CAStalling Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I'm having a problem getting used to ADesigner as a noob.... I have been practicing with the pen tool per an online course and seem do be doing well until the pen tool starts to snap to unseen guides/grids and I ultimately have to back up to the last practice project completed without issue, save and close ADesigner and then restart to continue. This seems somewhat weird and very annoying - actually extremely annoying. I'm using a Windows 64 bit laptop with Intel i7-3520M Core, running Win10 Pro with 16Gb ram & Wacom Tablet. I can currently run the Adobe Ai, Ps, Id, Ae, Au, Pr and other intense power programs without any issues. If anyone has encountered this issue it would be much appreciated to get a solution as quickly as possible. Thank you all for your assistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, CAStalling said: doing well until the pen tool starts to snap to unseen guides/grids Check your settings in the Snapping Manager to turn on/off various options. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 CAStalling, you'll find that the following icons on the context toolbar will also cause snapping that just turning off snapping will not affect. I pretty well keep one finger hovering over the opt key (on a MAC) at all times. Pressing this will skip both kinds of snapping. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAStalling Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Thank you, Old Bruce, however, "snapping" is not engaged AND every possible place to check snapping options is empty other than the screen tolerance option of the default "3" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAStalling Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Gear Maker, thank you, this seems to be working... it's just now my "techy gotta know why" mind is preoccupied with why did it work one way for a while as the instructor said it would and suddenly go to glitchville and basically forcing me to go another route? I guess that's the world of gadgets and gizmos - hopefully, this won't present a problem with the more complicated projects on the horizon. Other than this I'm enjoying the program very much and the improvements over Adobe's Ai and their "subscription" policy. Again thank you for your assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Maybe you turned on one of the node snap icons some have a large effect. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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