Free Transform Option Is not Showing Up With.....

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Ged+Traynor  wrote JJMack   wrote You can not uset Ctrl+T when the  pen tool is active ant the Ctrl key is a modifier key when the Pen tool is active. I have the Pen Tool active and the free transform is available and I can hit Ctrl + T to activate it even with the Pen Tool active

Yes it is. However if there are no closed path with pixels in the you will get an error mess if there is a closet path that has pixels within it is is available. You may not see the transform box if its larger than canvas and you have don't show the center point.  The real reason I wrote is  was not whatever state   he had the document in it was not available.  The Transform tool was not switch to when he use Ctrl+T and he showed Photoshop had it unavailable for in Photoshop menu Edit.   He was IMO is some incomplete function state. You can also see in his video Photoshop never switched from the pen tool in the beginning of his video to the transform tool.

So beside the Pen tool being active Photoshop was in some state that needed to be completed  or canceled.  I find it hard to follow these videos users create he at least has audio commentary most do not.

Yes if not stuck in some incomplete state  Ctrl+T should switch to the transform tool from the pen tool

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