MonkeyFire Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi Is there a way to change to anchor point of a shape before you rotation or scaling it? If it is not possible then it would be good idea to include this feature in the next update - just make life a bit easier :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 You can change the rotation center via the Transform palette, but it's only one of 9 positions within the bounds of the shape itself... there's no actual rotate tool yet... Hi Is there a way to change to anchor point of a shape before you rotation or scaling it? If it is not possible then it would be good idea to include this feature in the next update - just make life a bit easier :) Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Ventura 13.6 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyFire Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Hi ronnyb, thanks for your quick response. I've selected one of those 9 positions (except for the middle one) in the transform panel, but when I rotate the shape it still rotates about the center - does not seem to work. Any idea why? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakk Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Hi MonkeyFire You have to use the slider under the selection square. I know, not logic but that's the way it works. For now at least. Quote OS X 10.12 - AP 1.6.6 - AD 1.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 No problem MoneyFire... Those 9 positions only work if you type the amount of rotation, shear or size (for scaling) and then hit return. If you prefer to perform transformations directly on the object itself and not numerically through the Transform palette, try this: select the Move tool, hold down the Control key while hovering by a shape's upper left handle, and then click and drag. The shape will rotate by using the lower-right shape boundary as a pivot point. Also, once your cursor is hovering near a selected shape's handles and it changes from the current cursor to the resize, rotate, or shear cursor, be sure to look at the info bar along the bottom of the screen, as it shows all the modifier keys available for use with the current tool and shape selection... Cheers! Hi ronnyb, thanks for your quick response. I've selected one of those 9 positions (except for the middle one) in the transform panel, but when I rotate the shape it still rotates about the center - does not seem to work. Any idea why? Thanks :) Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Ventura 13.6 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyFire Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Hi it works!!! Thanks everybody for your help!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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