Toggle anchor points and handles

[jjjnyt]

Is there a way to toggle (show/hide) anchor points and handles so you can view all for a shape without having to select it first?

[Bill Silbert]

Anchor points can be toggled to show or hide them using Command-H on a Mac and Control-H on a PC.

[jjjnyt]

Yes understand that, but you have to have an object selected. Let me try to rephrase...

Is there a way to permanently display anchor points and handles?

[Kurt Gold]

What is the purpose of your request?

[Bill Silbert]

Every way I've looked at requires having the objects actually selected including what's shown in the screen shot below:

With the highlighted setting in Preferences a selected object will look like the example at right if the object is selected by marquising (lassoing) it. There is also a script available at https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/20-free-and-useful-adobe-illustrator-scripts--vector- 3849 which might help. I don’t know if any of that is what you’re actually looking for but maybe it can still be of some help.

[jjjnyt]

"Every way I've looked at requires having the objects actually selected" <--- this is what I'm referring to.

There appears to be no way display all anchors and handles without the object selected.

To clarify when this feature is needed: comparing two objects or matching values.

Can you please check your link. It is a dead-end for me. I'd love to check out the script. Thanks.

[Bill Silbert]

I just looked at the link I gave you to scripts and saw that it got messed up. Here is the actual link: https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/20-free-and-useful-adobe-illustrator-scripts--vector-3849

[jjjnyt]

Thanks Bill. There isn't a script to specifically do what I was hoping to achieve but some interesting stuff in there.

[jjjnyt · Accepted solution]

Replying to my own question here as it appears this is not something you can currently do in Illustrator.