Scaling Not Precise, Keeps Locking To Grid

[hackkboi2020]

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Describe the bug
when i scale an object it scales to grid, some people said disable grid or connection points, none of these worked and now i am just sitting waiting for an answer, i want to scale smoothly, because i cant connect my objects correctly or align them correctly its always one pixel away.

Edit:
Holding The Alt Key Doesnt Work, the format panel width and height paramaters are not sleek and take alot of time to adjust to, other than that it doesnt even resize correctly, making the grid size to 1 doesnt help either because thats what i was using, there is no snap to grid option in view

Screenshots

draw.io version:

• draw.io version 29.7.6

Desktop:

• OS: Windows 11
• Browser Chrome
• Chrome Version - Latest

[draw-io-triage-bot]

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Summary: The user is frustrated that resizing/scaling objects in draw.io snaps to the grid, preventing precise alignment. The standard workaround is to hold Alt while dragging to bypass grid snapping, or to disable 'Snap to Grid' under the View menu (distinct from hiding the grid), or to enter exact dimensions in the Format/Arrange panel.

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📝 Additional Information Needed

To help us investigate this more effectively, could you please provide:

• Steps to reproduce: The user doesn't describe the exact steps they're taking to resize/scale the object. Are they dragging handles, using the Edit Style panel, or using the format panel size inputs?

We also have some questions:

• Have you tried holding the Alt key while resizing/dragging? In draw.io, holding Alt temporarily disables snapping to the grid, allowing you to resize and position objects with pixel-level precision.
• Are you aware you can set exact dimensions in the Format Panel on the right side (Edit → Style, or the width/height fields in the Arrange tab)? This allows you to type precise values rather than relying on dragging.
• Have you tried reducing the grid size via File → Page Setup → Grid Size (e.g., setting it to 1 instead of the default 10)? A smaller grid size gives finer snapping granularity.
• When you say you disabled the grid, did you uncheck View → Grid as well as uncheck View → Snap to Grid? These are two separate settings — the grid can be visible but snapping can still be on, or vice versa.

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