John-E Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 When I make a selection of a part of my image using the rectangular or circular selection tool, and then attempt to rotate that selection using the Layers > Rotate/Zoom tool, the selection will rotate right out of the selection window and disappear somewhere. I thought that the Rotate/Zoom tool was supposed to rotate about the center of the area that was selected. What am I doing wrong? Can you select a center of rotation with the Rotate/Zoom tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 If you want to rotate only what you have selected, you need to use the selection handles. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-E Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 45 minutes ago, BoltBait said: If you want to rotate only what you have selected, you need to use the selection handles. Thanks for your quick response. Yes, I can rotate a circular selection very nicely with Move Selected Pixels and using the rotational selection handles, but I was hoping to use the Layers > Rotate/Zoom tool to rotate the selection by a precise angle. It will do this, but it will not rotate about the center of the selection area. Is it possible to specify a center of rotation with the Layers > Rotate/Zoom tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 hours ago, John-E said: Is it possible to specify a center of rotation with the Layers > Rotate/Zoom tool? Sorry no. It uses the center of the layer. 4 hours ago, John-E said: rotate the selection by a precise angle. Make your selection then hit M on your keyboard to activate the Move tool. Right click & drag to make a rotation. When you do the angle of rotation is shown in the Status Bar. Hot Tip: While the right mouse button is held down use the keyboard arrow keys to fine tune the rotation. The further away the pointer is from the center of rotation, the finer control you get 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...
John-E Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 12 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: Make your selection then hit M on your keyboard to activate the Move tool. Right click & drag to make a rotation. When you do the angle of rotation is shown in the Status Bar. While the right mouse button is held down use the keyboard arrow keys to fine tune the rotation. The further away the pointer is from the center of rotation, the finer control you get Thanks. That was exactly what I needed to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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