Error: Can't move the objects. The requested transformation would make some objects fall completely off the drawing area.

[writes4fun]

I just updated to illustrator 2017, and now I'm having problems.

1. Drew line illustration with pen tool. Select All. Hit upward arrow. Get error message that says: "Can't move the objects. The requested transformation would make some objects fall completely off the drawing area."

2. Select All.. zoom all the way out to check the whole gray area for stray anchor points. Nothing showing.

3. Forum says to Clear Guides. I check and Clear Guides is grayed out.

4. I check to make sure no anchor points are on the edge of the artboard, though I can't imagine that would cause an issue. I move all anchor points inward. Still get error.

5. Select All and try to paste on new artboard in new window. Still get same error.

[Rob de Winter · Accepted solution]

Hmm, that's strange. Although you tested there ar no points on the edge of the document, can you try this?

1) Go to Select > Object > Stray Points (Illustrator now selects every 'loose/stray' anchor point).

2) Just hit Delete after that (to delete the open, loose points).

Maybe that would be the problem?

[Catsby]

This worked for me.

[cncpros]

That worked for me... thank you!

[SophalGD]

Thank you

[Fazal Shah]

Thank you so much!

[martham34821782]

Thank you. I would never have figured this out on my own. Trying to get a proof out to a client and all of a sudden I couldn't move anything but laterally.  Thank you again!

[Rakphan]

It worked for me. Thanks you.

[jorgeb22175917]

Worked for me! Thank you!

[Sophia Sengsu]

Worked for me as well. Thanks, Rob!

[rendikap99871565]

awsome dude, if stil not worked with this step try to clear guides, sometime guides are invisible

[Oyugi0101]

Thanks alot.

Wouldnt have never found the problem

[default7yd2rd9941gm]

This worked for me, thank you!

[dvnatic.studio]

Works in an instance, Kudos!

[ineffableravi]

Thank you.

[Bewitched_kindness0D44]

Thank you. It works

[Brent27606805n96y]

Thank you, Rob!!!  I could NOT figure this out and this little tip did the trick!

[Valentina5E96]

Genius! Thanks so much!!

[Nicky22658093ptoh]

that worked!

[Kavindu322217971f1f]

Thanks a lot . 

[A**es]

That worked! Thank you 🙂

[Darth Vader]

This does not solve the problem of why sometimes items cannot reside outside the pasteboard, because sometimes they can. It's a mystery that cannot be solved

[Anubhav M]

Hello @Darth Vader,

Sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind sharing some more details, like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator, exact details of your workflow, and a screen recording of the problem (https://adobe.ly/49ONEl8), so we can investigate this further?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Anubhav

[Darth Vader]

Here is a perfect example, on the right side, you can see that the artwork is happily residing outside of the pasteboard, but when I try to drag a copy outside of the paseboard on the left side, it fails & gives me the error message

[Darth Vader]

CC 27.4.1

OS X 14.4.1