Photoshop CC 2015: Separate guide layouts for different artboards?

[mwess_15]

Hello everyone,

I've updated to CC2015 recently and I'm trying to use the new artboard feature. It seems to be great, but I failed to find an answer for this question:

Is it possible to create separate guide layouts for the different artboards in one document?

For example: I have one artboard for a desktop layout, another one for the mobile layout within one file. On the desktop layout I would like to have a 12-column guide layout, on the mobile artboard a 6-column guide layout. Is it possible to create these guides via "new guide layout…"? When I tried it, Photoshop took all artboards as one and created the guides over all of them…

Thanks a lot for your help!

Cheers…

[grizzbi]

Hello,

The answer seems to be: Guides have not been updated to work with the new artboard feature. It's really disappointing. I know. I feel the same.

Also, I've experienced a severe bug trying to use guides with artboards. Beware it can result in a photoshop crash...

I would have appreciated to have an official answer but I suppose that they are very busy with all the other issue. Hopefully, they will have a look on this later.

For now, I suggest you to use a generic grid accross the artboards for snapping and custom made columns in a smart object that you place in the background or in the foreground with low opacity.

Have fun!

Update: my bug is not related to guides but to artboards.

[mwess_15]

Hey Grizzbi,

that's actually very disappointing…! I hope, adobe will deal with this problem very soon.

Thanks a lot for your answer and the suggested workaround. I think, I'll keep on going with different files for different viewports as long as this hasn't been fixed. But thanks for your answer!

Cheers…

[jjjokinen]

What a bummer! If you want to really see how badly guides and artboards work together, try to create new guide layout… Guides appear completely misplaced in relation to anything on screen.

Artboards is a step to a right direction, but this poor implementation just underlines how good Sketch is.

[gthompson86]

Hi there everyone - I've used the GuideGuide Extension for a long time to create grids and GuideGuide just released a new version that contains guides to artboards!

[Chuck Uebele]

It's good that GuideGuide does that, but I don't think it fixes the issue with multiple artboards, There needs to be a way to set separate guides for each artboard so they don't overlap, much like Illustrator's guides are connected to each layer.

[mgianfreda]

I've been trying to install the GuideGuide extension on Photoshop CC 2015, followed the instructions but nothing pops up in Photoshop! How did you get it to work? Thanks.

[colinr56899964]

Thank god, its pathetic we still have to use extensions for something as basic as guide layouts. It's such a no brainer that this should be applicable to all art boards AND individual shape layers/folders.

[baer2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This initial release of Artboards in Ps 2015 only includes guides at the document level. We are actively working on addressing some of the issues you mention. We know that many people rely heavily on guides, but we also didn't want to hold up the release of Artboards for those who would use them as they currently are implemented. But guides improvements are very, very high on our backlog of work for Artboards so stay tuned!

[terrylawyer]

please fix this soon. i hate Sketch, and you guys really need to fix this so that we don't have to suffer through people forcing us to use that half-baked app.

i was kinda surprised and happy when you added artboards...until I found out that grid layouts, something you were way better at than Sketch, was completely forgotten in this update!

don't make us start using sketch! it sucks! it's cheap for reason...cuz it sucks!

[Lauriel Mesquita]

When will be released this implementation?

[Chuck Uebele]

Adobe never says when things are going to be release, other than in their sneak peeks. So the best we can do is to watch for thoses.

[per.net]

I found a work around, and its almost ok for me, even if Adobe should fix this anoying bug quick.

If you have only one artboard, make the grid you need. Lets say 12 colums. Draw 1 box inside one column and copy this element by control dragging the box to the next column. The grid is magnetic and so its easy to move the boxes on the correct position. If you're done you shoud have one layer with the 12 boxes. Be shure all 12 boxes are selectet. Add more artboards and move your boxes to the next artboard and use the function  View > New guides from shape. New guides are created. Use your 12 boxes to this on all artboards you need. For another grid, hmmm... make a 5 colum grid for a funky tablet layout 😉 open a new Photoshop artboard document and make the grid your need, with the normal function. Repeat the step with drawing a box and duplicate them. Move these boxes to your other document, place them where you need it and draw the guids from shape again. This workaround worked wonderful and i am so happy. Without grids its a really pain in the a... and the artboards is almost useless 😉

Hope you understand my bad german english.

[baer2]

Thanks for your feedback Peter,

We agree that guides are important for many users. Stay tuned, we have been doing a lot of work to address your concerns!

[Kenneth_Brøgger-Luplau]

Great stuff...

Where will the new bugfixes and new features of upcoming releases be reviled? In other words, where should we stay tuned? 🙂

[baer2]

I can't say exactly when, but if you follow the MAX conference addresses you will have a much better idea when to expect more. Sorry I can't be more explicit!

[daztheblue]

Quick workround for this that I use.

1. Create your first Artboard with guides.
2. Create second artboard
3. Move first artboard to left
4. Move new artboard to left 'behind' the existing guides.

Hope this helps.

[Chuck Uebele]

At Adobe MAX this past week, they showed what was goin to be released in PS soon, and they will have guides that relate to individual artboards in the next update of PS.

[ChristopherButler]

New for Web and UX - Adobe MAX 2015 - Create with Impact - YouTube

About 13 minutes in.

[colinr56899964]

I've had soooo many issues with the existing guides even staying on the artboard. I'll set guides and half the time it just breaks out across the entire workspace canvas, not just the artboard, and I only have 1 artboard on the screen. So sick of having to use 3-rd party guide guide pluggins for something so simple. The people who can in invent a sophisticated proximity aware spot healing brush can't figure out something as simple as guide lines. Should be the simplest thing in the world to tackle, where is this update? Why am I still giving Adobe money.

[HewsteenCast123]

I ran into this problem as well.

The best bet is to download an extension like GuideGuide and create saved grids. GuideGuide creates the guides based on the artboard, however; they still spill over onto the other artboards. Therefore, the best bet is to create pre-sets, and then clear guides when you switch to a different artboard, and load your saved grid. It's a pain, but at least the guides fit the artboard instead of the whole document.

Looking forward to an Adobe fix.

-Justin

[baer2]

As an update, this work has been done (it was shown at MAX a couple weeks back) and will be available in the coming weeks.

-Joel

[colinr56899964]

Is there a date set for Project Comet?

[stevew54828111]

Is there any news on the release of this feature.

[ChristopherButler]

Not out yet. And those who know can't tell you when it will appear until it is formally announced; Sorry.

It will appear in your CC control panel, though.