Spiral tool shortcut doesn't works illustrator

[july789]

Hi,

I have been following a tutorial to help me using the spiral tool.

I just realised that some of the shortcuts doesn't works on my software (Illustrator CC 2017).

To Increase or decrease spiral winds I should Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow, but it does nothing ...

Can someone help me with it ?

Should I change something in the preferences ?

Thanks in advance,

J

[Monika Gause]

Keep dragging when using the shortcut.

[july789]

Yeah ... I have been trying that ...

[Monika Gause]

You might need to go a little back and forth. It's just not acting correctly. Have patience with it.

[july789]

What do you mean by "going a little back and forth" ? Obviously it is not acting correctly, I have been trying all day, shuting down again and again the soft and my labtop. It's just not working.

How long should I wait before it start working ?

[Monika Gause]

Move the cursor around, press the keys ...

ANd also check your settings for the tool. It might be setup in a way that you just don't see any changes.

After having used it with the keystrokes, try and click on the artboard with the tool, check the values.

Then use it again with keystrokes. Click on the artboard again. Compare the values. Have they changed?

[july789]

It is weird. There is some screen shot to try explain you what's happening. When I am changing manually the number of segment, it doesn't make any difference.

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

That was kind of what I expected. The added segments are so small that they are pratically invisible.

You need to try that with a sprial that has tighter winding.

[Om Nath Jha]

Hi July,

In addition to what Monika just mentioned, please take a look here :

Regards,

Om

[july789]

Hey guys, the only difference I can see is about the zoom (does that make sens ?).

So if I understand well what you both are saying, I just should step backward in order to get a larger spiral.

Regards,

Julie