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Quickly Toggle a Perspective Grid’s Visibility

Tips and Tricks | August 24th, 2010

The Perspective Grid Feature is a nice addition to Illustrator CS5. With any new feature, it’s a good idea to get familiar with keyboard shortcuts so you can use the new feature more efficiently and cut down the learning curve. One tip that is helpful when using a perspective grid is to quickly toggle a perspective grid’s visibility.

Toggle a Perspective Grid’s Visibility

When using the Perspective Grid Tool (Shift P) or the Perspective Selection Tool (Shift V), hold down the Alt / Option key, and click the one of the any of grid plane widgets to toggle between line, solid, and invisible. Take a look at the images below to get an idea of where the grid planes are and the difference between line, solid, and invisible.

Grid Planes

Line, Solid, Invisible

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I’ve just started using Illustrator CS5. The Perspective Grid is a nice new feature. This article really helps wrap my head around it.