Shape Tool creating multiple shapes as I drag

[B.Rotzi]

I've just recently installed Illustrator 2021 25.0.1 and I keep getting this glitch (?) where as I drag, the shape tool is continously creating shapes with unision to the movement and speed of my mouse.  I can not figure out what is causing this to happen.  I have no third party programs. 

Any suggestions would be amazing!

Attached are two screenshots of my window to see the massive clump of shapes and the paths, which you can see the general movement of my hand and how it's being continuously made.

[Larry G. Schneider · Accepted solution]

The most common way to create this is to hold down the tilde key ( ~ ) while using the mouse. Is it possible that your tilde key is stuck?

[michelew83603738]

Yes, this is what I was thinking. Perhaps you need to clean the keyboard.

[jamiebruiselee]

You just magically fixed my problem. Thanks, stranger!

[Monika Gause]

It can also be other software interfering. Or some graphic tablet driver. Or a mouse driver.

So what kind of input devices are you using?

[Apple Of My i]

I'm having the same issue. 
It was fun for a while, especially with the arc tool, but now it's being an immense pain.

read those replies and
1. the  tilde (~) key is not pressed

2. I am using Wacom and there is no S/W glitch, I checked.

3. there is o os update either for y Mac. 

what do I do next?

[Apple Of My i]

It gets solved on its own after a few hours.
Heaven knows what happened.

[James27172183wu36]

I have the exact same problem, also imediately after uploading the latest version. 

don't think it's a stuck key. 

[Monika Gause]

Please check if you have one of these running or turned on:

• WhatsApp on the web being the active tab in the browser
• WebRoot
• Apple Terminal
• Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• »Enable Full Keyboard« in Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard on Mac OS
• »Keyboard Navigation« in Apple settings > Keyboard
• Apple Mail, Outlook
• Spacebar is used as a shortcut by the system
• Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari
• Wacom Desktop Center, Wacom settings
• Windows Touch Pad problem
• LastPass, Bitwarden (password managers)
• The VPN
• LangSwitcher app (it needs to be closed and disabled)
• Notes

[James27172183wu36]

Subject: Solution Found for Illustrator Creating Multiple Shapes

After spending hours trying to figure out this frustrating issue, I finally found a solution!

Here’s what happened: I had updated to the latest version of Adobe Illustrator and, at the same time, updated my Mac software. When I opened Illustrator for the first time after these updates and tried to create shapes—mainly ellipses and rectangles—it would continuously generate multiple shapes as I dragged the mouse to resize.

After some trial and error, I discovered that pressing the tilde (~) key (the squiggly line key in the upper-left corner of the keyboard) resolved the issue. After pressing it once, I was able to create shapes normally again. I tested it further and noticed that while pressing and holding the tilde key, Illustrator reverts to the behavior of creating multiple shapes. However, after releasing the key, I could continue drawing shapes as usual.

It seems like this key may have been "stuck" or activated in a way similar to Caps Lock when I reset my Mac software. If anyone else is experiencing this issue, try pressing the tilde (~) key to see if it resolves the problem.

Hope this helps!

[Monika Gause]

You can probably find a setting in the accessibility option in the systems that allows a key to be sticky.