bsperan Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 With all the many amazing plugins available for Paint.NET - include a Grid Maker - I had just assumed that there was a "Snap-to-grid" option available with some plugin somewhere. And, apparently, this feature has been asked for before, several years ago. And again more recently. I'm just wondering if users will ever get to see such a feature or plug-in. Has it even been considered? If not, why? Very frequently I find myself needing to lay out objects in a grid pattern and a snap-to-grid feature would make such tasks... a snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountnman Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) we have a grid.. it comes standard, tho you will need to zoom a bit to see it after you turn it on in the toolbar on top of pdn, just under the "window" tab is a grid button- "Display Pixel Grid When Zoomed In", right next to it is the ruler whic is also very helpful to line things up and if i misunderstnd you and you want to create a grid ON the artwork, not just "above" it effects>render>gridlines/checkerboard effects>render> gridmaker not sure if they are plugins.. will see if i can find them in the plugin index http://forums.getpai...ted-2011-04-17/ - gridmaker is in this pack if you want a bigger grid than the pixel grid gives, you could use gridmake to make a larger grid on a transparent top layer and then delete this layer when your finished Edited June 13, 2011 by mountnman Quote SARCASM- Just one of the many services I offer free to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 From my understanding he wants to create a grid and "snap" objects into place. If so, there's no good way to do this, and since effects can only access the current layer it probably isn't possible to write one to achieve this if your objects are on separate layers. Align Object provides some basic positioning features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If you are laying things out in a grid pattern, you could drag them to approximately the correct position, then use the arrow keys for fine adjustments. It is not difficult, not a pain in the neck, and not even inconvenient or slow. I would, however, like to know how you think such a thing would be designed for maximum efficiency... Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djisves Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I would also like to see something like a snap-to tool/effect. I understand it may be difficult so I don't hold my breath waiting for it. In the meantime, depending on the situation, I use the method described above by pdnnoob, moc426's Align plugin like Simon Brown suggests or MadJik's Paneling Effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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