Daniel.Belensky Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hello, is there any way to measure distance between objects like it done on Sketch 3 by hover over object and clicking "alt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 6, 2016 Staff Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hi Daniel.Belensky, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) No. not yet but it's coming in a future update. Squarelu 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob - Murder Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 hey guys, sorry, but i'm looking for the same tool. Do you know if is avaiable on the version 1.6.4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 23, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 23, 2018 Hi Bob - Murder, Welcome to Affinity Forums Yes, it was already implemented. With an object selected press and hold CTRL and move your mouse over the other object you want to know the distance to. (⌘ (cmd) if you are using a Mac). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob - Murder Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Wow... it's a beautifull tool. I need to tell you a thing: i love you cause i use Adobe from many years, like many peolple, but since i discovered affinity i feel my self like to be a part of a big beautifull family. I believe in you all, guys, and while in my comunity i don't know many people that using this fantastic software, i'm pressing all my friend to try Affinity Designer and Photo. At the moment one of my dream is could be talk and swap with friends advice and tricks about AD. Polygonius and DanM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 23, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 23, 2018 Thanks for your words Bob. Glad to know you are enjoying the program. You've come to the right place - there's plenty of knowledgeable users and staff around. Welcome! DanM 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damirexus Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Hi there I recently bought Affinity photo but I have a problem with distance measure between objects. I followed instructions but when I select one object, hold CTRL and than hover over another nothing happens so I am a bit confused now. Any type of help is welcome. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted August 7, 2018 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2018 Hi @damirexus, Welcome to the forums. The guides and distances will only show if you have snapping on. Thanks, Gabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damirexus Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, GabrielM said: Hi @damirexus, Welcome to the forums. The guides and distances will only show if you have snapping on. Thanks, Gabe. Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbum Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Holding down cmd to show distances between objects is very handy. But how do I explicitly set the distance between two objects? Consider this rather simple example. I want to set the distance between the two smaller circles to 48mm center to center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, bbum said: Consider this rather simple example. I want to set the distance between the two smaller circles to 48mm center to center. Create a rectangle and set its width to 48 mm. Snap the centres of the circles to the left and right sides of the rectangle, and then delete the rectangle. 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...
PixelPest Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 10 hours ago, bbum said: But how do I explicitly set the distance between two objects? The Point Transform Tool will do: ESPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 An alternative, in this specific case, would be to centre the circles both horizontally and vertically, then select just one of them, and then enter +48mm into the X field of the Transform Panel. This is a basic technique but it might be useful if you need to be precise with your measurements, rather than relying on being able to drag accurately. See my attached video where I use a rectangle only to show that the distance is correct, it’s not necessary to draw it. 2021-04-26 10-09-39.mp4 ESPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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