I must have different lengths for rectangles but when I try to adjust even the width follow . I must have same width but different lengths.
I did 13 rectangles with same lengths and width. Then I tried to adjust the lengths but then the width follow. I must have same width.
What can I do?
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David Bevins said:I haven't used Illustrator since CS6. As far as I remember it works the same there. It works the same in inkscape. When you rotate an object, the bounding box never rotates, its always perpendicular. So the width and height are for that new bounding box. What is this feature in Illustrator called that lets you ignore the bounding box dimensions?
I've had Illustrator available to me for less than a week, so it was educational for me to look at this.
Here's a snip showing a rotated rectangle, with the "Shape Properties" also shown:
Dimensions (3" x 1") shown there are the dimensions of the rectangle, not of the bounding box for the rotated shape.
Here's a snip showing the same rectangle with the "handles" (that's what I call them; I don't know if they use that terminology in the Illustrator world) showing:
Note that those handles are for the rectangle itself, not the bounding box. If I click on one and drag to resize the rectangle, the dimensions that are shown in the "heads up display" while dragging are, again, the dimensions that the rectangle would be if it were not rotated.
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David Bevins said:Thanks for the school Eskimo. When I was in Illy it was just messing around. No production took place so nothing stuck with me.
It was educational for me, too. I have been aware of the existence of Illustrator, but had only tried to use it for perhaps an hour or so, and that was 20 years ago. Some things have changed recently that make Illustrator (1) readily available to me and (2) much more relevant to my job. I have much to learn!