gumbo23 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I am creating a book cover, and trying to line up elements against the template in the background, and get some thing central within the margins etc. Is there a way to set ad hoc marks, and then have selected elements measured against them? Ideally I would be able to also center them with one click. I've added a little screenshot for illustration. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 It sounds as though you need ruler guides and/or column guides. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Alfred said: It sounds as though you need ruler guides and/or column guides. I should have marked this as being in Photo. I've tried dragging out rulers but they vanish. Now sure how to get them to stick and help me out in the way I require. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, gumbo23 said: I've tried dragging out rulers but they vanish. Now sure how to get them to stick and help me out in the way I require. Do you have View > Show Guides checked? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, Old Bruce said: Do you have View > Show Guides checked? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, gumbo23 said: I should have marked this as being in Photo. Ruler and column guides are available in Designer and Photo, too. Affinity Photo Help: Ruler and column guides If, as you say, you have ‘View > Show Guides’ checked, you should be able to see the guides as long as they’re over the canvas. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Alfred said: Ruler and column guides are available in Designer and Photo, too. Affinity Photo Help: Ruler and column guides If, as you say, you have ‘View > Show Guides’ checked, you should be able to see the guides as long as they’re over the canvas. How would they not be over the canvas? They are top when I drag them out, but then they disappear when I release the mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I don't want to confuse the discussion about Guides but does what gumbo23 wants to do actually need them? I might not have understood the requirements properly but it sounds like you can draw a (temporary) Rectangle across the required area and use Snapping to get the centre points of that Rectangle. (The rectangle can be made invisible when it's not needed, or deleted if it will never be used again.) Or have I got the wrong end of the stick, requirements-wise? gumbo23 and Alfred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, GarryP said: I don't want to confuse the discussion about Guides but does what gumbo23 wants to do actually need them? I might not have understood the requirements properly but it sounds like you can draw a (temporary) Rectangle across the required area and use Snapping to get the centre points of that Rectangle. (The rectangle can be made invisible when it's not needed, or deleted if it will never be used again.) Or have I got the wrong end of the stick, requirements-wise? This should work fine Garry - I'll try it. This is why I ask you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 It would be interesting to hear back from you as to whether this was a workable solution for you – it might help others, or maybe it won’t. I would also be interested to know if there was a solution to your guides ‘disappearing’ as that doesn’t sound like it should be happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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