Hello.
Im really frustrated with how the free transform tool works for me (or in that case, it doesnt work)
I am using Illustrator CS4 on a PC.
Adobe Help for that software states:
- Select one or more objects.
- Select the Free Transform tool
. - Start dragging a corner handle on the bounding box (not a side handle), and then do one of the following:
Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) until the selection is at the desired level of distortion
First of all Im unable to select anything with the free transform tool, so I use the regular selection tool first to select my object.
As you can see after selecting the object I have selected the free transformation tool, grabbed the corner and pressed Control Key on my keyboard (tried both keys as well). The transformation tool refuses to work as it does in Photoshop.
- I have tried to reset my keybindings to Illustrator default.
- I have tried first clicking the corner, holding it and then pressing down the CTRL without moving the mouse as was stated on some other forums googled with this issue.
- I have tried setting my keyboard to American US in Windows.
- As you can see the object is a very simple rectangle, its not a part of any type of group.
- Im working on a european version of CS4 Master Collection bought in London UK.
- I have tried this on a US version that I have at work, it has the same issue.
- I have seen and followed the instruction from various YouTUbe movies and the tool simply wont comply to my commands.
- I am pissed.
- Halp pleez?
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Ijust manually placed the embedded image once I converted it into an envelop distort mesh and manually made it conform to the perspective grid.
It is really easy to do. Enevlope distort make with mesh 1 row and 1 column then place the corner points on the grid where yu want them and the tae mesh handles and make them align to the converging lines of the grid
The grid goes away if you hit Command/Control Shift I
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