neptune1 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 hi all, is there some type of ruler or tool that can show you the center of your canvas? like a horizontal and vertical line? I know there is the ruler but that only shows measurements on the outer edge. thanks so much in advance. I attached an image example of what im looking for in a ruler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 There use to be a plugin from June 14th, 2008 called "Centerlines.dll", but I can find no trace of it today. I have it in my Effects/Render for many years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDavid Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 by @xod is my goto for this task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Here is yet another to add to the mix. PerspectiveLines.dll by Tzach Shabtay will automatical create center lines but will also produce orthagonals for doing perspective drawings. https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/17864-plugin-perspective-lines/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) From CodeLab UI Elements (Double Vector) by @BoltBait: Center Lines in Effects > Tools > Center Lines Edited March 15, 2019 by ReMake Attachment replaced with link 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptune1 Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 hi all and thanks for the replies and help. But im lost lol So which if any of these is an add on that will work with paint.net? and do you have the link for the add on? thank you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 All are Paint.NET plugins! The one that Remake has just been recompiled, will do exactly what you asked for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptune1 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Sorry I have to rant for a quick moment. Why does paint.net keep logging me off every 30 minutes and then my password does not work? then i reset my password to the same password I already had???? then I am able to get back in with the same password that I reset each time? what the!!!??? sorry , very frustrating... Anyway, Ive been trying to download the plugin from Remake, once I download and extract it all I end up with is are 2 files, a centerlines.dll, and a Install_centerlines.bat?? any help, much appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Your first paragraph is off the topic of this thread. The answer to you second paragraph is that the .bat file installs the .dll into the correct folder where this type of plugin belongs for Paint.NET to utilize it. Edited February 6, 2019 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHaveNoName Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) I didn't even remember the tools I had that can do this and more. This thread has bought it to my attention so now I might remember to use them. Thanks for that. Most of the time I've drawn composition allignment aids manually in a separate top layer and or using one of the other grid plugins often in different layers, adjusting the vertical/horizontal spacing as required. But the plugin I already actually have, actually designed for the purpose, and will try to remember to use from now on for such basic allignement tasks is the one mentioned by welshblue: CompoGrids.dll which came as part of Red Ochre's plugin in pack. It also helps in remembering where it is by being installed in the Effects > Composition sub-menu, arguably the most obvious place for such tools. That it is installed in Effects > Render is the only criticism I'd aim at the xod's Guidelines.dll, mentioned by others here too. It is an even more sophisticated alignment tool, particularly as it allows you to move X and Y positioning separately off centre if required. But there are good reasons for having both those mentioned or just Remake's centerlines.dll if all that is wanted is the simplest solution. Edited February 6, 2019 by IHaveNoName 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptune1 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hello, would someone be so kind as to let me know the instructions/steps to install the Install_centerlines.bat file so I am able to use this add on in paint.net please? thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptune1 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi and thank you. I got it installed. However I have a question. Do those center lines stay there? or are they invisible? I am just wanting to use them as a ruler guide but not actually show in the graphic? looks like they are part of the image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Open your image. Add a New Layer (Ctrl+Shift+N). Go to your image and work with it. You can always disable or delete the layer with rulers if you don't need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHaveNoName Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 And remember if you start a New image the background will, by default, be the secondary colour ie. opaque white. That means if you use the centerline.dll at that point the alignment lines will actually have an opaque white background and so won't be much use that way. As ReMake recommends always use the alignment tools in a new layer where the default background is 100% transparent, ideally place it as the top layer of your stack. Then you know where that layer is and can easily find, disable or delete it before saving or flattening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 In any case the ruler lines on any layer will always have the Primary color which will be set before the Center Lines effect runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/5/2019 at 9:56 AM, HyReZ said: There use to be a plugin from June 14th, 2008 called "Centerlines.dll", but I can find no trace of it today. I have it in my Effects/Render for many years now. I don't believe that plugin was ever officially released. I believe it is something I had Curtis write for me to publish on my tutorial pages, here: https://boltbait.com/pdn/CodeLab/help/uielements.php#DoubleVector Hope this helps. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I've had the centerlines.dll in my plugins since June 14th of 2008. I got it from some where!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Perhaps you got it from BoltBait's website or perhaps it was an undocumented incluson in Curtis's plugin pack (released in January 2008 - so the timing is about right). Either way - it's never been officially released. That's why it doesn't show up in the Plugin Index. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) On 2/7/2019 at 5:14 AM, HyReZ said: I've had the centerlines.dll in my plugins since June 14th of 2008. I got it from some where!? @HyReZ is right. The paint-net.ru website has a collection of best_effects.rar that contains the Centerlines 2.dll file (published in 2008). I also found the Centerline.dll file in my archives which is a full copy of the Centerlines 2.dll file or Vice versa.Both of these files are unofficial and came, in my opinion, from MegaloPack. In fairness it should be said that both effects are quite workable and do not cause problems with virus protection. Edited March 11, 2019 by ReMake Clarification of information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) @ReMake Great detective work! My file downloads records show that I downloaded the Paint.NET.3.30.zip update on April 13, 2008, but I do not have a download record of the Effects-MegaloPack.Paint.NET.v20.exe until November 29, 2011 and it does contain the Centerlines.dll, but that would give it a November 29, 2011 install date. The mystery continues and will look further later! Note: I ran a Microsoft Defender scan on the Effects-MegaloPack.Paint.NET.v20.exe today, and it did not indicate a problem. So the issue is that it was an illegal distribution of 749 plugins. Edited February 7, 2019 by HyReZ to add more nfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Effects-MegaloPack.Paint.NET.v18 contains Centerlines.dll (from 14.06.2008). 3 hours ago, HyReZ said: So the issue is that it was an illegal distribution of 749 plugins. Yes, plugins must be distributed with the permission of the authors. I always got permission from the plugin authors in advance before publishing russian version of their plugins on the paint-net.ru site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I don't want to seem Intrusive, but... @Enormator is the author of plugins Centerlines.dll and Centerlines 2.dll (and some others). On 2/7/2019 at 5:14 AM, HyReZ said: I got it from some where!? @HyReZ, you got this plugin through a link from a topic Enormators Effects when the link was available. On 2/7/2019 at 7:34 AM, Ego Eram Reputo said: Either way - it's never been officially released. That's why it doesn't show up in the Plugin Index. Yes, the files Centerlines.dll and Centerlines 2.dll on the website getpaint.net officially were not published, but a saved copy of a topic tells that the files was available on another site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) @ReMake Your detective skills are outstanding! I was able to download a copy of Centerlines.dll and Centerlines 2.dll from the links that you provided from the Way Back Machine. Edited March 12, 2019 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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