Pavel Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi, Is there a quick way to measure distances? My use case is: margins / paddings for web designs. I would normally use the Marquee Tool (in pixel persona) or Rectangle Tool (vector persona) and look at the dimensions in the "Transform" panel. However, in the Pixel persona, the Marquee dimensions are not shown. Any ideas how I can quickly do what I want? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted November 18, 2014 Staff Share Posted November 18, 2014 We will be adding distance/size/spacing indication features as part of the snapping improvements. No reason we can't add a specific measurement tool also. See if the new features (when they are done) fulfil your needs, then we can think about what a measurement tool might do. Raskolnikov 1 Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 18, 2014 Staff Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi Pavel, You can draw a vector rectangle and use it as you're doing now in both Draw and Pixel Persona. There's no need to create a selection to measure things in Pixel Persona. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi, I don't really think a specific "Measurement Tool" is required. I think using a rectangle to drag/move on the screen is enough, in my opinion. MEB, the problem I have with the Rectangle Tool in Pixel Persona is that the dimensions are not shown dynamically (like a rectangle in Draw Persona). It is only AFTER I drag'n'drop the rectangle that the Transform properties get filled in. This is something I did not notice before and therefore I asked here. Steps to replicate: Pixel persona -> create rectangle -> no information in Transform Move rectangle -> immediately the Transform fields get populated (including updated automatically when moving the rectangle) Thanks for the answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 19, 2014 Staff Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think you misunderstood my post (or the other way around....) There's no Rectangle Tool in Pixel Persona. I think you are referring to the Rectangular Marquee Tool. And that one doesn't update the Transform panel as you noted. Don't use it for this. What i'm advising you is to draw a vector rectangle in the Draw persona with the Rectangle Tool and use this same rectangle in both Draw and Pixel Personas to measure things. When you are in Pixel Persona use the Move Tool to change the rectangle position and dimensions to suit. The Transform panel will update the data in real-time. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Aha, I see now. You mean using a Rectangle and keep it on the screen, and then just move it around as I need it. OK, that's good advice, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrin Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 For measuring, (as a work aorund) you can create a ruler with precise measurements as agroup of vectorshapes. This you can use also in Pixel Persona :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devoth Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I would also love to have a quick way to check distances between two objects - so useful for slicing web layouts. I think Sketch has this thought out pretty well: you can click on an object to select it, then just hover on any other object while holding ALT to display distance. It even works for for objects inside groups if you hold down CMD as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I use the slice tool for this under Export Persona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted February 19, 2015 Staff Share Posted February 19, 2015 As I said earlier in this post, these improvements are coming as soon as I have time to work on them. Pavel 1 Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joro_abv Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Live measuring when placing guides will be great - holding Shift while dragging could show distances between the line you drag and it's adjascent guides or edge of the document if no adjascent guid is present on the side. Presen in Adobe Fireworks, very useful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugo bertrand Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Is there something new on this? Hit would be cool if affinity designer does that, it would make sense for UI/UX For the moment I have the Dimensions plugin on chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dimensions/baocaagndhipibgklemoalmkljaimfdj You can place your JPG in chrome, and it'll measure stuff for you, but it'll be nice if Afdesigner does it, and you can leave the measured guides on your canvas, so everything is measured. no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 1, 2017 Staff Share Posted February 1, 2017 Hi hugo bertrand, This is already available in Designer/Photo. With an object selected, press and hold ⌘ (cmd) and move you mouse around to check the distance between that object and the others or the canvas. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugo bertrand Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Oh that's awesome! didn't know about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GR3 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hi hugo bertrand, This is already available in Designer/Photo. With an object selected, press and hold ⌘ (cmd) and move you mouse around to check the distance between that object and the others or the canvas. I really need this feature right now but it does not appear :( v1.5.2 Could you please provide the link which explains how to use it properly? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 29, 2017 Staff Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hi 1GR3, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You only have to press the ⌘ (cmd) key with an object selected and move the mouse (don't drag the object) over another object to check the distance between the two. See the clip (no sound) below. 1GR3 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GR3 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hi 1GR3, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You only have to press the ⌘ (cmd) key with an object selected and move the mouse (don't drag the object) over another object to check the distance between the two. See the clip (no sound) below. measurements.gif Thank you for the clip - this is exactly how I imagined it would work but it does not on my machine :( Is there something in the preferences that must be checked or unchecked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 29, 2017 Staff Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hi 1GR3, Do you have Force Pixel Alignment enabled? If so turn it off. Let me know if it worked... 1GR3 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GR3 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hi 1GR3, Do you have Force Pixel Alignment enabled? If so turn it off. Let me know if it worked... I couldn't find this option neither in the preferences nor the toolbars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 30, 2017 Staff Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hi 1GR3, Check the screenshot below. You can either disable it directly clicking on the button on the left, or clicking the arrow to open the snapping options and unchecking Force Pixel Alignment. 1GR3 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GR3 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hi 1GR3, Check the screenshot below. You can either disable it directly clicking on the button on the left, or clicking the arrow to open the snapping options and unchecking Force Pixel Alignment. force_pixel_alignment.jpg It works now! Even when I forced the pixel alignment back. Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT.HA Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Hi ,-) Draw Persona/Working with geometric forms. Is there a way to read forms measurements (ex: a square) ? Also is there a way to scale up and scale down object based on their measurements or percentages (1/2, 1/3, etc)? One more .-) Is it possible to drag the zero (0) axis of the rulers to a point of choice in my document (ex: a corner of an object)? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 27, 2017 Staff Share Posted September 27, 2017 Hi AtelierCunha, 1. With the object selected check the Transform panel width/height dimensions. To measure in relation to other objects/spread select the object press and hold ⌘ (cmd) and mouse over the canvas or other objects to see the distances to the edges of the canvas or to other objects. 2. Yes, you can perform math operations in the input fields. So to reduce the width of an object by 50% for example just add *50% after the width value in the corresponding field in the Transform panel. Alternatively you can also replace the whole existing value by *=50%. Both notations will work. For more info about expression for field input check this Help topic. 3. No, currently it's not possible to change the ruler's origin point. This was requested quite a few times and may be added in a future version. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT.HA Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 11 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi AtelierCunha, 1. With the object selected check the Transform panel width/height dimensions. To measure in relation to other objects/spread select the object press and hold ⌘ (cmd) and mouse over the canvas or other objects to see the distances to the edges of the canvas or to other objects. 2. Yes, you can perform math operations in the input fields. So to reduce the width of an object by 50% for example just add *50% after the width value in the corresponding field in the Transform panel. Alternatively you can also replace the whole existing value by *=50%. Both notations will work. For more info about expression for field input check this Help topic. 3. No, currently it's not possible to change the ruler's origin point. This was requested quite a few times and may be added in a future version. Hi MEB, thank you very much. Thats what I need. Lets hope for the ruler´s origin point in the future; its very helpful. Have a nice day .-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbinsson Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Is there a way to see this in mm? As it is now this only shows pixels. I need to measure in mm. Any advice would be kindly appreciated. /K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.