Questions tagged [transform]
Questions about transformations. For example; rotation, translation, reflection, or resizing.
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GIMP: do not move layer to top when transforming
Using GIMP 2.99, I'm trying to fit photographs into a photo frame with cutouts. I created the cutouts in a top layer, and am trying to visually scale the photos on the below layers so I can make a (...
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Why these two shapes behave differently when scaled up using align to pixel grid?
See image 1 below.
Orange shape has a width of 38px and a thickness of 1px, with a radius of 12px
Green has a width of 152px and a thickness of 1px, with a radius of 3px
I created these shapes ...
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How to make positioning of lines around circle or curve
Is it possible to make even distance positioning of lines of different length around circle or curve?
I mean lines have different sizes like on pic.2, but I need they have equal distance around ...
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Script for random movement (scatter)
I have found (and use) scripts for random opacity, random resize, random rotation etc. but I can't seem to find one which will do a "random displacement/move"
With the other above mentioned scripts, ...
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Reset text rotation in Photoshop
I've rotated multiple texts with the transform tool in Photoshop by an arbitrary angle.
Now, I need to reset that rotation, and have the text straight. I am not able to do it by hand, its always ...
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Get an image to lie flat on an axonometric grid in inkscape
I am new to graphic design and I am working on some figures for a paper. I want to use the isometric perspective and I have been drawing on the default axonometric grid with snapping. I want to put a ...
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How to only scale a certain part of a logo in Inkscape?
I have stumbled upon a problem regarding the creation of a logo for a Piaggio vehicle (the truck below). Because of the grooves I want to scale a certain part of the logo and make it look good when ...
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Inkscape: Transform geometry of cloned path, but not the style
I want to design an illustration with a curved path and a skewed version of it. The original path org is somewhat "in flux" and a moving target; I have to adjust the shape of org so that important ...
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View / save pattern transformation (Illustrator)
I have a pattern in Illustrator. I have transformed the pattern (scale, rotate, etc.) within an object.
The pattern is only transformed within that object. The parent pattern remains the same.
I ...
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InDesign: change dimensions of mulitple objects
Is there a way to alter the size of multiple objects at once?
For example those rounded rectangles in the screenshot have a height of 10 mm, but I want to reduce all of them to 8 mm. From what I know ...
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How to get rid of the space between 2 square shapes after transform them 45°
Please note that "Snap Vector Tools and Transforms to Pixel Grid" already enabled and I did so much search before I post this. I use Photoshop CC 2014.
First I created a square 400X400 and I ...
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Convert skewed rectangle back to original in GIMP
Consider this image:
I know the aspect ratio. I would like to turn this skewed rectangle to rectangle with correct aspect ratio, as big as possible.
I can use perspective transformation in GIMP, but ...
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Illustrator: scaling changes when I relink an image
I'm assembling panels of multiple images in Illustrator CS5. The images are similar, but of slightly different sizes, therefore I put each image in a clipping mask, so the final sizes of clipped ...
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Perspective with google map or bing image
I have a common google map image and I would like to transform to a one-point perspective changing its shape to a trapezoid filled with the original map.
The new map would have streets and building ...
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Transform/convert shape into line
I want to create a clipping mask (Object > Clipping Mask) with a rounded rectangle shape above an image. But when I do it, rounded edges get angled (straight, without rounds).
How to transform that ...
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How do i edit the starting orientation of free transform handles in Photoshop?
I'm a Photoshop newbie, and I was wondering how or IF I could adjust the starting orientation of the free transform-"box" (Ctrl+t) in Photoshop?
I'm not good with words, so I'll try my best to ...
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How to write 3D Isometric text using Sketch app?
I need to write Isometric text in Sketch app.
I tried using "Convert to Outlines" option to do transformation. But that doesn't help to transform the text to isometric projection.
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Illustrator : how do I see the sequence of transformations that are applied to an object?
In Illustrator, I have this object (text in my case) on which some shearing, rotation, probably scaling has been applied. I'd like to look at these transformations and modify or reset one or more of ...
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Photoshop Rounding Transform Dimensions
What I really like about Illustrator is the ability to mathematically resize objects. In Photoshop you can input the desired dimensions of an object which is good enough more often than not. I was ...
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Rotate object parallell to line
Suppose I have an object A containing a line segment l. Now I have another line segment q in my drawing. How can I rotate the whole object A such that the line segment l becomes parallell to q?
I've ...
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There is no bounding box around line in Illustrator CC 2017
I've recently started to use Illustrator CC 2017 (so far I used CS5).
I noticed that line object doesn't have a classic "4 node" bounding box as earlier, just "two nodes". It allows rotation, but not ...
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Turning type in a rectangle to a circle in Illustrator
How is the below example achieved?
I'm assuming that the type would have been laid out normally within a rectangle and its interior lines, which would help the designer get the positioning and its ...
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How to resize multiple icons (centered in multiple artboards) in Illustrator?
I have multiple versions of a logo (different colours, keylines etc) laid out in a file on multiple artboards. This so I can save off in batches multiple .PNGs from the one file.
My problem is I now ...
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Make a selection wider
I have an object that is a rectangle which has a 20px wide border. I want to resize the rectangle, but to maintain its border width. If I select it and use Transform I will have a smaller border width ...
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How to polar stretch/scale a set of object in Illustrator
Suppose I drawn a set of objects that will fill an angular wedge of approximately 58° of a circumscribed circle.
Now I want to stretch these object so that they fill a wedge of exactly 60°; more ...
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InDesign: reset assets to their original dimensions
I want to resize placed vector graphics to their original dimensions they had upon importing. In Photoshop I was used to the transformation tool showing percentage relative to the original size, so ...
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Illustrator CS5: Evenly spaced stars along a curved path?
I am attempting to create a logo with stars along the outside of a circle in Adobe Illustrator CS5.
Everything I have tried has distorted the stars. I have created an art brush and used that along ...
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Illustrator: how to draw "snowflake" in live mirror mode?
I want to draw such "snowflake" pic using 1/8 part of it.
Is there way to use Illustrator to draw such a snowflake in live mirror mode?
I thought that I can use clipping mask and Transform Effects ...
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How does object snapping work in Inkscape?
I am trying to understand how the snapping of object translations works in Inkscape.
In my experience, objects do not snap to targets in object manipulation mode F1, and neither do their rotation ...
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Illustrator: Resizing multiple objects proportionally by specific values
Is there a way (script) to resize multiple objects proportionally in Illustrator by a specific width or height? Illustrator only does it by percentage.
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Inkscape - Mapping the transform scale onto the path of SVG
I have this big vector (SVG) graphic which is not to scale. I want to scale it to size. However, doing so in Inkscape applies transform-scale on the paths parent group. What I want is for the path ...
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Is it possible to do “Step and Repeat” on a group of layers at once?
Step and Repeat can be applied to a single layer by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T. But after I tried it on a group of layers, it is not working; it is repeating the transformation, but not duplicating.
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Illustrator CC, matching two layers (with Transform applied) that are from different files
We have one Adobe Illustrator file layer and we want it to match up to a previous file layer. Problem is the previous graphic artist did a rotate, which we know, but then some kind of transformation, ...
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Z-axis rotation of multiple layers/objects in GIMP
Using GIMP, I have split an image into multiple layers, each holding a similar part of the image (object). I want to perform a z-axis rotation on each of these objects/layers, to give the impression ...
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How do I stop strokes from increasing the measurements of an object?
When I draw a box that's 4x2. The transform panel usually confirms this measurement by showing W:4 (width) and H:2 (height).
The new version adds the stroke measurement to this which makes it ...
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Transform every item in group without affecting the group
In my Illustrator diagram I have a group with ~100 small objects in it (dots on a scatterplot chart). I want to scale each dot in place to be smaller.
If I select the group and scale, the placement ...
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How to warp an image as if it were reflected in a convex surface
I want to make an image look like it is being reflected in a mirrored, convex shape (in this case the visor of a helmet).
What sort of settings and effects would best achieve this?
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Gimp: change center of transform
I'm trying to scale a layer but would like to use a different center of transformation from the default which seems to be the top left corner (or another corner if the handles are used). Even if I ...
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Warp raster using an arbitrary polygon
In Photoshop, is there a way to warp an irregular image selected area, but with controllable number of sides (let's say 8), by these boundary lines instead of a general rectangle around the selection (...
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How can I rotate a pattern overlay layer style?
If I apply a pattern overlay layer style to a rectangle drawn using rectangle tool, is there anyway to rotate just the pattern itself to a diagonal? I'm looking for a way to do it similar to how ...
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display delta transform when moving objects in GIMP?
I wonder if there is a way in GIMP to display the distance in pixels I have moved something with the move tool. When I know the distance I want to move (a guide or a floating selection ect.) it really ...
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Adobe Illustrator SVG upside down transform matrix
I create a new Illustrator file, draw a graphic element and convert it to a symbol. I save the file as SVG. In the SVG file, the graphic element in the symbol is drawn upside-down i.e., its ...
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free transform to reshape a jpg image in illustrator cc 2015
was wondering if someone could tell me please, how to use free transform to reshape a jpg image in illustrator cc 2015?
Much Thanks G
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Black color transformation with transparency [duplicate]
I need to make an icon like this http://findicons.com/icon/download/579673/stackoverflow_24_black/24/ico?id=582600 so that it is in blue color (instead of black). I can't use Hue/Saturation/Curves ...
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Gimp Non-square resize
I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to get gimp to do a scale in the way I want. I think what I'm after is either a non-linear scale, or a trapezoid distort. I'm not sure I'm using ...
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How does "Reflect X" work in Transform effects?
I am unable to understand the Step 3 in this tutorial: https://vectorcove.com/illustration/brick-seamless-background-in-adobe-illustrator/
Why does 'Reflect X' bring back every alternate row in line ...
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Moving 2 images apart from eachother
I'm trying to know how to move 2 of the exact same images at the same time, and move them apart from each other. One moves to the left, while the other moves to the right, at the same time. I want ...
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How to edit multiple layers using the marquee tool?
I have 3 layers that I edited with blending options (one with R checked off, one with G checked off, one with B checked off, as I'm trying to create a glitch effect).
However, I can't merge these ...
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How to create a "multi-layered smart object"?
I want to non-destructively and non-bindingly use Free Transform such that the transformation is immediately reflected in multiple smart objects, as though each object were one "layer" of a common ...
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Why are the image 'Transform' size values different in Photoshop?
I have a background layer and am inserting a 512x512 image.
I want to set the inserted image to 512 x 512. I use ctrl + t and make it 512x512 and apply the free transform.
If I push ctrl + t again ...