Difference between revisions of "Canvas Tools"

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<span style="color:#ff0000">'''This page was made for PanelForge v1. Some details may be incomplete or have changed when referring to PanelForge v2.'''</span>
 
  
  
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The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.
 
The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.
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====Hand Tool====
 
====Hand Tool====
 
[[File: ToolEditHand.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolEditHand.png|60px|left|caption|]]
The hand tool provides ways to interactively navigate the canvas view.
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The 'Hand' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Panning' the Canvas viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
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====Zoom Tool====
 
====Zoom Tool====
 
[[File: ToolZoom.png|60px |caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolZoom.png|60px |caption|]]
The zoom tool provides ways to interactively zoom the canvas view.
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The 'Zoom' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Zooming' the Canvas viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
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====Paint Brush Tool====
 
====Paint Brush Tool====
 
[[File: ToolBrush.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolBrush.png|60px|left|caption|]]
The paint brush tool provides an interactive tool to manipulate the pixel colours of areas of the current [[Canvas]] layer. Brush stamps of the current tool colour will be produced at regular intervals on the current Canvas Layer to produce the illusion of a brush stroke based on the following settings:
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Paint Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
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====Eraser Brush Tool====
 
====Eraser Brush Tool====
 
[[File: ToolEraser.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolEraser.png|60px|left|caption|]]
The paint brush tool provides an interactive tool to manipulate the pixel colours of areas of the current [[Canvas]] layer. Brush stamps of the current tool colour will be produced at regular intervals on the current Canvas Layer to produce the illusion of a brush stroke based on the following settings:
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Erase with Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
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====Fill Bucket Tool====
 
====Fill Bucket Tool====
 
[[File: ToolFillBucket.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolFillBucket.png|60px|left|caption|]]
The fill bucket tool will flood areas of the current [[Canvas]] Layer of similar colours with the current Canvas tool colour radiating from a selected seed point.
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Flood areas of the current Canvas Layer of similar colours by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
The seed point of the colour fill is specified by clicking the cursor on a point of the Canvas Viewport. The results of this tool can be controlled with the following settings:
 
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]
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====Gradient Tool====
 
====Gradient Tool====
 
[[File: ToolGradient.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolGradient.png|60px|left|caption|]]
The fill bucket tool will flood areas of the current [[Canvas]] Layer of similar colours with the current Canvas tool colour radiating from a selected seed point.
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Gradient colour fill the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
The seed point of the colour fill is specified by clicking the cursor on a point of the Canvas Viewport. The results of this tool can be controlled with the following settings:
 
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]
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====Eyedropper Tool====
 
====Eyedropper Tool====
 
[[File: ToolEyedropper.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolEyedropper.png|60px|left|caption|]]
Set the current Canvas Workspace colour by selecting an existing colour by clicking the cursor in the Canvas view.  
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Select an existing colour in the Canvas by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper|Detailed Information...]]
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====Move Tool====
 
====Move Tool====
 
[[File: ToolMove.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolMove.png|60px|left|caption|]]
Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s), alternatively if a selection is active then the area which the selection is covering of the current Canvas Layer will be moved.  
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Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.  
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
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====Distort Transform Tool====
 
====Distort Transform Tool====
 
[[File: ToolDistort.png|60px |caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolDistort.png|60px |caption|]]
Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s), alternatively, if a selection is active then this area of the currently Layer will be transformed.  
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Interactively Distort and Move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s), alternatively, if a selection is active then this area of the currently Layer will be transformed.  
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
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====Rectangle Selection Tool====
 
====Rectangle Selection Tool====
 
[[File: ToolMarqueeSelect.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolMarqueeSelect.png|60px|left|caption|]]
Quickly change the current Canvas active selection with rectangular areas.  
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Select an rectangular area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
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====Lasso Selection Tool====
 
====Lasso Selection Tool====
 
[[File: ToolLassoSelect.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolLassoSelect.png|60px|left|caption|]]
Interactively change the Canvas current active selection quickly with arbitrary shapes.  
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Select an arbitrary area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
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====Magic Wand Selection Tool====
 
====Magic Wand Selection Tool====
 
[[File: ToolMagicWand.png|60px|left|caption|]]
 
[[File: ToolMagicWand.png|60px|left|caption|]]
The magic wand selection tool will flood areas of the canvas selection where similar colours radiate from a selected seed point.
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Select areas of similar colours of the current Canvas Layer(s) by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
  
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]

Revision as of 17:24, 3 June 2020



The 'Canvas Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the Canvas workspace. The palette also makes available all the available settings to currently active canvas workspace tool.


CanvasTools v2.png


To set the active Canvas workspace tool select the corresponding tool icon button. The ability to quickly switch between different Canvas tools is provided by custom Keyboard Shortcuts.

The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.


Hand Tool

ToolEditHand.png

The 'Hand' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Panning' the Canvas viewport.

Detailed Information...

Zoom Tool

ToolZoom.png The 'Zoom' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Zooming' the Canvas viewport.

Detailed Information...

Paint Brush Tool

ToolBrush.png

Paint Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Eraser Brush Tool

ToolEraser.png

Erase with Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Fill Bucket Tool

ToolFillBucket.png

Flood areas of the current Canvas Layer of similar colours by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Gradient Tool

ToolGradient.png

Gradient colour fill the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Eyedropper Tool

ToolEyedropper.png

Select an existing colour in the Canvas by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Move Tool

ToolMove.png

Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Free Transform Tool

ToolFreeTransform.png Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s), alternatively, if a selection is active then this area of the currently Layer will be transformed.

Detailed Information...

Distort Transform Tool

ToolDistort.png Interactively Distort and Move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s), alternatively, if a selection is active then this area of the currently Layer will be transformed.

Detailed Information...

Rectangle Selection Tool

ToolMarqueeSelect.png

Select an rectangular area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Lasso Selection Tool

ToolLassoSelect.png

Select an arbitrary area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Magic Wand Selection Tool

ToolMagicWand.png

Select areas of similar colours of the current Canvas Layer(s) by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...