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March 1, 2011
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Disable ALL snapping??

  • March 1, 2011
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I have seen a couple of people post a similar question in these forums with no real response:

It seems there is no way to stop illustrator (CS5) from snapping to the edge of the artboard.  Even if you hide the artboard, it still snaps to the invisible artboard.

is it possible that the brilliant folks at adobe missed this one and there is no way to disable this snapping to the artboard?

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    Correct answer _scott__

    Nope. You're correct. The artboard bounds always snap. It's annoying. I've filed a couple feature requests about it.

    The only solution is to move the artwork or adjust the size of the artboard so you aren't working at it's edge.

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    Participant
    December 3, 2022

    Try to use the arrow keys once an image is highlighted to move it small amounts, it helps.

    Participating Frequently
    March 28, 2013

    Guys, I had given up on Illustrator because of this.  I had been doing all my vector work in PS.  I'm using CS6, and NONE of the above worked for me.  But I figured out:  When you create a new document make sure you turn off "align to pixel grid IN THE NEW DOCUMENT DIALOGUE!   (apologize if web shouting is offensive to some, but some of us are in a hurry and quick glances are more effective like this!) 

    InfoDevPro
    Inspiring
    March 17, 2014

    None of the suggestions here worked for me. However, if I turn Smart Guides ON, then I am able to align two existing points very close to the edge of the artboard without it snapping to the edge of the artboard. I did have to be zoomed in.

    CS6

    Participant
    August 26, 2012

    I'm new to CS6...upgraded from the very old CS3 and I had trouble moving object in tiny increments without it snapping back to where it originally was.

    I too had turned off all the "snapping" stuff under Preferences and under Window...but nothing worked...

    MY SOLUTION... turn off the anit-aliasing feature hiding under the transform window.

    Note: I plan on turning this back on again once I'm done creating this artwork, since I am using it on websites and have learned that the anti-aliasing makes the type appear crisper when converting to a PNG.

    Hope this helps.

    Mike Craghead
    Participating Frequently
    February 19, 2013

    Under View menu,  make sure "Snap to grid" and "Snap to point" are both unchecked.

    Participant
    April 12, 2012

    Its a very bad thing because illustrator is one of the most used apps for design, is in the top of gamma for this design market and someway Adobe have a monopoly in this, for many designers how us, we can´t do anything, just most adapt. In this moment, (how many other), I have the same problem, and I most transform my vertor draw 400% for this problem.

    Participant
    October 1, 2011

    Oh my god guys you saved my macbook, I was about to throw it from the window after an hour of unsuccessful attempts to move a couple of lines around, this snap was ruining it again and again and I was really pissed off after turning out all snapping options in the program and still having this snap to artboard.

    Thanks for helping with this annoyance!

    Mike_Gondek10189183
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 1, 2011

    In CS4 I can turn off preferences >> smart Guide >> alignment Guides(OFF), and that turns of snapping for me to the artboards. Unless they changed this for CS5 would believe this would work for you too.

    _scott__
    Legend
    March 1, 2011

    Doesn't seem to make a difference for me in CS5, Mike.

    Mike_Gondek10189183
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 1, 2011

    I tried this at different zoom levels in CS4 , and with snap to point on, and a snapping tolerance of 4pts.

    Strange thing is that once I get to 1600% or greater zoomed in snapping stops, whether I have the alignment guides checked or not. You may want to try being zoomed in CS5 to see what happens. That aggravates me, cause when I am zoomed in I really want snapping to work.

    If I try to snap at a distance, I may see smart guides flash intersect drop it but every once in awhile miss one of the coordinates and don't notice till I zoom in. I often see people trying to snap with a wacom tablet, am I wrong for thinking that the wacom is the wrong tool to use when snapping?

    _scott__
    _scott__Correct answer
    Legend
    March 1, 2011

    Nope. You're correct. The artboard bounds always snap. It's annoying. I've filed a couple feature requests about it.

    The only solution is to move the artwork or adjust the size of the artboard so you aren't working at it's edge.