![]() The Illustrator CC 17.1 update also introduced a significant and very sensible change to the perspective grid. I look forward to the day when stars and polygons are equally intelligent objects, allowing users to quickly reconfigure the number of points/sides and stretch the objects without corner distortion. And for the moment, Live Shapes is a feature that only applies to rectangles, leaving polygons and stars still relatively basic (save for Live Corners enhancements). Shear the rectangle or reposition a single corner anchor, and it regresses to a standard object with Live Corners. Live Shapes allow rectangles to have consistent, shaped corners that do not distort when resized. ![]() Creating a star with rounded corners or a polygon in the shape of gear was a logistical nightmare for even the most hardened Illustrator veterans. ![]() ![]() Similarly, the star and polygon tools provided little in the way of settings, and those too were locked in once set. Stretch the object in one direction, and the corners would stretch and distort, too. Select the rounded rectangle tool, click the artboard and you’d be asked to specify the corner radius once the radius was determined, it was locked in and uneditable. Past Illustrator reviews, I have consistently lamented the application’s anemic object tools. A number of these earlier additions merit discussion, and combined with the enhancements in CC 2014, they address one of the longest-standing complaints I’ve had with the application. Interestingly, many more new features were introduced to the vector app with the mid-cycle Illustrator CC 17.1 update in January. Adobe continues to refine its flagship illustration tool with Illustrator CC 2014, a minor update with just a handful of feature additions. ![]()
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