Tip for moving around hard to select objects
Mike Manzano
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A lot of the time it's hard to select and manipulate small and thin objects like lines. To make manipulating such objects easier, create them in a blank portion of the canvas where they're easy to lasso-select. Then, use the box or circle tool to create a much bigger, easier to manipulate object. Group this new object with the original object using lasso selection. You now have a large, easy-to-grab "handle" for your original object! When you're done positioning the object, simply ungroup, and delete the "handle".
2 Posted by Jackson on 18 Apr, 2010 01:44 PM
This is a great work-around tip for Freeform, but it needs to be moved into the Freeform forum.
Support Staff 3 Posted by Dan Messing on 19 Apr, 2010 04:13 AM
I agree - I've moved it. Thanks for posting the tip, although it does make me think we need to explore what we can do to make small objects more selectable.
Dan Messing
4 Posted by stren on 20 May, 2010 05:02 PM
I have a bit of trouble with selecting objects as well. When I am creating faces and try to manipulate the eyes, the head is often accidently selected.
One thing that would help with object selection is if you could freeze/lock certain objects. This way they can not be accidentally selected.
Also if there were layers it could work where tools would only work on objects in the currently selected layer.
5 Posted by Guillermo on 05 Aug, 2010 05:48 PM
I agree. A simple way to select multiple objects like for example if you tap the hand twice you can select multiple objects at once or something like that
6 Posted by Marteau on 30 Aug, 2010 06:49 PM
I second that selecting objects in a complex project is sometimes difficult... more so it seems to me than in other vector programs for iPad. Otherwise, freeform is to me the most responsive and promissing vector drawing app so far. Cant wait for upgrades
7 Posted by Marteau on 30 Aug, 2010 07:23 PM
While I am at it, there is a little thingie that I would like to ask for, apart from all the great suggestions I read on the forum : I would like freeform to allow me to fill freely drawn lines, even if not closed . A bit like "Quill" does on the iPad : color, line and, mostly, fill parameters will apply to any new open paths. I find this usefull for sketching and creating inking effects.
And whynot, some kind of variable width brush, either with speed or along certain parameters. A vector animation program called "Doink" has a lovely, non tweekable apart from size, brush stroke. But the program is otherwise unusable to me for seroius sketching... it is not it's purpuse.
Support Staff 8 Posted by Dan Messing on 04 Sep, 2010 07:06 PM
Hi Marteau,
Also see Penultimate for a nice variable-width line. I like the idea a lot and it's certainly something I've thought about for Freeform. Thanks for the suggestions!
Dan
9 Posted by Marteau on 08 Sep, 2010 10:59 PM
OOOOPS 8( The previous post was supposed to end at "... keep it up!"
A awfully unedited version ended up posted. Ouch... Damn iPad's not so big screen after all... maybe a kind soul will delete the previous post... Here's what it should have looked like :
So glad to recieve a reply! Thanks!
Now, I could not help but notice that you didn't mentioned the "filled open path" question though....
At the risk of making this post painfully redundent, I just can not overstate how I find this behavior usefull. I often need to quickly draw freehand shapes that I want filled, and it is much easyer to do this without having to make sure the path closes, wich is a rather hit and miss proposition and doesn't fit well with the freeflow of freehand drawing and thus can be quite time consuming.
Now, can I add to my wish list a "no line" and a "no fill" button??
Ok... again, your "experiment" blows a lot of so called "finished" proposition out of the water. Really hope you keep it up!
Support Staff 10 Posted by Dan Messing on 14 Sep, 2010 09:10 PM
No problem, deleted your previous post for you.
Okay, I think you've pretty much talked me into the fact that fills on open paths are a good idea!
Dan