Objects anchor points.

Is there a way to view the number of anchor points used in a complex object? eg on an object created with live trace.
If not directly built into Illustrator CS5 is there a Plugin?

or Window->Document Info, and in the flyout menu click on "Objects"

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Why i am unable to select between 2 anchor points with in a object while dragging with direct select

why i am unable to select between 2 anchor points with in a object while dragging with direct selection tool instead it moves

Another option is to temporarily change your view to outline mode, when your done switch back to preview mode. Ctrl-Y or View>Outline {View>Preview} The menu option will change depending on which mode you are in.
And another option, double click on the object in question to place it in Isolation mode. You can now edit to your hearts content. When done, click on the gray border at top of document.
So as you can see there are multiple ways of accomplishing the same thing.

How do You See Anchor Points When Object is Unselected

Hi, In Adobe Illustrator is there any way of viewing the anchor points of objects permanently even when an object is unselected? So you can see where the points are when you are making shapes with the pen tool. If there was, this would make it a lot easer to place the points on existing points of other shapes without having to guess where they are. Thanks for you help Gareth.

Oh no! I just noticed when using it, that it is not as useful as I thought, because if you want to put a point anywhere near the 90º or 45º line from the last one it forces you to put in on that line, it's great that it lets you see the points on the other shapes but too bad it makes you do that. and you can't turn off smart guides while making a shape because it stops that shape and starts a new one. That's a bit annoying, so it's still easier to do it without smart guides guessing where the points are and correct them later with the white arrow if you missed any. Thanks for you help though. Gareth.

How to align an anchor point with an object?

I have a shape I made with the pen tool, and now I want to align one anchor point of the shape with the middle of a rectangle. How can I do this? It doesn't seem like I can do what I do for objects, which is select both objects, click the object I want to align to, and hit align. If I'm not describing this properly let me know and I can try to clarify.

...another way...
1. grab the Rectangle Tool
2. move your mouse on top of the Anchor you wish to align
3. draw a rectangle wider than the shape, centered on the Anchor
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     - then press Alt to make it centered on top of the anchor,
     - release the mouse, then the Alt key.
4. select both your shape and the rectangle
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Why in Ai CC 2014, when I use a pathfinder tool on two objects, their anchor points snap slightly off from where they were? I'm looking under all the snap to options under VIEW & cannot find the culprit. Please help!

Why in Ai CC 2014, when I use a pathfinder tool on two objects, their anchor points snap slightly off from where they were? I'm looking under all the snap to options under VIEW & cannot find the culprit. Please help!

You're welcome.
There are a couple of issues connected to it:
http://www.vektorgarten.de/problems-align-to-pixel-grid.html
I don't think that list is complete

Object's anchor point not "sticking".

I'm using Flash CC and experiencing an issue with anchor points. I have Movie Objects on the stage and I usually can set their anchor point, create my keyframe, and then use classic tweens to rotate and animated based on where I placed my anchor. Upon trying to animate today, my anchor points weren't sticking when I adjusted them. It's been a couple weeks since I last used Flash to animate not sure if anchor points have somehow changed. But it is very frustrating that they aren't staying in place. Please help!
I'm using Win 8.1 on a Surface Pro (1st gen).
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I was only getting it on my SurfacePro - tried it on my desktop (running Win 8.1) and it didn't show up again. I looked like a timeline adjustor that you would find in Premiere or After Effects. But it really wasn't breaking anything so I'll ignore it. I was able to capture my issue on video, and although I thought I had figured it out, it seems that there is still an issue with using anchor points and classic tweens. Take a look at the video if you have a chance:
http://youtu.be/FXCbDRkfinA
-Ian

CS5: Moving Anchor Points w/ Transform Panel, Not Whole Object

Hey there. Did the digging before asking but nothing came up. I'm pretty green, so I'm sure it's something silly. I'm trying to move specific anchor points on a path a few pixels up from their current position, while keeping everything else where it is, so it'll transform the figure's shape. I'm trying to do it precise by changing it's dimensions, rather than clicking and dragging. Thankfully, that's at least an option because it -does- work when I direct select the points I want and drag them. Problems with that:
1) I have very little control. If I want the point moved up by whole pixels, I pretty much have to get lucky because it's always in decimal points.
2) With shapes bordering each other (parts of a complex shape), if I want to move their location to scrunch something (Half circle in a larger half circle, wanting to flatten out the base), if I lift those points up, they leave a gap. As if the top border of the outer circle has another anchor point under the lower of the one above that, and I can't click on it to move everything while they're still touching. I can take screenshots if needed. I'm following a tutorial to get used to the program.
Alternately, I suppose if you have a shortcut for constraining the drag to whole pixels instead of fractions, that's great too. In Photoshop and the like, holding Shift would give me precision, but that's not the case in this tool or perhaps program.
Thanks a bunch. This program is frustrating, but I know I'll have fun with it when I get it.

Hard to decipher exactly what you are asking for, but after reading your post a few times sounds like you want to move vector point by whole pixles amounts.
Have you tried setting your keyboard increment to 1 pixel, and using the cursor keys to nudge points.
If you are working on digital work, you may want to turn on snap to pixel grid, which will also kepep all your times to whole pixel amounts.

Is it possible to move the anchor point for an inline object?

I have noticed that sometimes the anchor point will get inserted in the middle of a word resulting in the spellchecker marking the word as misspelled.
I can't seem to find any information in the documentation about moving an anchor point. Is it not possible?
Thanks

Krisler,
Select your Inline graphic. Then click on the center of the graphic and drag the mouse's pointer into the text. When you get your pointer into the text you will see the insertion cursor (vertical bar) just at the tip of the mouse arrow. When you let go of the mouse button the insertion point for the graphic will be where the insertion bar was at that time. The key point is to concentrate on the position of your arrow tip as you attempt to reposition the insertion point.
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PeterBreis0807 wrote:
Menu > View > Show Layout/Invisibles
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How to copy/paste anchor text box to its anchor point in text and delete all empty anchors?

hi all
i have a document of few pages but one story. The right column is the main text box and on many places anchored text boxes are placed which appeared on the left column as shown below.
i want text of each anchor-text-box to be cut from its place and paste at its insertion/anchor point and delete all empty anchored boxes.
I am trying since morning but i unable to reach anchor object reference. Any help on how to start with will be helpful.
virender

Ok, let's say you have one main text box (not anchored) and three text boxes that are anchored to text within it. The first one is anchored with text, the second one is unanchored, and the third one is empty (I'm not going to get into inline anchoring vs. custom anchoring since you didn't bring it up in your post).
We cycle through the items on the page:
function main(){
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myPages = myDoc.pages.everyItem().getElements();
for (var i = 0; i < myPages.length; i++){
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 if (myPage.isValid == false) continue;
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 //If myItem doesn't have a Character parent, it is not anchored.
 //The first and third text frames would fail this test.
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 //We only care about text frames.
 if (!(myItem instanceof TextFrame)) continue;
 //I think the only way this would happen would be if you had an image or
 //something else unexpected within the frame. I check for it so no content
 //is inadvertently lost.
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 //If we're still in this iteration of the loop, all qualifications are met.
 //Flatten the text frame.
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 //There may be other methods, but this works for me. I try to avoid copy/paste
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 //Replace the anchor character itself with a space (or whatever) which also
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I guess the takeaway might be that you're not looking at the main text frame and then checking to see if anything is anchored to it. You're looking at each text frame and figuring out if it is anchored. That's my approach, anyway.

Can you change the anchor point of a swf in CP5.5?

I have created a small swf in Flash and have published it.
I've imported the swf into CP5.5 and applied an effect of anti clockwise rotate and assymetric zoom out in an effort to get it to spiral backwards into oblivion.
However, it seems to rotate the swf from the top left corner.
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Regards

Col,
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Lilybiri

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Thanks for help

This bug made its way into flash CC as well. Not exacly sure how to reproduce it, but the anchor point/point relocation preview doesnt work on shapes/lines when you try to pull or move them.
The buged lines were created at 0.1 thickness and didnt work outright. A line created with 1.0 thickness worked as expected.
My guess its in thickness + hiearchy (groups/objects) related?
Here is a screencast of the bug: https://www.monosnap.com/file/SDxHRkqOAXE7QjOSetAsMyPhdbub1F/# I managed to create buggy and normal lines on one hiearchy level.

Trying to flip around a specified anchor point

Here's what I have so far:
tell selection
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This results in the object being flipped around whatever anchor point is targeted in the control palette, but I don't know how to specify a particular anchor point within the script. Can any one help? I'm sure this is simple, and I'm just not finding it. Thanks!

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How to move anchor points

Hi, I have gone by what tutorials say and simply isn't working. It's really anoying. How do I move anchor points when I am using the pen tool in CS4?
Thanks.
Rich

Get in the habit of using keyboard shortcuts. P = Pen tool. A = Direct Select tool. AP = Penn tool, with Direct Select waiting under the Control/Command key. So press AP when using the Pen tool, not just P.
Or, just always use the Direct Select tool. Shortcuts available when using the Direct Select tool are: Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) for Object select, which selects an entire path; and Command/Control which always switches to the black arrow Move tool when your current tool is Direct Select. The difference between the Move tool and the Object Select tool is the Move tool will only select groups, while Object Select will select individual paths within a group.

Show not selected anchor points (and connect)

Hello.
Every now and then I have the problem in Illustrator that I want to connect two anchor points with the pen tool. The two anchor points belong to different objects. Is there any way to always show all anchor points. Today I have to select one of the object to see the first anchor point I want to connect. And then hovering the point over the plaece where I presume the second anchor point is located until the mouse icon indicates that I have the pointer at an anchor point.
A second question: Is there any way to connect more than two “lines” to an anchor point? I.e intersect and connect an anchorpoint in the middle of a line with a third anchor point.

Almost.
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