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I'm having trouble getting shapes to snap to each other in Illustrator CS6

New Here ,
Nov 28, 2021 Nov 28, 2021

So I'm trying to make a golden ratio template for myself and my canvas is in points (792 pt by 612 pt)

I'm starting off with a 10pt by 10pt square and circle, but no matter what I do, they won't snap to each other, so they look like this right now:

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This is what the preferences for my Grids & Guides looks like as well as Smart Guides:

Elena21975049ek9b_0-1638106635206.png 

Elena21975049ek9b_1-1638106667034.png

Smart Guides, Snap to Grid and Snap to point are all checked in the view tab, but the problem still persists.

Elena21975049ek9b_2-1638106734857.png

Any suggestions as what I should do?

 

Thanks.

 

 

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Nov 28, 2021 Nov 28, 2021

Moving thread to the Illustrator forum from Using the Community

 

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Community Expert ,
Nov 28, 2021 Nov 28, 2021

Maybe your gridline every 1 pt with 10 subdivisions is a little too much (try 10pt with 10 divisions).

And try not to activate too many snap to functions at the same time.

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New Here ,
Nov 28, 2021 Nov 28, 2021

I tried that, I'm still having problems. Especially when I try to scale.

I'm trying to make a Golden Ratio Template for myself, and as you can see the bigger square and circle don't align.

Elena21975049ek9b_0-1638159622336.png

 

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Community Expert ,
Nov 28, 2021 Nov 28, 2021

I would suggest turning off Snap to grid.

You may want to create this kind of graphics with the X, Y, H & W  settings though the Control Panel. If one object is off then you will have problems with the other objects.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 30, 2021 Nov 30, 2021

Elena,

 

If you turn off all the (unnecessary) constrictions including this,

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

 

and just keep Snap to Point, you can use Align and/or Smart Guides, and enjoy.

 

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Mentor ,
Nov 30, 2021 Nov 30, 2021
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Turn off all the various snaps and just use align.

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