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May 18, 2020
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How to Stop Automatic curving while using Pencil tool in Illustrator?

  • May 18, 2020
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Is it possible to prevent the automatic curve fixes setting on pencil tool? I know it makes the drawings more aesthetic, but for my specific needs the pencil lines need to be pointy and have a lot of acute angles. This is what I mean: I use the pencil tool. I draw a line and click a point. Then I draw from that point in another direction. After I finish the line, Illustrator corrects the point into a more mild curve. How can I prevent that curve correction? Are there settings that I can change?

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

If you double-click on the pencil tool, you should see a slider for accuracy vs. smoothing. Set it all the way to 'accurate'.

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May 18, 2020

If you double-click on the pencil tool, you should see a slider for accuracy vs. smoothing. Set it all the way to 'accurate'.