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For context, I am coming from a CorelDraw background and nudging is a very straightforward process of using the arrow buttons and occasionally the Ctrl button to get more precise nudges. However, on Illustrator, when I try to nudge, for example if I want to nudge an object slightly to the left, the nudge works in an inconsistent pattern of something like 5px left, then 10px, then 5px, then 10px and so on...

I tried changing the settings in Illustrator > Preferences > General (on Mac) and changing the Keyboard Increment to as small a value as 0.01px but there was no improvement.

Perhaps someone has experienced something similar or perhaps Illustrator was designed that way and there's an advantage to such behaviour? I am so confused.

I am aware this might be hard to visualise since it is quite strange, so I'm attaching a YT video below

Video describing my issue so it can be understood better

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  • Welcome to GD.SE!
    – Mensch
    Commented Dec 13, 2021 at 19:03
  • I am unable produce the same results unless I hold Shift + left/right click. If this happens in a new document as well, then maybe you want to reset Illustrator preferences.
    – AndrewH
    Commented Dec 13, 2021 at 19:08
  • @Mensch Thank you! Not the typical welcome haha
    – Jahtomini Ogunderu
    Commented Dec 13, 2021 at 19:14
  • @AndrewH I get that issue without holding Shift. I did reset my preferences however and unfortunately the problem still persists
    – Jahtomini Ogunderu
    Commented Dec 13, 2021 at 19:16
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    wild shot in the dark... Align to Pixel grid? Snap?
    – Scott
    Commented Dec 13, 2021 at 21:52

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Thanks to @Scott 's helpful comment, I realised that Snap to Grid and Snap to Pixel were both ticked. Unticking those two and leaving Snap to Point and Snap to Glyph selected solved the issue for me.

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  • Glad that solved it :) Little things like this can be horribly frustrating:)
    – Scott
    Commented Dec 13, 2021 at 22:38
  • @Scott definitely, I was already getting stressed haha
    – Jahtomini Ogunderu
    Commented Dec 14, 2021 at 11:14
  • Align to pixel should never be used for anything. Why? Well because to do pixel perfect graphics youd need to snap to a 1/2 pixel grid. And presumably your other grid is more usefully sized anyway. In all cases you will be burnt by the particular problems with pixel grid implementation.
    – joojaa
    Commented Dec 14, 2021 at 11:49

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