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Shape expanded message

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Apr 02, 2018 Apr 02, 2018

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Hi! I created a square with the rectangle tool, and when I moved the anchor points to change its shape, the shape expanded message pop up. I would like to know what exactly does this mean and how will it affect the file. Thanks!

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Community Expert , Apr 03, 2018 Apr 03, 2018

when you create a basic shape using the shape tools, illustrator treats it as a 'live' shape -- i.e. it keeps track of things like number of sides of a polygon, rotation angle, dimensions of the shape itself rather than its bounding box, etc. Full details here:

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this is evident in the Transform palette, where you can see extra options when you have a live shape selected:

shape.png

when you move an anchor point, illustrator loses this 'live' shape information and treats

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when you create a basic shape using the shape tools, illustrator treats it as a 'live' shape -- i.e. it keeps track of things like number of sides of a polygon, rotation angle, dimensions of the shape itself rather than its bounding box, etc. Full details here:

Draw, edit, and re-edit shapes easily |

this is evident in the Transform palette, where you can see extra options when you have a live shape selected:

shape.png

when you move an anchor point, illustrator loses this 'live' shape information and treats it like any other object. that's what the message is telling you.

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Sometimes after the "Shape Expanded" message, you can make the object into another shape again.

After moving the upper right corner point of the rectangle, it will expand the shape.

When you select the object and choose: Object > Shape > Convert to Shape, it becomes a shape again.

A diferent one, a polygon instead of a rectangle.

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