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Brush keeps changing its attributes.

Forum|Forum|15 years ago
July 19, 2010
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Does anybody know why my brush is changing back to 5pt flat, when i start to draw with it?

I choose brush, set it to basic, start drawing and it changes to 5pt flat, or some other brush type. Grrrrr...

The 'New art has basic appearance' option has been ticked and also not ticked.....

But neither option seems to be working..

Thanks for your ideas....

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Eduards @ VectorMine

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How has it come to this that I need to read all this information in order to just use a brush.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

eduardsk83435004 schrieb
How has it come to this that I need to read all this information in order to just use a brush.

Please create a new thread and describe your issue step by step.

We need to know exactly which tool you use with exactly which setting and what Illustrator does instead of what you expect.

This thread is broken beyond repair.

swayfromyoutube

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I know im super late but the fix for me has been to just create a new layer right above your current layer, change the size back to whatever you were using before it switched it to the default, and it should work

seejayjames2017

Participating Frequently

I ran into this too and tested everything. Here's what I found:

With the Brush tool, you can select any brush and it will stay on it, EXCEPT the "Basic" one. If you try to use this, it will let you draw the path, but then revert back to the previously-chosen brush and change the path you just drew to match.

The fact that it's in the brush dropdown menu is a horrible design choice by Adobe and is causing all of the confusion. If you can't use it with a brush, don't let us be able to select it---gray it out if the brush tool is selected and we go into the dropdown.

The "New Art Has Basic Appearance" has no effect on brush selection, only on the pencil and other tools that create paths. If it's on, then no matter what you have selected, it will revert to the basic choices. However, it seems inconsistent about reverting to a stroke of 1---if you have a variable-width path, it will set the stroke to 1; but if not, a different stroke width will be preserved. Seems like a bug to me---all should revert.

If "New Art Has Basic Appearance" is off, you can select any of the brushes (including the "basic" one) and it will stay when you use the pencil, pen, shapes, etc.

At least this is what I found on my system and my version.......

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needforname

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I too have this problem. It's as infuriating as the smart guides not working properly half the time (despite trying EVERY recommendation available online). Just like you, I have a brush selected and set my desired stroke width, yet as soon as I draw a path the path automatically reverts back to a 1pt stroke width. It's incredibly annoying. I've tried the recommended workaround in the appearance panel and it does nothing.

Not sure why there are so many annoying users who only ridicule rather than help. It's very stupid and time consuming that I have to first draw a stroke and have it wider than I'd like, and then have to go back to the stroke width setting and choose my desired .25pt stroke width. This is not an efficient way to work. I don't know if Adobe just doesn't use their own products or just doesn't care, but these constant bugs or unintuitive work methods are moronic to say the least.

There seems to be a lack of common sense when it comes to how some of these tools work. It should be as simple as choosing a brush, setting a size, and drawing a path. It shouldn't require any further steps. I've searched a dozen different threads and all I am finding are "change the setting in the appearance panel" replies, or condescending remarks from no it alls. It sure would be nice if Adobe actually helped their users.

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kahlo

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I have the same issue coming up.

This used to be that changing the uniform style would revert my brush to the BASIC OPTION IN THE BRUSH DROPDOWN.

Now it seems that it won't stay on basic at all when I was just using exactly like this for the last year with a default basic line as the brush/stroke.

The workaround I have found comes with creating a new calligraphy brush that is 1PT and round. Then it sticks.

knippersnicker1

Participating Frequently

I am also having this exact same problem and honestly its kind of infuriating. I have to continue to select my strokes and then change the brush once selected. I shouldn't have to use the pencil stroke in order to accomplish what I'm attempting to accomplish with the brush stroke. Is this just a bug that would be fixed with an update?

Monika Gause

Community Expert

The brush tool always uses a brush stroke, because only a brush stroke has the potential to pick up the Wacom stylus attributes. The brush tool will always pick up the stylus attributes and save them in the path.

When you don't need a brush stroke, then don't use the brush tool. The pencil tool does exactly the same as the brush tool, apart from picking up the pressure etc.

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hibaf

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I've had the same problem, and the easiest solution I found was to create a new brush just like the basic brush (1pt, uniform, etc...) that illustrator can default back to. Hope that helps.

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bwenda

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I am having this exact same problem and have tried all of the suggestions. Is there any more information about this available?

Thanks for your time.

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NinjaPussAuthor

Known Participant

Hi,

I found that what I needed, was use the Pencil.(not the Brush)

When i was using the Brush - the 'variable width' and the 'brush definition' wouldnt stay where i set them...

The Pencil and the Brush work differently - in that the pencil will retain its settings....(yay)

(with 'New art has basic app' unchecked)

Anyhow,Im sure there's more to it, and Im no expert, but i hope this helps you out.... ?

knippersnicker1

Participating Frequently

Yes, I know I can use the pencil but there are many times that I need to use the brush and it's driving me insane that it continually resets its attributes- it takes twice the amount of time to go back and fix it because with each new stroke it resets itself.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Student,

Have you tried pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup of Illy?

If that does not help, you may try to Move the folder or Other options, see especially item 7 in the latter; some other applications sometimes disturb Illy.