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!
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:
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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