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Watchmaker44
Watchmaker44
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March 7, 2021
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Polar Grid Tool Enabled, Does Nothing?

  • March 7, 2021
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New to Illustrator, and I want to create concentric circles. A YouTube video shows how this can be done with the Polar Grid Tool. I see the tool in the toolbox, but how do I select it to use it? Clicking on the tool does nothing, as when I then come to the artboar, there is no cross, just the regular pointer.

 

 

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    The three dots are for configuring the toolbar. Not for using the tools.

     

    In order to get the tool, go to Window > Tools > Advanced.

    Select the polar grid tool

    Use the tool.

    4 replies

    Watchmaker44
    Watchmaker44Author
    Participant
    March 7, 2021

    Wondering how to make the polar grid lines white? Any pointers there?

    Watchmaker44
    Watchmaker44Author
    Participant
    March 7, 2021

    Ah, figured it out. Using the Stroke tool, I was able to make the grid lines white.

    Watchmaker44
    Watchmaker44Author
    Participant
    March 7, 2021

     

    Thanks for the assistance to you both. Here's a screenshot, where the Polar Grid Tool is revealed after clicking on the three dots, rather than under the Line Segment Tool. I notice that the Line Segment Tool is disabled. Being a beginner, I am thinking there's some sort of preliminary hoops to jump through for any new project?

     

    Ah, figured it out. I had to drag the tool from the 3-dot holding category over to the main tool box, and now the tool works. Thanks!

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 7, 2021

    The three dots are for configuring the toolbar. Not for using the tools.

     

    In order to get the tool, go to Window > Tools > Advanced.

    Select the polar grid tool

    Use the tool.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 7, 2021

    Please show a screenshot of your Illustrator window as you see it with the tool selected.

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    March 7, 2021

    Without any info about your system and document nobody can tell you much. Could be anything. Start by turning off hardware-acceleration. Some of those less used tools that create complex shapes may simply cause drawing issues in GPU mode.

     

    Mylenium

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