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Merlin3
Inspiring
February 10, 2020
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How does one scale a path as transform puts scaling box around artwork ?

  • February 10, 2020
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Hi,

CS6

Thought I did this the other day, but tonight with path selected when I go ctrl T I get a scaling box around the artwork on a layer and not the path.

 

How do I scale the path up to get it to the size of the artwork I wish to marry it to ?

 

Cheers

 

Merlin

    Correct answer r-bin

    Maybe your "Alt" key is stuck?

     

    EDIT: Goto Menu->Edit->Free Transform Path

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    Theo308402594yix
    Participant
    July 2, 2023

    I know I'm a bit too late, but for anyone in the future with this problem. I just found out that if you create a new empty layer select that layer and then select the path and press CTRL+T it works...

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      neliag77165125
      Participant
      July 29, 2024

      Still useful one year later 🙂 Thank you!

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      r-binCorrect answer
      Legend
      February 10, 2020

      Maybe your "Alt" key is stuck?

       

      EDIT: Goto Menu->Edit->Free Transform Path

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        Merlin3Author
        Inspiring
        February 10, 2020

        Hi,

        no the alt key is fine.

        I go edit>free transform , there is no free transform path option just ctrl T showing, I do so and the artwork instead gets the scaling box.

         

        CS6,

         

        is this free transform path an addition in cc ?

         

        I am sure Ctrl T worked the other day, remember thinking thats useful. The whole advantage of paths is they can be scaled, distorted etc without pixelating. Thing is if a path is 'on', how does photoshop know one wants to scale the path and not the artwork.

         

        Merlin

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        Merlin3Author
        Inspiring
        February 10, 2020
        If the path is active, then the menu item "Free Tranform" turns into "Free Tranform Path".

        Why did you mark that the problem has been resolved?
        What is your "artwork" layer?

        Can you show a screenshot where we can see both the path and your "artwork"?

        P.S. I also have CS6.
         

        Hi,

        I came back to the thraed after a walk and saw it said correct answer, so someone did that but it wasnt me.

        My path is active, selected it witth the black arrow path selection tool, as opposed to the white one, both live in the same tool 'box'.

        Screenshots take ages, using image host thing etc, no time at the mo, dead simple enough to envisage, I have on a new layer formed by copy paste,  a copy pasted rectangle shaped image featuring a spiral I have drawn using brush from another file.

        With that layer active, I go paths and click the path called spiral I made. so imagine the image with the spiral path nearby. I need to scale the path up to match the spiral on the image.

        I select it with black arrow tool, its now active,

        I go free transform, there is no free transform path option, and the rectangular image gets the scaling box.

         

        I cant progress until I scale this path up.

        I google youtube scale path photoshop and nobody has done a video on how its done.

         

        Imagine this then, create a new layer in artwork, create a selection ants circle, dump red into it. ctrl D close the ants. open a path layer we have a circle path on, activate it, try scaling it, the red  circle gets the transform, box instead.

        What does cs6 edit transform menu look like with the paths circle selected ?

         

        I have drawn that little test, and I get free transform path !

         

        so I examine my real case, the three layers with the artwork are linked, that should not present a problem, however ITS A BUG...if I unlink them, then I get to do the path scaling.

         

        SOLUTION.... unlink layers with artwork on that were selected. then perform the path scaling, then relink them. scale path does not work if the active art layers are linked !

         

        ADOBE HAVE A BUG. guess I am stuck with it as no bug fixes for CS6.

         

        Merlin

         

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