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How to Use Adobe Illustrator Preferences

How to Use Adobe Illustrator Preferences , to speed  up your drawing processes . The correct usages and setting of your Adobe illustrator Preference will make the designer life Easier to speed up design processes.

What is an Adobe Illustrator Preferences ?

Adobe Illustrator preferences manages the default Setting or variables in your Illustrator Works Space or Draw board .

Where to find  Adobe Illustrator Preferences ?

You can change the Setting on the Fly by holding CTRL+K on windows or go to Setting , Preferences ,General.

General Setting

In this section, i will dig into some important feature in the General Setting , that you might need to take note off.The Keyboard Increment , Constrain Angle  and Corner Radius is explained on the first video.I Will explain the remaining which i think it might be useful to you.

 

 

Disable Auto Add Delete Function 

When you are using a pen tool, hovering at the edge of a Rectangular you will see a small ” -” Sign which enable you to delete the edge of the Rectangular. But if you check this box. you will no longer be able to delete the little small “-” Sign

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Scales Stroke and Effects

If you check this Setting, it will enable you to scale your geometry outline weight in proportional to your Geometry .

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Use Precise Cursors

The Use Precise Cursors will enable you to see the grid or probably the coordinate details . It pointers changes to a cross image when applied, this enable you to snap object easily with this function.

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Double Click to Isolate

This Function will enable you to isolate different layers in your drawing , when you double click on it

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Show handles when multiple anchors are selected in selection and Anchor Display section.

When I first learn How to Use Adobe Illustrator Preferences , I have no idea where to adjust setting on how to make all handles to be displayed when i select all the anchor points. Why is this important ? Imagine that you have a very complex shape, and you would like to tweak it on the fly, every time wanted to tweak some corners of a shape , you will need to go and find where is the relevant Handle. That consumed a lot of time and drag down the delivery time length of your projects.

There is a Check box under the Selection and Anchor Display Section, which is will show all the handles when multiple anchors selected.

 

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Guides And Grids

So you have a project, where precision measurement of your drawing is very important.you can do it by turning on grid view.\

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