Espen A Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hi I am trying to fill a document with squares (size 48mm) which i can adjust individually. Is there a faster way doing this than what ive done so far, manually drawing each square with the pen tool? (in the image) I adjusted the grid to 48mm so it was easier to draw. Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 See: https://affinity.help/designer/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/ObjectControl/duplicate.html?title=Duplicating%20objects Espen A 1 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, Espen A said: Hi I am trying to fill a document with squares (size 48mm) which i can adjust individually. Is there a faster way doing this than what ive done so far, manually drawing each square with the pen tool? (in the image) I adjusted the grid to 48mm so it was easier to draw. Thanks for any input. You can create a square more quickly with the Rectangle Tool - see the blue square below the Pen Tool on the tools bar. Hold down the Ctrl key and drag an object to duplicate the object. If you are creating a regular offset between duplicated objects, then "power duplicating" can speed up the process: after the first duplicate and drag, do not deselect the dragged object, and then repeatedly press Ctrl+J to create a series of offset duplicates. Espen A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espen A Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Got it. Thanks 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 As an alternative, you can create a large rectangle, then create a grid of lines over the rectangle. You can then select all of the lines, use Expand Stroke, then use the Geometry Divide function to create a grid of squares. One issue with this is that the resultant squares will be slightly smaller than the ‘grid’ you made with the lines, but that might not be a problem in some circumstances. Espen A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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