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Unwanted line movement

  • June 5, 2026
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I changed a couple of settings the other day that changed the line behavior in a way that I don’t like. I feel like I’ve gone through just about every setting possible at this point, though, and can’t seem to make it revert, so I’m wondering if someone can help me identify the name.

https://gifyu.com/image/bI8gG

When I try to connect one object to another, the system ignores where I start and end and just decides on its own. What it chooses is often completely nonsensical and doesn’t do what I’m trying to make it do. Sometimes I can redirect the lines, but the way lines interact with other lines seems to be goofy now as well. For instance, they refuse to end at the same point. Also when I’m trying to draw one line, if it crosses another, the second line starts moving around. 

I’ve toggled all of the snapping behaviors that I can find, and nothing changes. I’ve also read about the smart guides, etc., but this behavior just started at the same time as I was playing around with some settings the other day, so it doesn’t seem to be a system-wide bug. 

What am I missing?

PS. Admins, why put an embedded media option in this form and then disallow any relevant website where that media would be hosted and make users try to guess what the acceptable hosting platforms are?