I'm trying to create a box with a lot of corners in it but it would be helpful if I could make the corners without having a break in the lines. Is there a way to draw lines continuously without any breaks at all?
asked Jul 21, 2016 at 17:06
-
1Pen tool? Box tool?– joojaaJul 21, 2016 at 17:32
-
I said Line Tool– Chris AndersonJul 21, 2016 at 17:35
-
Yes you did but you really wanted to use pen tool. Linetool can not do what you ask but pen tool does.– joojaaJul 21, 2016 at 17:37
-
Could you explain a little? Maybe it doesn't do exactly what I'm thinking– Chris AndersonJul 21, 2016 at 17:48
-
Nevermind I understand what you mean. Thanks for the feed back!– Chris AndersonJul 21, 2016 at 17:50
Add a comment
|
2 Answers
Use the pen tool, it does what you want as long as you click the corner point and do not attempt to drag the segment. Line tool can not make a polyline just individual lines.
Though, its also no problem to click drag multiple times and join the lines with shapebuilder or ctrl + j afterward. It may seem like a extra step but given you often need to compose lines and shapes separately to do proper T-junctions for example it's not exactky as wasteful as it seems
Actually it can be done with the line segment tool. I use Illustrator CC 2018. Draw a line anywhere on the page. Use menu at top right to verify "Shapes" is checked. This will bring up a little shape option in the toolbar. "Show shape widgets" is the default. Click it to "Hide shape widgets". Then you can use line segment tool (NOT PEN) to draw multi-line shapes. You will still need to join the lines but it is much quicker than the pen tool.
-
1This is a method which works, with some additional clicks, but I must say I cannot agree with "is much quicker than the pen tool". Feb 8, 2019 at 16:42
-
Yes i use it all the time but i feel its not in the spirit of the question– joojaaFeb 8, 2019 at 16:48