Why won´t the lines match??

[andree79243982]

After hours of trying and researching I still haven`t gotten anywhere..

I try to make the golden ratio and as i build up the squares they wont snap together.

When i get them to look as they should i use command+y and it shows that the lines are not perfectly aligned.

Then when they are perfectly aligned using cmd+y, they will look twice as thick at normal viewing.

What am I doing wrong here? And is a super easy feature like this supposed to be this hard?

[Monika Gause]

Are you working in  an RGB document? THen maybe pixel perfect is turned on. You might get better results without it and instead use smart guides.

Create pixel-perfect designs |

[andree79243982]

I use Smart guide. It even snaps perfectly in place, but the line gets twice as thick anyways.

If i move it once step further it looks how it should, but then it´s one step too far according to pixel preview..

[Monika Gause]

Then try and adjust stroke width.

[Lhemz0527 · Accepted solution]

If they are already aligned visually, in outline view but not in pixel preview mode, do the following.

• Select all objects
• While they are selected, go to the Transform Panel and check Align to Pixel Grid.
   

When starting a new document, you can set this immediately as follows:

Additionally to further prevent thick/thin outlines when you're placing rectangles side by side, ensure that all outlines are center-aligned:

If they are already aligned in Outline preview, apply the following:

• Select All.
• Set your stroke to center aligned.
  

To fix your document defaults:

• While no objects are selected, set the stroke to align center.

To fix your program default:

• While no documents are open, set the stroke to align center.

[Ray Yorkshire]

Select the Rectangle Tool

click on the artboard dial in say

  1618px  wide by  1000px  high

To see what you are doing give the stroke a nice light colour and crank it up chubby eg 60pt

Drag out a Square-  Anchor to Intersect

Add more squares,  zoom in and lower all the stoke widths to accurately draw for the smaller ones,

[Jacob Bugge]

Andree,

Here is a rarther old and silly and long thread which includes various approximate and accurate ways (apart from inherent drawing/rounding inaccuracies):

A golden floor