JohnMGD Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 I have a question, is there also something like a measurement tool in Affinity Photo & Designer, like the Ruler tool in PS.??? If not can it be implemented in the next update of the program. TIA Quote
Asha Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 You can draw out a rectangle--before the mouse is released, the dimensions are shown near the cursor. It probably would be nice to have an official tool, though. I looked for one but didn't find it (in AP). Workspace rulers are already available and can be turned on in the View menu. Quote
JohnMGD Posted February 8, 2016 Author Posted February 8, 2016 The purpose of my question about a "Ruler Tool" is so that I can re-scale objects in the program by measuring the object and than re-scale it to the dimensions and scale I like. It also would be handy to make a menu in "Document">"Resize Document">also in % !! I work a lot with drawings and graphics, and instead of using the oversized and overweighted PS I would like to do this in Affinity Photo, which has a much smaller footprint !! Quote
Oval Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 It also would be handy to make a menu in "Document">"Resize Document">also in % Input of xxx% is already possible and very handy. Why a new sub menu? Quote
Asha Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 John--I am saying you can measure by drawing a rectangle across the dimensions of the object you are measuring. Just drag but don't release--you will see the measurements at the cursor. Quote
Dave Harris Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 The Transform panel in the Studio will show the dimensions of the selected object. You can also use it to rescale objects. Asha 1 Quote
Staff MEB Posted February 9, 2016 Staff Posted February 9, 2016 Hi JohnMGD, You can also perform math operations inside the input fields. I know it's not you are requesting here but it may help in some situations. Check Affinity Designer/Photo Help ▸ Workspace ▸ More ▸ Expressions for field input, for details about what expressions are supported. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
JohnMGD Posted February 19, 2016 Author Posted February 19, 2016 Thanks guys, but for the time being I will stay with PS. It is very hard to get rid of the old habit called PS ;) Mbrinman 1 Quote
uwes Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 I also need it, it's one of the things that prevent me from switching to affinity from ps David Quail and Mbrinman 2 Quote
AbePralle Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 As a ruler I use the Pen Tool in line drawing mode and the Info window shows the orthogonal width and height as well as the length D (Distance?) of the line. Kal 1 Quote
The-Design-Guy Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 Hello AbePralle, What you're describing would be just what I need for a measurement tool, but I'm not sure where you're seeing the length measurement. The only things that change with the drawing tool (in the Transform window) are the X and Y coordinates. I don't see a distance value, and the X and Y coordinates don't help much when you're measuring a line that is not vertical or horizontal. Is there another Info window I am not seeing? Quote Mid-2011 iMac 27, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Seneca Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, The-Design-Guy said: I don't see a distance value, and the X and Y coordinates don't help much when you're measuring a line that is not vertical or horizontal. What's stopping you from rotating a copy of that line to get its right size from the horizontal or vertical ruler or indeed from the Transform Window. Quote 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4
The-Design-Guy Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 It's just a lot of extra steps. 1) draw a line 2) rotate line 3) calculate length of line 4) delete the line. In Illustrator, you just grab the measurement tool, stretch it from point A to B and read off the measurement. Mbrinman 1 Quote Mid-2011 iMac 27, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
prophet Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Perhaps discussed elsewhere and perhaps a little off topic here, but my main use of the Ruler tool in Photoshop (CS6) is to quickly straighten an image. Using the ruler, I connect two point within the image that I want to define the horizon (or vertical), then click "Straighten Layer" button Affinity seems to require the 2-3 steps of setting a guide and then transforming the layer with the Move tool to match the angle (then deleting the guide if necessary). Not too much work, but could be faster. Quote
walt.farrell Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, prophet said: Perhaps discussed elsewhere and perhaps a little off topic here, but my main use of the Ruler tool in Photoshop (CS6) is to quickly straighten an image. Using the ruler, I connect two point within the image that I want to define the horizon (or vertical), then click "Straighten Layer" button The Crop Tool has a Straighten function that works like that. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.4
prophet Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, walt.farrell said: The Crop Tool has a Straighten function that works like that. Ah, found it. Very nice. Thanks @walt.farrell Quote
walt.farrell Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, prophet said: Ah, found it. Very nice. Thanks @walt.farrell You're welcome Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.4
Kal Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/23/2019 at 11:13 AM, The-Design-Guy said: What you're describing would be just what I need for a measurement tool, but I'm not sure where you're seeing the length measurement. The only things that change with the drawing tool (in the Transform window) are the X and Y coordinates. I don't see a distance value, and the X and Y coordinates don't help much when you're measuring a line that is not vertical or horizontal. Is there another Info window I am not seeing? I'm a bit late to the party here, but as @AbePralle said, it's the Info panel you need to be looking at, not the Transform panel. If you click and drag (with the pen tool in Line Mode), it shows you the length (D) in realtime. I can confirm it works beautifully. If only Designer had an Info panel!! Quote
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