How to make object with specific size? (Designer)

[funk92]

Hey guys,

simple question, how i can make lets say Ellipse with exact size?

Where are the dimensions setings?

I mean dimension, not transform setting.

Thanks.

[loukash]

4 minutes ago, Rogi92 said:

I mean dimension, not transform setting.

No, you do mean transform:
https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/pages/Panels/transformPanel.html

[funk92]

5 minutes ago, loukash said:

No, you do mean transform:
https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/pages/Panels/transformPanel.html

Oh yeah, i miss that :/. Thank you.

[KarinC]

Or you can use Data Entry. Draw the ellipse, select it, then press enter.

[walt.farrell]

2 minutes ago, KarinC said:

Or you can use Data Entry. Draw the ellipse, select it, then press enter.

That allows you to Move or Duplicate it, but I don't see that it allows you to set a size (as the OP wants). Am I missing something?

[GripsholmLion]

If you are, Walt, that makes two of us. 😄

[KarinC]

Oh, sorry. I thought horizontal and vertical was the size. I did think that with data entry you could set the size. But I guess not. The manual says:

• Move data entry: For accurate repositioning, rotating, scaling and duplicating of objects (and artboards) by dialog.

[bbrother]

Hi @Rogi92

You can use Object creation data entry.

1. Select elipse tool from the tools panel.
2. Hold down CTRL and click to bring up a dialog to manually specify the size and other properties of the elipse you want to create.

A dialog as shown on screenshot bellow will appear↓

Below is a link where you can find more info about Object creation data entry↓

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/189476-object-creation-data-entry/

Tips:
By default, the Width and Height units will be whatever units you set for the document itself but you can input values in other units (px,mm,inch) and they will be automaticaly converted to the document mesurment units (just use unit shortcut, like "23 px", "10 mm" or "11 in" when entering value).

You can also use single math expressions in those input fields like:
+=20 to increase value by 20
-=20 to Decrease value by 20.
*2 Double size.
/2 Divide in half.
50%, *0.5 to Decrease by half.
120%, *1.2 to make 20% bigger.

Below is a link where you can find more info about expressions for field input (they very usefull)

https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Workspace/expressions.html&title=Expressions for field input