Free transform perspective tool missing ?

[Leanne5CE2]

I'm on Illustrator 25.2.3. This tool is missing. I can't find it anywhere, even when I go to rebuild my toolbar and click advanced - there's no option for this tool. Seems to have disappeared completely.  (Yes, I already looked under the free transform tool.) This update is super buggy on Mac Big Sur 11.2.3. 

[Monika Gause]

The screenshot shows the additional touch toolbar of the free transform tool. It will be visible as soon as you select and object and choose the free transform tool.

[Ashutosh_Mishra]

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about your experience. In addition to the suggestion given by Monika, you may try resetting the preferences of the app & see how it goes.

Please follow this help article to do so. Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ashutosh

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[nicklawmusic]

Don't know if you managed to solve this but I've spent around 40 minutes trying to get to the bottom of it, only to discover that people are right when they say when you click on the object then the Free Transform tool, a little popup toolbar should appear (as long as you've selected the Advance toolbar).

However, after following these instructions and tearing what is left of my hair out, I discovered that it was hiding behind my main toolbar, which is why I couldn't see it and why it looked like Illustrator wasn't doing anything.

Hopefully this reply will help anyone else searching for it and having the same headache that I've just had for 40 minutes.

[Studio.Earthling]

Your comment just saved me the 40 minute headache you suffered. My perspective transform tools were also hiding behind the main toolbar. Thank you!

[mátét28046943]

Ohhh com on... What instructions shuold I follow exactly? I can't find any solution - no perspective distort in my Illustrator yet... 😞

[Monika Gause]

Ohhh com on... What instructions shuold I follow exactly? I can't find any solution - no perspective distort in my Illustrator yet... 😞

By @mátét28046943

Please tell us step by step what you have done and what you now expect to happen.

[Met1]

Click on the three dots at the bottom of your tool bar, scroll to modify - is it in there as white or as grey? If white, drag it to your tool bar, if grey, it's already in there, and if you can't see it you have it in some sub menu of another tool set, you'll just have to open each one till you find it...

[AmyUskoski]

1. I reset my workspace (upper right corner of the main Illustrator window)
2. showed the advanced tool bar (again),
3. clicked on the free transform tool,
4. moved the main toolbar around to look under it (as nicklawmusic suggested).
5. The flyout menu was there. Goofy deal. It had been missing for ages.

[AmyUskoski]

Thanks a million! 

You solved a long-standing mystery for me and saved me untold hours. I did have to poke around and move menus but there it was!

[Miyuki Rosa]

Dear Nicklaw, 

I just spent about a good 50 minutes looking for these tools and googling in all directions.

They were actually behind the main tool bar, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[Prowhiz]

OMG. You've saved me tons of time. I thought my illustrator was broken lol. Found it hiding behind my toolbar of course