Object Dimensions missing in Illustrator CS6

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February 23, 2013
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When I draw an object in Illustrator, I am not getting the small gray box that shows its dimensions as I draw. Also not getting the green "intersect" tip when I begin drawing at a corner of the document. I'm using Mac 10.8.2. I have both a laptop and a desktop, and the laptop works fine. It's on the Mac Pro that this problem happens. I checked to make sure all preferences are the same on both machines. I updated Illustrator also.

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Correct answer WatermarkShaun

Had the same issue. For whatever reason, having "View / Smart Guides" selected, and having "View / Snap to Point and Snap to Grid" UNselected fixed the problem.

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WatermarkShaunCorrect answer

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Had the same issue. For whatever reason, having "View / Smart Guides" selected, and having "View / Snap to Point and Snap to Grid" UNselected fixed the problem.

spencers33378829

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You have to make sure that 'Smart Guides' is checked under the view dropdown. I had the same problem and that fixed it. If it isn't on under view, they won't pop up.

Larry G. Schneider

Community Expert

You're absolutely sure that Smart Guides are on on both machines (Cmd(ctrl)-U), and these are checked on both.

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SuperAlphaOmega

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Go to Windows / Transform, you will see the Transform box on the right hand side of your artboard. The Width and Heigth of the object selected is on the right, while the location of the object on your artboard is on the left.

estúdioa7289264

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try cmd + shift + B

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