: Snapping shape anchor points to a curved path in Illustrator I have a curved path generated with the line tool followed by the Zig Zag filter to which I'd like to snap a shape I've drawn.

I have a curved path generated with the line tool followed by the Zig Zag filter to which I'd like to snap a shape I've drawn. I would like it that the shape can be dragged only along the line (like a carriage on a train track), and that the shape be rotated as it's dragged to be tangental to the curvature of the path. The shape itself is, at its most basic, a styled rectangle, and the effect I'm trying to achieve would be the result of locking the vertical-middle left-most and right-most anchor points to the curve simultaneously.

Is it possible to do this in Illustrator CS5? Many thanks in advance!

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@Turnbaugh909

What you are seeking is not possible in any version of Illustrator.

It's a good idea, just not possible.

AstuteGraphics.com has a plug in called ColliderScribe which allows you to snap objects along paths. This may be helpful based upon what you describe. But there's no way to specifically link anchors to anything within Illustrator.

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