How do I stop lines snapping from 10° to 0° while all Guides are already off?

It prevents necessary asymmetric formatting. If it’s a short line; meaning even more precision is necessary; it snaps between 0° and 15°. It also seems to have a fluctuating definition of degrees which depends on the length of the line. Meaning with one point always in the same spot, the 10° it snaps to while at different lengths creates lines with different slopes. While obviously that’s bad for everyone in all situations, I don’t know how that’s even possible to program unintentionally.

Posted on Dec 11, 2020 9:49 AM

Reply
3 replies

Dec 11, 2020 4:09 PM in response to Badunit

I wonder if the snapping to "10 degrees" but different length lines get different slopes is because


1) It is snapping to a horizontal or vertical guide line that coincidentally makes it snap to about 10 degrees and

2) The angle displayed next to the line is rounded. One line might be 9.5 degrees and the other 10.4 degrees, both of which will read as 10 degrees. This can be verified by looking at the rotation angle in the sidebar.


You also have to consider that this is not a CAD or drawing application. The tools are rudimentary, as are the results.

Dec 11, 2020 1:57 PM in response to Moorgan

Holding down Command does turn off snaps, while it is held down.


I have not seen anything snap by 15 degree increments. What I see is it snapping from a few degrees to 0 or from close to 45 degrees to exactly 45 degrees.


I have not seen the degrees be different. It is possible, I suppose, if their slope algorithm has a bug but it seems like such a simple thing it is hard to believe they got that wrong. Can you post a screenshot or set of screenshots that show this definitively (i.e., no eyeballing necessary)?


In the sidebar on the right (or in the Arrange inspector), you can type in the exact degrees you want. It rotates the line around its midpoint so do the rotation before positioning the line.


This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

How do I stop lines snapping from 10° to 0° while all Guides are already off?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.