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Can I rotate an object a specific number of degrees?


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I am using Affinity Photo 1.10.5 and I would like to be able to rotate an object 60 degrees. I am using the Move tool and when I get the curved pointer and drag, I get to 59.7 and then it jumps to 60.2 and I go back and forth trying to stop on 60.0. Is there some setting in the Transform panel that I haven't found that allows me to enter the exact number?  This also happens when I am trying to resize an object to match the size of another one.

Thank you,

Nancy

 

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16 minutes ago, Nancy6107 said:

Is there some setting in the Transform panel that I haven't found that allows me to enter the exact number?

There’s a Rotation control — and a ‘Shear’ (skew) control — in the Transform panel. You can type expressions in there, too; e.g. 360/7 if you want sevenths of a circle instead of sixths.

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Select the object on the canvas or in the layers panel and then adjust the it's rotation point and value in the transform panel ...

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1 hour ago, Nancy6107 said:

I am using the Move tool and when I get the curved pointer and drag, I get to 59.7 and then it jumps to 60.2 and I go back and forth trying to stop on 60.0. Is

You can use the keyboard modifier key to restrict movement to increments of 15°. The available keys are shown in the bottom line of the window

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