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1. Re: It's simple... I want the Illustrator pen tool to ALWAYS make corner annchor points and NEVER smooth. Right now I have to convert every single one of them, or I have to do a work around every time I draw a line and make one of the handles disappear.
Silkrooster Dec 1, 2014 9:28 PM (in response to theJOHNdotCOM)Then don't drag. Just click to make corner points. You can then use the convert points tool to drag just one side of the shape by dragging on the line itself.
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2. Re: It's simple... I want the Illustrator pen tool to ALWAYS make corner annchor points and NEVER smooth. Right now I have to convert every single one of them, or I have to do a work around every time I draw a line and make one of the handles disappear.
theJOHNdotCOM Dec 1, 2014 9:38 PM (in response to Silkrooster)The video I am watching this guy is just dragging every line to make curves. And every anchor point is a corner. He is not switching back and forth between the pen and the anchor points tool, and he is not using the convert points tool. He draws a curved line and starts another straight line only to curve it with a click and a drag. It is super efficient, and I could save a world of time if I could figure out what he is doing.
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3. Re: It's simple... I want the Illustrator pen tool to ALWAYS make corner annchor points and NEVER smooth. Right now I have to convert every single one of them, or I have to do a work around every time I draw a line and make one of the handles disappear.
Silkrooster Dec 2, 2014 12:06 AM (in response to theJOHNdotCOM)Use your modifier keys when using the pen tool. The alt/opt key will temporarily select the convert point tool.
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4. Re: It's simple... I want the Illustrator pen tool to ALWAYS make corner annchor points and NEVER smooth. Right now I have to convert every single one of them, or I have to do a work around every time I draw a line and make one of the handles disappear.
Monika Gause Dec 2, 2014 1:36 AM (in response to theJOHNdotCOM)Which pen tool do you use?
The pen or the curvature tool?
You will need the pen tool.
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5. Re: It's simple... I want the Illustrator pen tool to ALWAYS make corner annchor points and NEVER smooth. Right now I have to convert every single one of them, or I have to do a work around every time I draw a line and make one of the handles disappear.
Silkrooster Dec 2, 2014 9:50 PM (in response to Monika Gause)This is a good point, we can not see the OP screen so it is hard to tell which pen tool is selected or if they are using the touch user interface.
Funny, I just checked AI and I didn't realize the curvature tool was on the normal UI. I was thinking you were talking about the freeform pen tool, but I guess that tool is photoshop only.
For some reason it was not clicking when I read your post.



