ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 How do I flip a object if the original object is oblique and has moved transformation origin? (P.S. the object on attached picture is horizontally symmetric but I would use asymmetric one.) rmoorman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Maybe like so: 1. double 2. flip horizontally+vertically 3. draw a helper line along an edge - extend with shift 4. use Point Transform Tool to align rmoorman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Maybe like so: 1. double 2. flip horizontally+vertically 3. draw a helper line along an edge - extend with shift 4. use Point Transform Tool to align Thanks. but I suppose this method won't work with asymmetric objects in many case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, ashf said: Thanks. but I suppose this method won't work with asymmetric objects in many case. Why not? Flipping along 2 axis will mirror. Question is how you determine the mirror axis point - regardless the shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 In case like attached picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 What is wrong with the result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, PixelPest said: What is wrong with the result? That's what I've done manually so it's not in precisely correct position. It's easy task with Illustrator's Reflect tool, so I wondered if there's similar way.https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/rotating-reflecting-objects.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 That might be a handy tool - but the question remains: What and where is the right mirror axis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Would be like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Ultimately I would like to find out efficient way to flip objects for someone. This guy is a popular Origami crafter and trying out Affinity. And he does flipping objects a lot, he's pointing out Affinity is not good at flipping objects. He has been a Freehand user for more than 20 years and is still using it.https://origamiplans.hatenablog.jp/entry/2019/08/06/064418 Hideo Komatsuhttps://www.giladorigami.com/origami-database/Hideo Komatsu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Then I´d go this route: ashf and rmoorman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Thank you. How do you flip the object in this case? He flipped and manually rotated the object to flip it along the folding line.https://origamiplans.hatenablog.jp/entry/2019/08/06/064418 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Not the fastest-on-earth-method but mathematically correct: firstdefence, rmoorman and ashf 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Thank you for detailed tips! Very informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock9000 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 "Enable Transform Origin" should be being this instead of hacks and workarounds. That's the whole point of a transform origin, except only rotations use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 8:53 AM, ziplock9000 said: "Enable Transform Origin" should be being this instead of hacks and workarounds. That's the whole point of a transform origin, except only rotations use it. Agree, it's inconvenient that the transform origin doesn't work for flipping. Preferably more options like Illustrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock9000 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 So it's been 11 months, has this extremely basic functionality been added yet? (I don't mean hacky solutions) I've looked and it's not immediately popping out to me and searches are not bringing up anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 Please have the flip command follow the transform origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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