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rakithav56292624
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June 22, 2020
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disable connecting dots shift brush

  • June 22, 2020
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Hi Guys,

I have a basic PS qustion here. Is there any way that I can disable connecting brush stroke after drawing a straight line, while holding the Shift key. Currently, when I draw a straight line with shift and attempt to do a nother straight line, it connects with the previous straight line. 

 

Thanks.

    Correct answer Kyaw Ko Ko

    This solved my problem

    1. release shift key after drawing. 

    2. (1)Then drop a dot first then (2) hold shift again and continue draw.

    3.Release all key again.

    4. Important! do not click , shift+click at the same time. It will connect pervious line.

    All you need to do is release all key after one straight line. Drop first then hold shift.

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    Kyaw Ko KoCorrect answer
    Participant
    November 29, 2020

    This solved my problem

    1. release shift key after drawing. 

    2. (1)Then drop a dot first then (2) hold shift again and continue draw.

    3.Release all key again.

    4. Important! do not click , shift+click at the same time. It will connect pervious line.

    All you need to do is release all key after one straight line. Drop first then hold shift.

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      tobymikle
      Inspiring
      November 29, 2020
      yes, this is what I do, but having to draw a second dot is adding extra
      steps to my drawing process making it much more difficult to draw naturally
      and as fast as I'd like. It's not natural, efficient or smooth.
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        Pacroid
        Participating Frequently
        May 23, 2024

        Was there ever any update on this. It's 4 years now and I too am looking for a way to disable it. It's a feature that makes concepting/rough drawings a pain, when all the lines are linking together. Drawing hundreds of chicken scratches and holding and clicking shift, release, click, hold...it's insane.

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          Anonymous
          June 22, 2020

          Hi

          Just let go of the shift key before you draw another line and then after the first click hold the shift key again

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            ajf8360060
            Participant
            August 27, 2020

            Hi,

            Mine still does this even after I let go of shift and press it again. I have to let go for a couple seconds, which doesn't seem like a lot but it messes up my flow. Since I like drawing fast, continuing straight lines I use the shift key, but then I have to go erase all the diagonal connection points afterwords. Is there anything I can do to disable the feature?

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              vincenth84903626
              Participating Frequently
              October 29, 2020

              So many people have asked for this feature before, I do not think Adobe will do this unfortunately, it would be an incredible feature. I've been using Photoshop since the early 1990s and would love to see this.  Having the shift key draw a straight brush stroke AND connect brush strokes is ridiculous. There should at minumum be a way to toggle the feature on or off.  Or provide another key binding for each separately, which has not happened yet.  If you draw alot of straight lines, having to constantly unpress the shift key between lines just to prevent your lines from connecting is not a good feature imho and slows down productivity.

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