Object drawing mode does not work for Pen tool even after resetting preferences and uninstalling

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April 21, 2025
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I've recently downloaded adobe animate for the first time and I have been trying to use the pen tool to draw, however for some reason turning on object drawing mode makes the pen tool create a Shape instead of a Drawing Object. (So it acts exactly the same as if object drawing mode was turned off)

I checked all the other tools and confirmed that the object drawing mode functions properly for all of them.
I have tried resetting my preferences, re-installing animate, and going to earlier versions but nothing has worked.

I need to use the pen tool for a project I am working on and this glitch has made me unable to do anything.

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BREJIKAuthor

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Just updated animate, problem is still there but it gave me an error message that said
"Unable to multiply transform. GDI status: ^1"
Not sure if this is related to the issue

n. tilcheff

Brainiac

There are a few threads here, on the forum, about the GDI status: ^1 error.

If you search, you will see them.

One suggested solution is via Windows Task Manager. Several people claim that it has helped them get rid of the error.

I'd be curious to know if the two are related, so, please, if you find out something, update this thread.

Thank you!

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

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BREJIKAuthor

Participating Frequently

Version 24.0.8
Build 70
Windows 11

n. tilcheff

Brainiac

I'm on 24.0.7 and see no issue with Object Drawing and the Pen tool.

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

kglad

Community Expert

When the pen tool is being used and object drawing mode is turned on, it doesn't output as a drawing object.
(not shown in the video but I can manually convert it into a drawing object, but this is very inconvenient since I have to do this for every single shape I draw)

But the object drawing mode works for all the other tools like the rectangle tool.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T14Jx1WlXtAGM1lb5rTSZVpsi1Kdf7LN/view?usp=sharing

which win 11 version?

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