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Inspiring
March 31, 2011
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P: Ability to snap to Pixel for shape/layer creation and transform

  • March 31, 2011
  • 22 replies
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I would love the addition of 'Pixel' to the 'Snap To' family. It seems like this feature would have been a shoo in from the onset of Photoshop with it being a bitmap based image editor...

22 replies

Inspiring
May 5, 2011
I know about that. But I'm talking about transformation. Often I'll draw a large icon, then when I resize it down I have to spend ages nudging the nodes to the pixel so the icons appear crisp.
Garconis
Known Participant
May 5, 2011
When resizing, whether it's with selecting the edges and dragging, or just selecting the edges and nudging with the arrow keys. I want to be able to nudge a full pixel at a time, to keep a clean hard edge.
Inspiring
May 5, 2011
You do know that the rectangle and rounded rectangle tools already have an option to snap to pixels when you create them, right?


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Could you be more specific about what tools and areas still need a snap to pixel option?
Inspiring
May 5, 2011
As an added idea to this - is the ability to select nodes and choose "move nodes to nearest pixel"

Suggested implementation:
http://edw.me/1u0X3Z24180V0h1d0U05
Garconis
Known Participant
April 18, 2011
Thanks for the tip. I'll try that out tomorrow (until Adobe makes it easier). Also, the bit about having a second window for the same document/file is pretty neat too!
Inspiring
April 18, 2011
By the way, here's a "hack" to snap to pixels in Photoshop when transforming: http://edwardsanchez.me/blog/text/126...
Inspiring
April 18, 2011
Exactly. It Becomes VERY time consuming when you have to adjust every element.
Garconis
Known Participant
April 17, 2011
Good one. I can't believe this isn't available yet (I almost thought I read somewhere that it was?). I hate creating a vector box (with rounded corners usually -- but that's besides the point), and usually 2 edges aren't hard edges (i.e., aren't snapped to a specific pixel). Then I have to either nudge it a few times after zooming in, or create guides before I even create the shape (so that it will snap to the guide(s) I dragged out.
Inspiring
April 8, 2011
Snap to pixel is extremely useful for icon designers and would be great if it was available on all shapes.

Inspiring
April 5, 2011
Smart snapping to nearest pixel when resizing a shape would be particularly useful for icon design.