Photoshop is a visual image editor with a lot of functions intended for this. At the same time, it can also be used as a drawing tool, for which it is necessary to accurately measure distances and angles. In this article we will talk about such a tool as the "line".
Rulers in photoshop
The photoshop has two types of lines. One of them is displayed on the canvas fields, and the other is a measuring instrument. Consider them in more detail.Line on the fields
Team "Rulers" , she is Rulers. , is in the menu item "View" . Key combination Ctrl + R. Also allows you to call or on the contrary, hide this scale.
Such a ruler looks like this:
In addition to the question of finding a function in the program, turning on, shutting down, you should pay attention to the ability to change the measurement scale. Standard (default) is installed centimeter line, but by right-clicking on the scale (Calling the context menu) allows you to select other options: pixels, inches, items and others. This allows you to work with the image in a convenient dimensional format.
Measuring line with transport
In the panel with the tools presented there are well-known "Pipette" , And under it the desired button. The tool The line in Photoshop is chosen to determine the exact location of any point with which measurements begin. You can measure the width, height of the object, the length of the segment, the corners.
By putting the cursor at the starting point and stretching the mouse in the right direction, you can make a ruler in Photoshop.
From above on the panel you can see symbols X. and Y. denoting the zero point starting; NS and V - This is a width and height. W. - angle in degrees calculated from the axis line, L1. - distance measured between two specified points.
Another click sets the measurement mode, stopping the previous execution. The resulting line stretches in all possible directions, and crosses from two ends allow you to perform the necessary adjustment of the line.
Protractor
The transport function is called by clamping the key Alt. and summing up a cursor to a zero point with a cross. It makes it possible to conduct an angle relative to the line, which was stretched.
On the measurement panel, the angle is indicated by the letter W. , and the length of the second ray of the line - L2..
There is another unknown function for many. This is a tip "Calculate the data line tool data on the measurement scale" . It is called, summing up the mouse over the button "On the measurement scale" . The installed daw confirms the selected measurement units in the points described above.
Layer alignment
Sometimes there is a need to adjust the image, aligning it. To solve this task, a ruler can also be applied. To this end, the tool is called by choosing a horizontal level of alignment. The following option is selected "Align the layer".
Such a procedure will perform alignment, but by trimming the pieces that came out beyond the specified distance. If using the parameter "Align the layer" , clogging Alt. , pieces are stored in the initial position. Choosing in the menu "Image" paragraph "Canvas size" , You can make sure that everything remains in their places. It is necessary to take into account the fact that to work with the ruler you need to create a document or open existing. In an empty program you do not start anything.
Conclusion
Different options are introduced with the appearance of new versions of photoshop. They make it possible to create work at the new level. For example, the appearance of the CS6 version appeared about 27 additions to the previous edition. Methods for selecting the line have not changed, it can be caused by an old age as a combination of buttons and through the menu or toolbar.