CNicholson Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi guys, this is my first time posting! I have only been trying to use affinity Photo for a couple of days having been an Adobe user for about 11 years I think! So... please forgive me if this is a silly question, or if this has been covered multiple times before! I'm a complete newbie to this! Basically, what I'm trying to do is the equivalent of 'reset bounding box' on illustrator BUT on Affinity Photo (not designer). In the attached screenshot, you'll see I've rotated my object to make it level (ish) with the horizontal guide I've put in place.... what I'd like to do is have the bounding box straightened too as it's driving me a little crackers visually when I select it! I understand the reason for this is that it remains editable and that presumably somewhere it tells you how many degrees it's been rotated by but... I'm finding it quite annoying to look at! Is there an easy way around this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Reset Selection Box. Unfortunately, it only works temporarily. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/22918-by-design-reset-selection-box-doesnt-work/&do=findComment&comment=107737 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 22 hours ago, CNicholson said: I understand the reason for this is that it remains editable and that presumably somewhere it tells you how many degrees it's been rotated by ... FWIW, that 'somewhere is in the Transform panel. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNicholson Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 6:51 PM, Pšenda said: Reset Selection Box. Unfortunately, it only works temporarily. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/22918-by-design-reset-selection-box-doesnt-work/&do=findComment&comment=107737 Sorry for the delay in my reply! I didn't think anyone had responded! Ah great! Thanks Pšenda I'll give that a go! Frustrating that it's only a temporary fix though! Hopefully they'll alter it at some stage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNicholson Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thanks! I'm sure I'll need to know that at some point in future! Such a lot to learn! On 12/31/2018 at 9:22 PM, R C-R said: FWIW, that 'somewhere is in the Transform panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, CNicholson said: I didn't think anyone had responded! Select this. Edit: or Account settings, Notification setings for every your items/contents. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNicholson Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Select this. I can't seem to find that... is it in notification settings and I'm just not seeing it? I don't think there's much hope for me if I can't even operate the help forum properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 30 December 2018 at 10:50 PM, CNicholson said: Basically, what I'm trying to do is the equivalent of 'reset bounding box' If you rasterise the layer ( Layer > Rasterise ) it will reset the bounding box permanently But the text will no longer be editable Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, CNicholson said: I can't seem to find that On left bottom your message - opposite Submit reply button. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNicholson Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Haha! Oh god, that's so obvious now you've said! How embarrassing! Thank you! Pšenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNicholson Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, carl123 said: If you rasterise the layer ( Layer > Rasterise ) it will reset the bounding box permanently But the text will no longer be editable AMAZING! Thank you so much! That was driving me crackers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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