Objects keep rotating when trying to resize

[DeZnas]

Hi,

Having issues with 2021 version of illustrator which im getting very sick of dealing with - when trying to resize an object it keeps wanting to rotate, even when i am definitely on the middle node which shows a straight arrow. Only way is to zoom right in which is extrememly annoying and very time consuming. Does anyone have an answer which doesn't involve needing to be an IT specialist?

[Anubhav M]

Hello @teamteipit,

I'm sorry to hear about the trouble you're having with resizing objects. Could you please provide some additional details, such as the exact version of your OS/Illustrator, a description of your workflow, and a screen recording of the issue (https://adobe.ly/4e4Hd0x)? This will help us investigate the problem more thoroughly.

I look forward to your response.

Thanks,
Anubhav

[MLemberger]

I too am having this issue in Illustrator 28.6/MacOS 14.6.1, but it's been going on for several years over multiple app and OS versions.

The direct selection tool used to act as a transform tool, switching to rotate or scale, depending on where the cursor was placed in relation to the handles on a selected object or group of objects.

Now, the behavior is completely unpredictable on rollover, sometimes displaying the rotate cursor, sometimes the scale cursor, sometimes a transformation cursor, sometimes not changing the cursor; but seldom performing the function indicated by the displayed cursor.

Often it rotates instead of scaling or vice versa; sometimes it deselects the object.

Yes, I can use the individual scale or rotate tools, but it's far more time consuming to have to do so.