Smart guides. They cease to work at 800% zoom level.

Any reason for that?

Lewis when you you zoomed in you some how got the direct select too active you were reshaping the rectangle not moving it.
 
 Here is a screen capture of your last frame of the video.
 
 
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 I was wrong but it is good because I know what manifests the bug and you are correct it is a bug, I apologize for judging so soon.
 
 Try this odd one for size. deselect both objects then zoom in to say 1600%. Now select one of the objects and move it over the other no smart guides! correct?
 
 Now zoom back out so you can see the two rectangles and select one of the objects now zoom in to say 1600% deselect the selected rectangle, then select it again and move it over the other rectangle, you got smart guides.
 
 I will log it in as a bug. you should as well.
 
 There also appears to be other factors, Like I think that originally before zooming the two objects might have to aligned as this doe not always happens as I prescribe.

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