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FisheyeRob
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October 26, 2020
Question

Direct Selection Tool no longer edits shape in Photoshop 2021?

  • October 26, 2020
  • 17 replies
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Hi,

Wondering if anyone else has this issue but since updating to Photoshop 2021 whenever I create a shape such as a rectangle using the rectangle tool and then use the direct selection tool to select a few corners (using shift), whenever I then use the cursor keys, rather than change the shape of the rectangle it just moves the entire shape on the canvas. 

 

Does anyone else have this issue or have I got a setting messed up somewhere?

 

Many thanks,

Rob.

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    studioromanski
    studioromanski
    Participant
    October 29, 2020

    Same Problem!

    Jesus christ this one is so annoying, i can't even continue working.

    @Shweta23  when are you gonna fix this??

      TMTI user 1
      TMTI user 1
      Known Participant
      October 28, 2020

      Just to show how weird this one is, someone posted elsewhere if you select the two top points of a rectangle for example, move them sideways and then back into position they work fine (still break the live shape)

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      greywalker
      Participating Frequently
      October 28, 2020

      It's true, but after breaking you cannot control rounding in this shape.

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      sunyoung.ahn
      Participant
      October 27, 2020

      Same problem as mine... 

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      SirChillingsworth
      Participant
      November 5, 2020

      same

       

      TMTI user 1
      TMTI user 1
      Known Participant
      October 27, 2020

      I have the same problem, I found if I select one point and move it out of position, then it works as per normal. It's almost as if the all the points are selected by default (although none of the points are coloured solid) and you just have to 'slap it' to wake it up into normal. Certainly feels like an 'unexpected feature'.

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      FisheyeRobAuthor
      Participant
      October 27, 2020

      Would moving the one point out of position and then back again not change it to a regular path rather than live shape though? The issue I have is with editing live shapes using the direct selection tool.

      TMTI user 1
      TMTI user 1
      Known Participant
      October 27, 2020

      Sadly yes, sounds like your nuked until one of the next few updates. I don't use live shapes so my workaround works for me.

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      greywalker
      Participating Frequently
      October 27, 2020

      Yes, I think this is issue in new version of PS. I had the same problem.

      Additionaly, there is also problem with rounding corners.

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        greywalker
        Participating Frequently
        October 27, 2020

        This is how it looks – https://youtu.be/7Py-W7xS0Uo

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          JJV5FCA
          Participating Frequently
          October 27, 2020

          Exactly! Same here

          sugarrabbit
          sugarrabbit
          Participant
          October 27, 2020

          I was embarrassed by the same problem.
          I hope it's fixed soon.

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            JJV5FCA
            Participating Frequently
            October 26, 2020

            Yes I have exaclty the same thing! 2021 update breaks this I think.

            ------ was making the same post: ----

            why can't I drag points anymore? this update kinda breaks my way of working. When I make a square shape I can't move two points in the same direction. The whole square moves with it 😞 If I wanted that i would use the move tool. Does anyone know where I can find this setting? (I hope 2021 has a setting)

             

            Please help us with this irritating bug! 😞

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              JJV5FCA
              Participating Frequently
              October 26, 2020

              Every year the same with the version updates... :') Tiny little bugss.. have to wait a few months until you update!

              I go back to 2020

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