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August 24, 2021
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How to see edges (blue lines) of all the objects all time in Illustrator while edit a single object?

  • August 24, 2021
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Can I make Illustrator show the blue lines of all objects present in the artboard, at all times?

 

 

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Mike_Gondek10189183
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Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
Community Expert
August 25, 2021

Try view outlines mode. You can toogle the mode on or off using Command Y (Mac)  CTRL Y (Win). I a really efficient way to work, and complex drawings refresh quickly.

    Kurt Gold
    Community Expert
    Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 24, 2021

    Anshul may have understood your request a bit better than me, but frankly speaking I'm not quite sure what you are looking for.

     

    Perhaps you may want to clarify a bit?

     

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    defaultqyq7sfqsaigcAuthor
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    August 24, 2021

    Sorry, I should have been more specific, not really sure what I was talking about since im relatively new to Illustrator.

     

    I am doing a project which requires me to connect shapes, and I was wondering if there was a way to have the blue selection lines constantly on, so I could allign the shapes. Now I realise I should have just found a way to connect the shapes automatically.

     

     

    Anshul_Saini
    Community Manager
    Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    August 25, 2021

    An isometric square grid.

     

     


    Thank you for sharing that. Suggestions given by @Jacob Bugge & @Mike_Gondek10189183 should help you with your workflow. Also, you may check out this youtube tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_UHwqlNQP4) and let us know if this helps you out with your workflow.


    If you still need further assistance, feel free to reach out. We'd be happy to help.

     

    Regards,

    Anshul Saini

    Anshul_Saini
    Community Manager
    Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    August 24, 2021

    Hi there,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. I am afraid this is not possible as of now; the blue line only appears when the object is selected. I will forward this feedback to the Product team. I would suggest if you could also post it here (https://illustrator.uservoice.com/). This way, you will keep getting all the updates related to this feature, and other users can also upvote.

    Thanks & regards

    Anshul Saini 

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