I'm creating SVG icons, and due to the removal of SVG as an output format for Save for Web, I've switched to having a series of 16x16 artboards for my icons. Problem is, no matter what snapping features I disable, my artwork still snaps to the artboard edges when I move it around (regardless if I use the mouse or the arrow keys). This makes it impossible to align artwork to such a small artboard, and it also seems like pixel snapping shuts off, causing mis-aligned artwork.
Failed solutions
- View menu >> Snap to Pixel disabled
- View menu >> Snap to Point disabled
- View menu >> Smart guide disabled
- Transform palette >> Align to Pixel Grid disabled
Workarounds
- Set Keyboard increment to 0.5px, which will round up to 1px in Pixel Mode. Keyboard nudging now behaves as expected, but mouse behavior is still erratic.
- Use the Free Transform tool. It behaves slighly less erratically than the Selection and Direct Selection tool.
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new document, 16x16 px
- Verify that you're in pixel mode
- Create a 14x14 px square
- Try and position it in the center of the artboard using the mouse or keyboard increments
- Observe the artwork snapping to the edges of the documents, or bypassing snapping altogether
Hope this helps.
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