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Rounding corners of a shape

  • June 13, 2019
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Hi, I have some rectangles in a complex sequence that were actually produced in excel which were exported into Photoshop for a design.

I would ideally like to be able to round the corners of each cell/rectangle. Is there a way to do this or to automate it?

I appreciate it's probably not the best way to go about things but not sure of a better way. Any thoughts appreciated - thanks.

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    Correct answer davescm

    Hi

    Even without Illustrator you can quickly make that with Photoshop shapes. Use the line tool and set fill and stroke to black. Now importantly set the stroke to outside and rounded corners.

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    siderealxxxAuthor
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    June 13, 2019

    So many great answers - much work to do! I will follow all guidance and see how I go... lots to get my head round - thanks!

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    June 13, 2019

    siderealxxx  wrote

    So many great answers - much work to do! I will follow all guidance and see how I go

    Please post back and let us know what works and if you have more questions.

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      Katie Houghton
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      June 13, 2019

      If you cut and paste a chart from Excel/PowerPoint/Word into Illustrator it is a vector path. Within Illustrator you can alter the corners option or corner widget. Below is the corner option:

      Myra Ferguson
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      Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
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      June 13, 2019

      While it would be easier in Illustrator, you can round the corners in Photoshop with pixels by blurring it and then adjusting the curves.

      I took your screenshot and applied Gaussian blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) with a Radius of 2 pixels.

      Then I used curves to create more contrast.

      And this is the result.

      You can play with the amount of blur and the curve to adjust the result.

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      siderealxxxAuthor
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      June 13, 2019

      Thanks for the info. I don't have/know Illustrator but will bear it in mind as the project evolves. Cheers

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      June 13, 2019

      Hi

      Even without Illustrator you can quickly make that with Photoshop shapes. Use the line tool and set fill and stroke to black. Now importantly set the stroke to outside and rounded corners.

      jane-e
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      jane-eCommunity Expert
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      June 13, 2019

      Hi siderealxxx

      To add to davescm s excellent method of redrawing in PS:

      Use a grid and / or guides to assist in drawing.

      If you have the Excel file, check to see if a row height was set. The default is 16 px if it was not.

      It appears that the width was done by selecting multiple cells and adding a black fill. Look to see what the column width is. Here I gave it a width of 6 px.

      To use a grid:

      1. See the grid
        View > Show > Grid
      2. Use the grid
        View > Snap to > Grid
      3. Set the grid
        Prefs > Guides, Grids, and Slices: set to the units you need. (Don't choose what I did.)

      Alternatively, you can use guides. Either:

      1. Drag them from the rulers to match your sample
        or
      2. View > New Guide Layout
        This shows the columns matching. When I try to match the rows, they fall apart, meaning the row heights may not be identical in Excel.
      3. Here's the image showing the irregular heights of your current image.

      ~ Jane

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      siderealxxxAuthor
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      June 13, 2019

      Hi - thanks for the replies. I can provide a demo screenshot here... I assume it's pixels not vector. Each line would need to be rounded at the edges...!

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      Anonymous
      June 13, 2019

      Don't think it's possible in Photoshop, you could image trace it in Illustrator and round the shapes.

      To be honest you would be better creating the shapes from scratch using vector shapes in either Photoshop or Illustrator

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity Expert
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      June 13, 2019

      What format are the rectangular shapes? Are they vectors or pixel layers? It makes a big difference.
      If you are not sure, a screenshot with the layers panel shown and the layer with the shape selected would help.

      Dave

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      Anonymous
      June 13, 2019

      Hi

      It may help if you provided a screenshot

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