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Hi,

I'm facing an issue with my width tool which is that whenever I point my mouse on the stroke line it gives me this icon

I can't do anything with it although the layer is not locked, and my Ai version is CC 22.1

Please help

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carlosgarroCorrect answer

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Your stroke has a brush applied.

Remove the property in the Appearance panel, and the Width Tool will work.

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oceanb66050238

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I often find the width tool glitchy! In particular, fairly regularly it will work for me the first time I click on a line and adjust the width, and then from there on all subsiquent clicks with the width tool do nothing...

Tres frustrating.

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Monika Gause

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@oceanb66050238 schrieb:

I often find the width tool glitchy! In particular, fairly regularly it will work for me the first time I click on a line and adjust the width, and then from there on all subsiquent clicks with the width tool do nothing...

Tres frustrating.

Which version are you using?

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oceanb66050238

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27.9.5 (64-bit)

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Rutvi232573715iu0

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I am facing an issue with the paint brush tool - artistic calligraphy , i want that my width remains uniform bt after completing the shape it varies . and i am currently using 2018 version

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Monika Gause

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Please show a screenshot containing the artwork and the brush settings.

Most probably you'll just need to delete the brush and apply a plain stroke.

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Victor Khury

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I was having the same issu, and it've helped me!

But...

I can just edit the properties to basic only to the strokes I've already done, for the next ones it doesn't accept...

In the upper Control Panel, in each brush definition, I can double-click and edit, the Basic one, I can't even do it.

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Monika Gause

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"Basic" is not a brush, but the absence of brushes.

If you are drawing with the brush tool, then it won't work ever. Use the pencil tool instead.

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c.pfaffenbichler

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Please check this page out:

FAQ: How do I capture and post a screen shot or video?

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carlosgarro

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Your stroke has a brush applied.

Remove the property in the Appearance panel, and the Width Tool will work.

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HeatherWilderArt

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I am having this same issue without any brushes applied. I'm attempting to use the tool the same way I always have in the past and there is not a brush applied, and when I attempt to use it I get the circle with the line through it and it won't let me. The stroke is the default, centered stroke, 1 pt, black. No brushes utilized or anything. I have only had this issue since updating my software a few days ago.

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Monika Gause

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Please show us a screenshot with the path selected and appearance panel open.

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