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August 8, 2021
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Rotate view in Illustrator rotates exactly the opposite way as in Photoshop

  • August 8, 2021
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Has anyone noticed that to rotate the view clockwise you need NEGATIVE values in Illustrator and POSITIVE values in Photoshop?
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 I hope that will be changed soon because it is very confusing.

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

Unfortunately, it matches the rotation directions in other rotation tools in Illustrator. I think there's a strong chance changing one or the other would cause even more trouble.

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Doug A Roberts
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Doug A RobertsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 9, 2021

Unfortunately, it matches the rotation directions in other rotation tools in Illustrator. I think there's a strong chance changing one or the other would cause even more trouble.

Ton Frederiks
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August 9, 2021

And it has been that way since the first Illustrator version.

If any app should change it must be Photoshop 🙂