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How to turn off undesiable snapping?

Explorer ,
May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

I am doing vector artwork (tracing a photo with pen tool), which I've already disabled all snapping features in "view".

Yet when I want to fine-tune the anchor point with the direct selection tool, the anchor point keeps snapping back to its original position making it very hard to move a small distance. How can I disable this feature?

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Community Expert , May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

In the preferences is "Highlight anchor point below cursor" (or whatever the exact wording is in English) turned off?

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Community Expert , May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

Turn off Smart Guides.

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Community Expert ,
May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

Hi,

Have you checked if you have Snaped to Grid or any of the others on?

 

Screenshot 2021-05-17 at 18.03.05.png

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Explorer ,
May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021

Yeah they're all disabled.

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Community Expert ,
May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

In the preferences is "Highlight anchor point below cursor" (or whatever the exact wording is in English) turned off?

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Community Expert ,
May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

'Highlight anchors on mouse over' 👍

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New Here ,
Aug 02, 2023 Aug 02, 2023
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THIS. Who knew? I wouldn't have thought that preference had anything to do with highlighting anchors. 

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Community Expert ,
May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021

And what is with the other options in the Control Bar:

align_to_pixel_grid.png

Do you have this disabled too?

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Mentor ,
May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021

Are you working in pixels? You can't have a partial pixel.

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Explorer ,
May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

I guess some pictures may help me express a bit better :v

Screenshot 2021-05-24 at 11.11.01 PM.png I've turned off every snapping option.

Screenshot 2021-05-24 at 11.11.11 PM.png And the megnet button here

Screenshot 2021-05-24 at 11.12.18 PM.png But these purple line keeps appear everywhere and my curser is automatically snapped to them when moving anchor points. I'd like to freely move my anchor points without any snapping occur.

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Mentor ,
May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

You're working in pixels... you can't have 0.35 of a pixel...

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Community Expert ,
May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

kaihin,

 

To elaborate on what Met said, this may hold (part of) the answer(s):

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/user-guide.html/illustrator/using/pixel-perfect.ug.html

 

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Community Expert ,
May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

Turn off Smart Guides.

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