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Scale rounded corners

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October 14, 2013
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I love that Photoshop CC has a way to modify rounded corners on rounded rectangles, but when I try to scale the rectangle with the transform tool, the rounded corners keep the same measurements rather than scale in proportion to the rectangle size. Is there an option that I'm overlooking here?

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jezkemp

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I know this is 2013, but I've found the same problem today in Adobe CC, and been tearing my hair out this morning.

The workaround I've been using (accidentally, for years!) is resizing the entire image. This keeps everything the same proportions, even the rounded corners in a rectangle shape.

So potentially you could copy a layer/shape to a new Photoshop file, resize the image, then copy the layer/shape back to the original file.

Not ideal! But until Adobe gives Photoshop users the same basic "scale rounded corners" option as Illustrator... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Damien.F

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After years of resizing objects without problems (so I guess I was doing something "wrong" the whole time ?) I've had the issue today and thought there had been one of these magical updates that just change a simple process and send you looking for which box you need to click to fix it back while sreaming in anger for days (yes I'm looking at you "legacy free transform").
I was not very familiar with the concept of "live" shapes so at least I got to learn about independant numeric corner modification capabilities in the properties panel that I wish I knew about sooner, but still, it seems to me that not having an homothetic resize option in there is some major bull crap...

So the quickest workaround I found without copy pasting anything or switching documents or even software (!!!)
is to grab the pen tool and add then remove a point on your shape, which converts it to a regular shape and you're good to go (except the shape isn't live anymore so you lose other options, of course).

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Corniger

Inspiring

JFC! Finally a REAL solution. If you have to apply the same vector mask to differently sized images, this becomes practically unmanageable. Great.
Now, when I'll need this again in a year, I'm gonna spend hours again on researching this

mattb2461688

Inspiring

How you do it is after the fact in the 'Properties' panel.

Modify shapes in Photoshop

Tintart

Inspiring

So, I just get the same problem:

fig.1 - my original shape.

fig. 2 - shaper after resizing

fig. 3 - after applying just one option

All you have to do, is select your original shape and from shape dropdown menu select "merge shape components". That's all.

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jbsmith731

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Layer > Convert to Smart Object allows you to scale a layer and keep the correct border-radius proportions.

alexconnor7

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jbsmith731‌ that works, good advice. Although bear in mind when using this method that the shape will no longer be a "live shape", so you would be losing some control over other aspects of your shape that you might need.

As with many things, looks like this is something for which the solution depends on your preferences and requirements. There are a few ways to achieve what you need, however each will come with its own set of pros and cons to consider.

jayf88

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When you have the shape selected. Open the Properties panel and turn off the 'link together corner radius values' button highlighted below. The shape will then scale up keeping the corners in proportion. It's not at all self-explanatory, but it works!

alexconnor7

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Ah, my apologies - I was thrown off by the attached image of the transform pallet in a post above.

I can't find a way to get around this myself without converting the rectangle to a Smart Object, or, as suggested above by somebody else, nudging one of the handles out to disable live shape features, and then nudge it back again. Or course this means that without Live Shape, you'll lose the quality of your radius if you adjust the eight or width of the rectangle independently.

Looks like this is a good item for feedback and suggested features - Adobe seem to be pretty hot these days on listening to and responding to user opinions and ideas.

alexconnor7

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I was facing this issue as well, I figured there must be some way to sort this out.

I selected my rectangle, and went to Object >> Shape >> Expand Rectangle. Now my corners remain in proportion when scaling.

Let me know if this works for you guys too.

zarrdave

Known Participant

Cant see that menu in Photoshop. Are you sure you're not in Illustrator as that's an illustrator menu structure?

We're trying to get this to work in Photoshop CC. I'm in cc2014 - latest version & still not fixed for me.

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maketheweb

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I've just updated Photoshop and it seems to work properly!

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ipearx3

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To answer the original question, Illustrator CC 2014 has the option to scale rectangle corners or not when scaling the whole item. Earlier versions do not. Find it under Window -> Transform, then expand the panel to see all options, to find "Scale Rectangle Corners"

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

Thanks.

Now if photoshop would only add that as an option for Live Shapes.

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magical_happiness16B6

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Just found that if you double click one of the little disks then select your shapes and click "Scale Rectangle Corners" in the "Transform" panel the live corners will scale with the shape...finally...

I have a creative cloud account because Adobe has assembled a huge suite of other programs but it is their bungled approach to the most basic vector editing features like this that keeps an old copy of CorelDrawX3 on my computer for serious vector editing and exporting to CAD instead of Illustrator...The "add/remove anchor point tools" are such a pain in illustrator compared to the Corel method of making the nodes/anchor points selectable so you can delete or fillet or chamfer them however you want without breaking the shape ...node editing/welding/trimming is much easier/faster in Corel and you can weld/trim/break/round/outline multiple vector objects AT ONCE...oh my...