Problem with Illustrator Loading after every move I make? Help.

[NSGG]

Hello!

So, I'm new to the community. And, I'm new to Illustrator. I've been using Photoshop for over 10 years and it's been a pretty bumpy ride trying to transfer my knowledge over to Illustrator for creating logos and stuff. 

Right now, I'm having an issue trying to outline text. I've used 2 different methods, but every time I apply a fill and an offset path to my text, Illustrator decideds to load the offset path again and again after every move I make. If I want to move my text over slightly to get it out of my way, it loads. If I wanna warp my text, it has to load 3 times again. I even tried using the Stroke method under appearances, and it does the same thing.

All I want to do is add an outline/stroke around my text and it seems like the program is having trouble handling it. I'm pretty sure it isn't my PC bottlenecking because everything else runs smoothly, and plus I have a really good gaming rig I built. It should be able to handle it just fine. In fact, when I add another text on the same layer, that text acts fine. No loading or anything. It just happens to freeze and load ONLY when I touch the text that I add strokes/offset paths/ and fills to. 

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Michael Bullo]

Go to the Performance tab within the Illustrator Preferences. Does turning off GPU Performance help?

[NSGG]

No, unfortunately it did not fix the issue. Thank you though.

[Ashutosh_Mishra]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. In addition to the question asked by Michael in earlier response. Would you mind sharing some more information like:
1. Version of OS and Illustrator.
2. Is it happening with a specific file or with all the files?
3. Do you save files locally or on a network?
4. Have you tried resetting preferences? (If not, please try doing that. You may follow the steps provided on https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html#setting_illustrator_preferences)

**Please note that resetting preferences will remove all the custom settings and Illustrator will launch with default settings. You can also take a backup of the folders in case you want to. Location is mentioned in the article.

All this information will help us understand the issue and work accordingly.

Regards,
Ashutosh

[NSGG]

1. Windows 10 Home and Adobe Illustrator 2020

2. Happening with all files. Specifically with objects I add "Appearance FX" to. I can have a file open with two different types of text/objects, one with a stroke (or fill, etc) and the other with nothing, and the only one it affects is the one with the stroke. 

3. I save my files locally on my harddrive. 

4. Just tried your suggestion and reseted my preferences. I also tried turning off my GPU settings. Both did not fix the issue. 

😕

[chanaart]

What is your operating System are you using??

[NSGG]

Windows 10

[Monika Gause]

Please tell us your hardware specs and which other applications are running?

Also: do you have system extensions running? Screen recording apps?

[NSGG]

This problem happens no matter if i'm using other applications or not. If something else is open, it's usually Google Chrome, mostly on youtube looking up tutorials. But, as I said before, the problem still happens even when Adobe Illustrator is the only thing open. I checked Photoshop as well, and I can stroke and make outlines on text just fine. Seems to be just an Illustrator issue.

Specs are:

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770k CPU @ 3.5GHz

Ram: 24 GB

Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX770

HDD: Seagate 3TB

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming (MS-7751)

OS: Windows 10 Home x64 Based