• Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
    Dedicated community for Japanese speakers
  • 한국 커뮤니티
    Dedicated community for Korean speakers
Exit
2

Illustrator scaling problem

New Here ,
Apr 28, 2008 Apr 28, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I'm trying to manually scale an object. The scaling tool in the toolbar works fine, but there seems to be some weird preference set that won't allow me to uniformly scale manually. Even though I'm holding down the shift key, there is no uniform constraint.

Views

44.1K

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Adobe
New Here ,
Apr 28, 2008 Apr 28, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hiya,

Not sure if i understand what you're asking. Here goes.

In the toolbar, between the W and H fields where you might be entering a dimension is what looks like a link of a chain.

If it does not have a line on either side of it, the scale will be disproportionate (one field will change but not the other.

If it has a line on either side, the scaling will be "constrained".

Clicking on it toggles those states.

HTH, otherwise someone more knowledgeable will have to chime in,
BobD

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Contributor ,
Apr 28, 2008 Apr 28, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Holding shift while dragging a handle will also keep the object proportional while scaling.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Engaged ,
Apr 28, 2008 Apr 28, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

This problem has come up several times over the last few years.

If you hold the shift key and it doesn't constrain the shape, it can be caused by another programme you have running in the background. The main offender used to be Entourage, but it could be many other things.

Turn off any non-Adobe apps and see if the problem goes away

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Apr 29, 2008 Apr 29, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

You have to turn on the function of bounding box:
View - Show Bounding Box
then you will have a box around the object when you click on it and you can scale it
if the option is on, open the:
Illustrator - Preferences - General and mark the option Use Preview Bounds
I hope it was useful
Have a nice day everyone!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Feb 23, 2015 Feb 23, 2015

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

This worked for me as well,thanks very much!!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jul 22, 2015 Jul 22, 2015

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

There it is!!!! I was going crazy!!!! Thank you sir!!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Aug 18, 2021 Aug 18, 2021

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Thank you so much! So problematic without the box...

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
May 17, 2024 May 17, 2024

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

LATEST

It worked, woohoo, thanks!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Apr 29, 2008 Apr 29, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

That's only if she's using the bounding box to resize, but she said she was using the scale tool from the palette. She doesn't need to "show bounding box" with that tool.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
May 19, 2008 May 19, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I'm seeing this same problem on a client's computer as well. Can't shift-scale items manually by grabbing a handle. The problem goes away (for a week after my previous visit) when deleting the Ill. prefs file, but appears to have returned. Running disk utilities now and going try reinstall in Ill.

Specifics:
Mac Pro 3.0 Ghz w/13GB RAM
Mac OS X 10.4.11
Ill. CS3 13.02

Shawn Punga
Senior Macintosh Consultant

MacLab

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
May 19, 2008 May 19, 2008

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

It happens with the Quicken scheduler also.

http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b51c1f/2

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jul 07, 2009 Jul 07, 2009

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Try to press and hold Shift key BEFORE object corner selection for dragging.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
LEGEND ,
Jul 07, 2009 Jul 07, 2009

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

This is definitely a problem with Entourage, Quicken and a certain other program that I do not recall you also might have to update your Microsoft software.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Apr 11, 2011 Apr 11, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Same issue I was facing and got the solution when I closed the Google Chrome brwoser where I had oppened almost 30 to 35 windows in tabs and right after closing that it got fixed.

BTW. if above trick does not work for you, you can try by closing all the other brwosers or software to work correctly the illustrator.

Thanks,

M khalid

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Sep 12, 2011 Sep 12, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hi, I'm having problems scaling an asset that has various Fills and Strokes.

Prior to shift scaling it, i expand all the strokes so that they become fills, HOWEVER The asset seems to warp in certain areas

and doesnt maintain it's proportions. Whats going on !? can anyone help !?

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
LEGEND ,
Sep 12, 2011 Sep 12, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Show the problem with a screenshot.

And you might want to start a new thread so everyone knows it is a different though related issue.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Sep 12, 2011 Sep 12, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Is the box for Scale Strokes & Effects checked in either Preferences or the Scale dialog? You don't have to expand the strokes to fills for them to scale properly.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Sep 12, 2011 Sep 12, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hi, Thanks for the response.

I checked the box "Scale Stroke and Effects" and the problem still occurs. The top image

Is the one that i've scaled and you can see how its deformed. Any ideas.

eg.jpg

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Contributor ,
Sep 12, 2011 Sep 12, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hi there.

An user called [scott w] solved my problem with this answere:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3915059#3915059

You may found it usefull too.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Sep 13, 2011 Sep 13, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Thank you SO much. That just saved me 2 days work. I owe you a beer.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Sep 13, 2011 Sep 13, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Thanks for the help! It was driving me crazy!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines