Known Participant
        December 18, 2015

        I bought that in their Black Friday sale, definitely really really helps, although ridiculous that you need to buy a third party plugin!

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        hayungs
        Known Participant
        December 10, 2015

        Same Problem here. It's pretty much impossible to establish a workflow without handles snapping to grid.

        I have no idea why on earth anyone thought removing this option would "enhance" your precision.

        Just another of dozends bugs and "features" I encountered over the past year in the cc apps.

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        rarelink
        Participant
        December 7, 2015

        This is a good example of developers not being users of their own software.

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        BlackhawkNorth
        Participating Frequently
        December 3, 2015

        Does anyone have news on whether this has been fixed yet??

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        AndyQ
        Known Participant
        December 2, 2015

        Another Illustrator update and STILL NOT FIXED. Maybe I'm missing some deeply buried option? I've had a look through the preferences and can't find anything.

          Ray Yorkshire
          Ray Yorkshire
          Participating Frequently
          October 17, 2015

          Why not just fork out on  Astute Graphics Inkscribe tool  plugin, until the issues fixed ?

          I switch to the Inkscribe  pen when i want  the  handles to  snap  to the grid; which they do - like a hungry alligator  !

            timeasley
            timeasley
            Known Participant
            November 11, 2015

            Thanks rayy, that InkScribe plugin "fixes" the problem really well!

            Just so it's easy for anyone else to use, you can get a free 14 day trial here:

            http://astutegraphics.com/free-trial/

            Once installed you go to the InkScribe settings, in the Settings Manager in the bottom right you select "Pen Tool", then it'll basically work like it should do. It's a £30 investment but I have a project to do right now that I don't want to have two versions of Illustrator open for, copy pasting a million times, so well worth it. If I get on well I'll definitely buy the plugin once I'm done with this project.

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            krspond
            Known Participant
            September 15, 2015

            Just updated to CC 2015 19.1

            OSX

            Confirming still no fix for this issue.

              lukeb19686316
              lukeb19686316
              Participant
              September 17, 2015

              Hi there, can a staff member explain the logic behind the belief that removing the snapping of handles to the grid increases precision? As this thread suggests, previous versions of Illustrator allowed for the snapping of handles, meaning that they SNAPPED TO GRID, ie - PERFECT precision. Without the option for handles snapping, what is the purpose of having a grid, or a snap to grid option at all? And yes, I understand that anchor points still snap to grid, but handles AND anchor points go hand-in-hand in creating PRECISE shapes. It's utterly mind-boggling that a behaviour that made perfect sense and worked as expected has been replaced by something that assumes users don't want grids to be respected???

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