Transform Tool vs the Move Tool
-
Is there a difference in functionality between the Transform Tool and the Move Tool?
-
@William-Kansepa The Move tool can only move objects, cannot scale, rotate, skew.
Useful if you don't want to hit the scale / rotate corners when moving around small objects.
-
@VectorStyler said in Transform Tool vs the Move Tool:
@William-Kansepa The Move tool can only move objects, cannot scale, rotate, skew.
Useful if you don't want to hit the scale / rotate corners when moving around small objects.I have exclusively been using the Transform Tool only. I have just tried out the Move Tool and indeed the Move Tool is handy in such kind of situations where you need to select and move small items. Thank you @VectorStyler.
-
@VectorStyler, my observation is that the Move Tool's current location is too obscure and chances are some users might not quickly be aware of its existence...
For better visibility, I am proposing the following:
That the tool be grouped with the Transform Tool such that they would share the same shortcut (toggle).Or eliminate the Move Tool and adopt something akin to Adobe Illustrator's method of using the Selection Tool or The Direct Select Tool by hiding the artwork bounding box and hiding edges to select tiny objects.
-
@William-Kansepa Tools can be customized. I think the Move tool is too specialized to be grouped with the transform (primary) tool. And grouping could also interfere with tools selection, causing the toolbox to popup multiple tools.
One thing that could be done in the future is to have the selection box hidden (or just a basic box) in transform mode.
