Flash adds points to crossing pen tool lines

Hello,
I notice that when I draw a multi point line with Flash's pen tool and then move a point...
if the line crosses another line, flash will add a point at the intersection
of the two lines. I don't want additional points added, is there a way to
turn this function off?

Hi
By default Flash draw objects in Merge Drawing mode which automatically merges shapes that you draw when you overlap them. So turning off Merge Drawing mode / enabling Object Drawing mode will help resolve your problem.
When Pen tool is selected, select the Object Drawing button from the Options category of the Tools panel(bottom part of the panel), or press the J key to toggle between the Merge and Object Drawing modes. The Object Drawing button toggles between the Merge and Object Drawing modes.
For more details on Flash drawing objects please refer
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_UsingFlash/WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7e87 a.html
Thanks!
ps: please mark this post as Answered if this is of help to you

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