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Ah the free distort tool...
Maybe the only Ai tool to feel like it's trapped in the 90s. Please, oh, please can we get an update to this function! I still have a lot of use cases for this tool and would love to see this done outside of a dialog box so you can see your edits in context and live. Going to a fiddly little dialog box where you can't see surrounding elements is not the one!
Great tool but need's bringing into the modern day!
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Feb 19, 2025
I saw you did and I voted
But there are more requests like this:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/39689032
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I would like to see the "Free Distort" effect be extended to work on the actual object, not going through a tiny dialog box that feels like I'm trying to apply it to a postage stamp. It's really difficult to apply a distorted shape to a larger area when I am guessing if a 1-pixel move of a tiny ...
We really need a global, accurate transform and distort window in the application. It needs more detail, the ability to recall the last applied action and interaction with bitmaps. This is a feature people have been asking for nearly 20 years - I've even designed it for you!
I would like to see the "Free Distort" effect be extended to work on the actual object, not going through a tiny dialog box that feels like I'm trying to apply it to a postage stamp. It's really difficult to apply a distorted shape to a larger area when I am guessing if a 1-pixel move of a tiny ...
Using 'Free distort' is very inconvenient, because it works in small dialogue window that doesn't show actual artwork. 'Preview' tick could solve this problem (although I'd rather prefer 4 interactive points.) AT LEAST! It should be live long ago, without separate dialogue!
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