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Illustrator Creating a new path directly above selected path in layers.


wallflowerface

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Hi,

I'm a long-time Photoshop user who has moderately been using Illustrator for the past few years and I'm still working out a few things.

I work in layers mostly. I can't really imagine how to work without organized layers like in Photoshop. I've noticed that when I'm working in Illustrator in a layer that has many paths, and I click on a path in the bottom to select it, and then I click the pen tool to draw a new path, that new path ALWAYS jumps to the very top of that layer which isn't where I want it.

This gets really annoying because I have to scroll all the way to the top of the layer and drag my path all the way back down to where I actually want it to be (which can take so long with many paths).

I was wondering if anyone knows a fix for this, or even just some advice to make this less tedious for me?

Thanks in advance!
 

wallflowerface

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I know of that feature as well, but then wouldn't it send it all the way to the bottom of the layer? In which case, it could be the same situation - I'd have to find it and bring it back to where I want it. :(
 

hawkeye

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Use the shortcut ctr+[ to send it backward until you have it where you want it. (or ctrl+] for forward)
 

hawkeye

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By the way, if you want the new layer right under the active layer, use the draw behind function.
 

Yonov

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1. Send to back your new object
2. Shift+click target object (to sellect both)
3. Group, ungroup
4. Your new object is just behind target
5. Shift+click target (to desellect)
6. Send forward new object
7. Enjoy
 

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