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October 19, 2017
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Curvature pen tool missing

  • October 19, 2017
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The new curvature pen tool is not visible in the pen tool menu.  How does one access it?  Am I missing something?  The menu I see is different from the photo in the new features web page.

Joe

The menu I see in Photoshop 2018:

Screenshot of the menu on the Adobe help page for the pen tool:

Draw with Pen tools in Photoshop

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      Correct answer davescm

      That does work!  Problem is semi fixed.  The tool disappears in all my custom workspaces.  You listening Adobe?  How do we make the Curvature Pen tool appear in ALL workspaces?

      Joe


      jml2035  wrote

      ........  How do we make the Curvature Pen tool appear in ALL workspaces?

      The problem can occur if you bring across a custom workspace that included the toolbar settings. It will not have that tool in the group.

      Go into your workspace.

      Then edit the toolbar (click on the three dots) and in the Customise Toolbar dialogue move the tool into the appropriate group (or if you prefer just click on Restore defaults . Then click Done.

      Then save your workspace.

      Dave

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      Gayle5E1A
      Participant
      November 9, 2021

      I don't have the 3 dots on my interface...

      victoriapersephone
      victoriapersephone
      Participating Frequently
      October 25, 2017

      this doesn't work. none of these things work. I need to draw a curve sometime this century. why don't I have the curvature pen?

      davescm
      Community Expert
      davescmCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 25, 2017

      victoriapersephone  wrote

      this doesn't work. none of these things work. I need to draw a curve sometime this century. why don't I have the curvature pen?

      Hi

      Can you confirm first the exact version of Photoshop that you have installed - go to Photoshop > Help > System info and copy the first line or just press the copy button and paste here

      Dave

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      kevins8685406
      Participant
      October 30, 2017

      Adobe Photoshop Version: 2017.1.1 20170425.r.252 2017/04/25:23:00:00 CL 1113967  x64

      I'm having same problem here....can not get the curvature pen tool to show up after doing all steps noted here. Thanks!

      franmh
      franmh
      Participant
      October 19, 2017

      I have the same problem, no Curvature pen Tool in 2018. I've tried all suggested solutions

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      manosp2530240
      Participant
      October 19, 2017

      I have the same problem, I updated ps and launched it through the Creative Cloud desktop application, but cannot see the new curvature pen tool!!

      Ok I found a solution: I went to window-workspace and changed my workspace to 'essentials' and the tool appeared!

      I hope this helps!!

      Chuck Uebele
      Community Expert
      Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 19, 2017

      Make sure that 2018 has downloaded. Sometimes if you do a general update of all your apps, PS sometimes doesn't update.

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      jml2035Author
      Participating Frequently
      October 19, 2017

      It's Photoshop 2018 I'm using.  Doesn't make any difference if I open it from my applications menu or from the CC menu.

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      manosp2530240
      Participant
      October 19, 2017

      Ok I found a solution: I went to window-workspace and changed my workspace to 'essentials' and the tool appeared!

      I hope this helps!!

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