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Use the Snap to Collisions tool

Use the Snap to Collisions tool - Illustrator Tutorial

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Use the Snap to Collisions tool

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- [Instructor] With Astute Graphics ColliderScribe, you can make Illustrator objects snap to each other, along any edge or curve as if the objects were magnetic. And like a lot of Astute Graphics tools, it can allow you to accomplish something that would take a lot more time and effort with Illustrator's native features. So let's try it out. The first thing to learn when it comes to ColliderScribe is where the tools are. At first glance, after you've installed the plugin, you won't see anything new in your Toolbar. In fact, they're grouped with the Selection tool. So if I click and hold on it, I can see the new tools. And I'll release my mouse button over on the right side to tear them off into a floating panel. The first one we'll use is the Snap to Collisions tool. I'll select that, and I'll start with these two circles. I'll click on the smaller one with the Snap to Collisions tool and drag it over near the bigger…

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