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The 'Canvas Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the [[Canvas]] workspace.


<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>
The palette also makes available all the available settings to the currently active canvas workspace tool.  




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.
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To set the active Canvas workspace tool press the corresponding tool icon button.


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


===  [[File: ToolEditHand.png|left| 50px |caption|]]  Hand Tool===


The hand tool provides ways to interactively navigate the canvas view.
===Canvas Tool Buttons===


[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
Use the 'Detailed Information...' link in the below selections to view help about using each of the available Canvas Tools:




===Zoom Tool===
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The zoom tool provides ways to interactively zoom the canvas view.
====Hand Tool====
[[File: ToolEditHand.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Hand]]
The 'Hand' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Panning' the Canvas viewport.


[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]


 
====Paint Brush Tool====
===Paint Brush Tool===
[[File: ToolBrush.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Paint]]
 
Paint Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
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:


[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]


 
====Fill Bucket Tool====
===Fill Bucket Tool===
[[File: ToolFillBucket.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Fill]]
 
Flood areas of the current Canvas Layer of similar colours by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
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.
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...]]


 
====Eyedropper Tool====
===Eyedropper Tool===
[[File: ToolEyedropper.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper]]
 
Select an existing colour in the Canvas by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
Set the current Canvas Workspace colour by selecting an existing colour by clicking the cursor in the Canvas view.  


[[Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper|Detailed Information...]]
[[Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper|Detailed Information...]]


====Free Transform Tool====
[[File: ToolFreeTransform.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Move]]
Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.


===Move Tool===
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]


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.  
====Rectangle Selection Tool====
[[File: ToolMarqueeSelect.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Select]]
Select an rectangular area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.


[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]


====Magic Wand Selection Tool====
[[File: ToolMagicWand.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Select]]
Select areas of similar colours of the current Canvas Layer(s) by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.


===Free Transform Tool===
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]


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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[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
====Zoom Tool====
[[File: ToolZoom.png|60px |left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Hand]]
The 'Zoom' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Zooming' the Canvas viewport.


[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]


===Rectangle Selection Tool===
====Eraser Brush Tool====
[[File: ToolEraser.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Paint]]
Erase with Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.


Quickly change the current Canvas active selection with rectangular areas.  
[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]


[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
====Gradient Tool====
[[File: ToolGradient.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Fill]]
Gradient colour fill the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.


[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]


===Lasso Selection Tool===
====Move Tool====
[[File: ToolMove.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Move]]
Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.


Interactively change the Canvas current active selection quickly with arbitrary shapes.
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
 
[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]


====Distort Transform Tool====
[[File: ToolDistort.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Move]]
Interactively Distort and Move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.


===Magic Wand Selection Tool===
[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]


The magic wand selection tool will flood areas of the canvas selection where similar colours radiate from a selected seed point.
====Lasso Selection Tool====
[[File: ToolLassoSelect.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Select]]
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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Latest revision as of 20:32, 22 September 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 the currently active canvas workspace tool.


CanvasTools v2.png


To set the active Canvas workspace tool press 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.


Canvas Tool Buttons

Use the 'Detailed Information...' link in the below selections to view help about using each of the available Canvas Tools:


Hand Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Paint Brush Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Fill Bucket Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Eyedropper Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Free Transform Tool

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Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Rectangle Selection Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Magic Wand Selection Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Zoom Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Eraser Brush Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Gradient Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Move Tool

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

Detailed Information...

Distort Transform Tool

caption

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

Detailed Information...

Lasso Selection Tool

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

Detailed Information...