Scott.S

R C-R thank you for replying so quick. My house is still too busy to record with audio. I think gbendy sorted what I was thinking. In AI no matter where I place shapes they drop on whichever active layer is selected. In AD say I'm working on 'Layer 1' and select the locked BG layer which I shouldn't be able to click on but AD does it for some reason. Should I forget to click back on 'Layer 1' and start drawing shapes again they all create their own layer. I'm sure this works as designed not an error on my part. I'm still uncertain why I can click on the locked BG layer and do nothing with it besides take focus off the active layer. I'm still trying to sort out marquee selection(s) too. I really want to get off the Adobe subscription. http://imgur.com/8k4g3Bc

I put a better look in a youtube video. Sorry there's no audio my kids won't stop screaming at one another and my two German shepherds bark at everything outside. We have a very busy and noisy house :/ As you can see about selecting WHY does AD do selecting like this??? And the curves just keep being created instead of being contained in the current active layer. Why if I lock the BG layer can it still be selected? Isn't the point of locking something so it can't be selected nor manipulated. I've never used any software that does that 2D or 3D. https://youtu.be/KUQqQIYkbEo EDIT: I put a comparison of AI in the first part. I really want to like AD but these two things are driving me nuts.

Three questions I was looking for help with. 1. A layer locked is still selectable. Why? I lock it so it can't be selected. Is there a way to disable that? So I set an image on Layer 1 as a reference. Draw a shape(s) and want to marquee select some shapes. Nope. Always end up selecting the image ref layer. GRRR. 2. Snapping to previous shape. I draw out a polygonal shape with the pen tool. Start a new shape and need some of the points to line up with points on the previous line/shape. Where is this enabled? I can't find it in 'Snapping Manager'. 3. Why does every shape appear on it's own layer? It makes everything messy. I do quite a bit of low poly and WPAP art. Why can't I stuff that all on one layer? Soon as I click off the BG layer that's locked so it can't get selected gets clicked and a new shape appears on it's own layer. I'm trying to transition from Illustrator to Designer because I like the features Illustrator doesn't offer. Layer masks, adjustments, fx, etc but these three things are driving me nuts. Any helpers out there?