{"id":44897,"date":"2022-04-14T23:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T23:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/other-photo-softwares\/illustrator\/cant-resize-shape-in-illustrator\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T23:06:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T23:06:42","slug":"cant-resize-shape-in-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/other-photo-softwares\/illustrator\/cant-resize-shape-in-illustrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t resize shape in illustrator ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You need to do View > Show bounding box. If you can&#8217;t get it to work, you can take the free transform tool. The icon you&#8217;re seeing is that of the Free Transform Tool and the anchor points appear as if the Bounding Box is not activated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, how do I resize a <strong>shape<\/strong> in <strong>Illustrator<\/strong>? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Selection&#8221; tool, or arrow, from the Tools panel and click to select the object you want to <strong>resize<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the &#8220;Scale&#8221; tool from Tools panel.<\/li>\n<li>Click anywhere on the stage and drag up to increase the height; drag across to increase the width.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Frequent question, why can&#8217;t I free transform in Illustrator? The Free Transform tool is not a default tool that you will find in the toolbar, but you can have access or set it up quickly. If you see the tool greyed out, that&#8217;s because your object is not selected. Click on the object you need to transform, and the tool will show available to use again.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, why can&#8217;t I expand my object in Illustrator? If the object has appearance attributes applied to it, the Object > Expand command is dimmed. In this case, choose Object > Expand Appearance and then choose Object > Expand.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, why is my scale tool not working in <strong>Illustrator<\/strong>? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z4NEdE0xlkM\"><\/iframe>To keep stroke width constant, or change (along with other properties) in proportion to objects and text when resizing, go to Edit>Preferences>General \u2013 then check or uncheck \u201cScale Strokes and Effects\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I resize a path in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the object(s) to be rescaled.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the Scale tool.  <\/li>\n<li>Click the Preview check box to see the object interactively resize on the artboard as you change values.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Scale Strokes &#038; Effects check box if you want to proportionally resize strokes and effects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why can&#8217;t I resize my image in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>You need to do View > Show bounding box. If you can&#8217;t get it to work, you can take the free transform tool. The icon you&#8217;re seeing is that of the Free Transform Tool and the anchor points appear as if the Bounding Box is not activated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I get my free transform back in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select one or more objects.<\/li>\n<li>Select the Free Transform tool .<\/li>\n<li>Start dragging a corner handle on the bounding box (not a side handle), and then do one of the following: Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) until the selection is at the desired level of distortion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you scale in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hit Ctrl + A on PC or \u2318 + A to select all the art in your file. Look in the top bar or Transform window and you&#8217;ll see the width and height of your selection. link clicked, enter a new height or width dimension and hit enter which will then scale your image proportionally.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How can we cut a shape in Illustrator using another shape?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Select both shapes using the \u201cSelection Tool\u201d. With both shapes selected, go to the \u201cPathfinder Tool\u201d (displayed below in red). Select the \u201cMinus Front\u201d selection (displayed below in green). Your bottom shape should now have a cutout of the top shape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is expand appearance in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you select the line with the Effect on it, then choose Object > Expand Appearance (above), it will convert the line into the actual shape of the effect. (Right). \u200bIt is no longer a straight line, the line now matches the appearance that you see, thus the term Expand Appearance. Keep in mind it is still a line.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you expand a PNG in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Using Illustrator, open the PNG file you wish to convert.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;Object&#8217; then &#8216;Image Trace&#8217; then &#8216;Make&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Your PNG will now be editable within Illustrator and can be saved as AI.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I enable scale in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Go to your top tool bar, navigate to Window > Transform. This will open the transform tool. STEP 4: With your artwork you want to scale selected, navigate to the transform pop-up toolbar you just opened. Make sure the \u201cConstrain Width and Height Proportions\u201d button is activated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I reset my Illustrator settings?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>On a PC, press &#8220;Alt-Control-Shift&#8221; and launch Illustrator, holding until you see the start-up screen appear, to clear all current personal settings. If you&#8217;re on a Mac, hold &#8220;Option-Command-Shift&#8221; to delete your personal settings. This will cause the default settings and work space layout to appear for use.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you unlock the selection tool in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zfdkzdkqrm4\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You need to do View > Show bounding box. If you can&#8217;t get it to work, you can take the free transform tool. The icon you&#8217;re seeing is that of the Free Transform Tool and the anchor points appear as if the Bounding Box is not activated. 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