• Adobe Illustrator

  SNAP to GUIDES

  Posted by Glenn Takakjian on June 17, 2009 at 7:19 pm

  For some reason I am having issues with Snapping to Guides in Illustrator.

  I create a 1000 X 1000 pixel Document

  I create a Horizontal & Vertical guide… both are exactly placed at the 500 pixel mark. I am sure of this by checking the x & y boxes up top.

  I then try to drag the ruler reset tool to set the zero point directly in the center. I have snap to point selected. But no matter what I do it never seems to snap to the place were the two guides meet which should be exactly at 500 v 500w. It always seems to be off by a decimal point or two. Maybe .08 or .015 or something.

  In Preferences I have changed the Snap point from 2 to 1 which helps but it never seems to snap exactly. Is there a SNAP TO GUIDES function I am missing? I see SNAP TO POINT and SNAP TO GRID but none for SNAP TO GUIDES

  Driving me crazy… any thoughts?

  TAK

  Vincent Rosati replied 16 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Vincent Rosati

  June 17, 2009 at 8:18 pm

  Maybe, check to see if your Document Setup is set to Pixels, and your Preference Units are set to pixels.
  Than, click on the artboard with the Rectangle Tool and create a 1000x1000PX box.
  Than, use the Align to Artboard function to center the box.
  Than, center the ruler.

  I’ve had some issues with less-than precise snapping since moving to CS4. I’ve reverted to CS3.

  Just some ideas.

  Vince

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