: Illustrator: Aligning objects precisely I've created this logo draft: It looks fine when it's small but when I zoom in, the edges look like this: So I started the drawing process all over
I've created this logo draft:
It looks fine when it's small but when I zoom in, the edges look like this:
So I started the drawing process all over again. First I created the 4 rectangles which I aligned perfectly in every possible way:
Then I put 2 diagonal shapes on 2 edges and used the Shape Builder Tool in order to remove the parts I don't need:
So here's the result of that shape:
Now I want to add a shape to the left side of the object but I can't align it correctly and I'm afraid that that's is what caused the problem on the draft logo. It looks aligned when zoomed out:
But when I zoom in and use the outline view, this is what I see:
I have tried to align these shapes with nudging them with arrow keys, I've used the align options, I've set the keyboard increment to 0,1 px. Nothing works.
There must be an easy way to fix this but since I'm fairly new to Illustrator, I don't know how to achieve this.
EDIT: Here's a GIF which shows the alignment problem. I applied the matching edge method which @joojaa suggests. Sorry for the low quality:
Thank you for your help.
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Make sure you have smart guides enabled, snap to point enabled. (also while your at it make sure you never ever enable the pixel snapping in illustrator nothing good comes form it).
Matching edge.
Select your shape from the edge of your path, while a smart guides says path. start dragging and after starting drag but before you release hit control down. Drag until smart guides says path again, If you want to constrain your movement to one of the 45 degree directions also hold shift.
Trick is to know that you need to hold control down. The lines are now perfectly aligned. You can adjust the sensitivity of snap in prefs, If you have very accurate monitor its hard to do this if you do not raise the snapping distance.
Matching anchor.
Same method works for anchor snapping. Just be sure to select the object from the anchor instead of edge.
Aligning anything to anything.
Ok so eventually you want to align something more exotic than a point or a edge. In that case draw a supporting line on target and on target. Then drag from intersection to intersection.
The other quirk to know.
if you hold alt down with any of the transform tools it allows you to place to pivot point. This way you dont need to align anything.
PS: This is a bit quirky, admittedly. But works fine once you know its there freeing you to think about other things. But yes tthe GUI gives you no indication that its there.
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