Title says it all. I wan't to be able to see anchor points on "object 1" when working with "object 2" so I can align better.
Is there a way to do this?
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What do you mean by object 1 and object 2?– RishabCommented Jan 19, 2016 at 10:13
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@Rishab basically, if I am working on one object like the picture show (object 1) I want to be able to then start working with another object such as a shape or line (object 2) but I still want the anchor points to show on "object 1" when I deselect it.– SaturnsEyeCommented Jan 19, 2016 at 10:46
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i don't think there is any method or properties exist which can do that– RishabCommented Jan 19, 2016 at 10:58
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@Rishab well there should! :(– SaturnsEyeCommented Jan 20, 2016 at 12:29
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While I haven't found a way to do this, I often find myself wanting the same thing.
What I do in cases like this is drag out two Guides (one horizontal and one vertical) and snap them to the point I want to keep track of before deselecting the object:
This way you can see where the anchor point is, and even have Illustrator snap objects to the intersection of the two guides - as if it was a point.
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Ah interesting work around. Thanks for that, I will try this in the future and see how I get on. As I don't think there is a way to do what I want, I will vote you as correct as it is the best option I have. Commented Jan 21, 2016 at 8:55