How to make a grid?

[Ambreville]

Greetings,

 

I'm looking for a plugin that will allow me to make a grid with paintnet.  I have version 4.0.5 with Windows 8.1.  I'd found a Gridmaker plugin earlier, but I was not able to install it. 

http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/4175-grid-maker-plugin/

Is there one that's more recent, available, and actually working?

 

Thanks,

 

BH

 

EDIT:  I discovered the plugin was installed.  The application was buried under the "effects" menu and then under "render," which explains why I couldn't find it the first time around.  The new issue I ran into is that there is no way to get the grid to match a specific size.  The grid step runs on a scale of 1 to 1000, but even with that, on a canvas that's 8.5" wide, the grid cannot be made to run exactly 1/4" per square.  On the right edge of the page, that grid is about 1/12th of an inch off.  Suggestions?

Edited January 27, 2015 by Ambreville

[toe_head2001]

Do you want a grid or a checkerboard? Remember with a grid there will be a grid-line between each square that will take up some space. With a checkerboard you don't have to worry about this.

 

This is what I got:

 

Of, course if your DPI is high enough, the grid-line issue won't matter.

[Ambreville]

I started over with a new page, 8.5 x 5.5 and reran the grid app.  I just needed a grid, not a checkerboard.  The res is 300 dpi.  This time, the grid is only just a hair off.  Not sure why I had such a discrepancy the first time around.  Yours looks spot on. 

 

 

Edited January 28, 2015 by Ambreville

[Ambreville]

The grid lines are set at 1 pixel.  Should I shoot for a higher resolution yet?  Also, is there a way to produce a grid on a transparent background?  Right now I'm generating grids on a  white canvas.  Thanks for your help!

Edited January 28, 2015 by Ambreville

[toe_head2001]

Yeah, looks like you made the grid correctly now. Just use the move tool ( ) to move the whole grid to the left by 1px.

[Ambreville]

OK, thanks again for your help. I reran the plugin at 600 dpi, and the discrepancy is just about gone. I used foreground colors only, which produced a grid on a transparent layer. So far so good! 

[midora]

If you like to enter precise values for you grid (like 1/4") then you can use the Parallel Lines and Patterns plugin.

The edit boxes of the plugin allow you to enter values with a unit.

 

To get a grid and not just lines set the option Orientation->Interference Layer->Angle to 90 degrees.

[Ambreville]

Great!  I'll remember that one.  Cheers!

[catowonky]

Hello All, I am not a programmer, just a guy who has spent 2 hours trying to get some lines on a picture and print it out (with the lines). I would like a grid, not a checker board that has 1" spaces between black lines. So far all I can get is an "effect" that if you zoom in the picture becomes pixilated...not at all what I am looking for.

Any suggestions? 

mark

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Hi Mark!

Check out the Plugin Index. There's a link in my signature. Look up Grid Maker. You'll want the latest one by BoltBait.