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The Symmetry guides are useful visual reference tools that allow you to easily create precise mirrored images.
This article covers the basics of using the Symmetry guides, if you’d like to know how to use the Perspective guides, see How do I use the Perspective guides?
Step 1: Open the Guides view
In order to use the guides, you must open the Guides view in your interface. For more information, see About the Guides View.
To open the view, do one of the following:
- In the top menu, click on Windows > Guides.
- In the top right of any open view, click on the + button next to the tab and select Guides from the menu.
Step 2: Add a guide
- In the Guides view, click the
dropdown menu button in the top right of the Symmetry section (located in the bottom half of the view).
- Choose a guide from the menu. It will be added to the list in the Symmetry section. For more information on the different guides, see What are the different types of guides?
- Continue to add guides if needed.
| NOTE: You can only use one guide in a section at a time, however you can use one guide from each separate section together (one from the Guides section and one from the Symmetry section). |
Step 3: Display the guide
To see the guides in the Camera view, make sure of the following:
- The guide is selected in the Symmetry view. Selected guides are highlighted in bright blue.
- The Enable Guide
button is toggled ON in the Guides view.
- You have a drawing layer selected.
- A compatible drawing tool is selected. For more information, see What are the different types of guides?
Step 4: Adjust the guide
Once the guide is visible in the Camera view, depending on your chosen guide, you will see an orange line or lines, and a control point.
Edit the guide to your preference by doing one or more of the following:
- Select and move the point to position the guide.
- Rotate the line or lines by hovering over the line and clicking and dragging to rotate it
| NOTE: When a guide is adjusted, it automatically saves the updates in the list and the guide will stay in its adjusted state for that scene/project until it is edited or removed. All guide adjustments are also saved in the undo list and can easily be reversed during the session. |
Step 5: Draw using the guide
When you are happy with your guide, you can start to draw with your chosen drawing tool. As you draw, your lines and shapes will be mirrored on the opposite sides of the guidelines.
The following tips may help as you work:
- In the Guides view, use the Lock Guide
button to prevent you from accidentally editing the guide as you draw.
- Use your Symmetry guide with a Perspective guide to get mirrored symmetry. See How do I use the Perspective guides?
- Only drawing tools work with the Symmetry guides. Editing tools like the Select tool or Contour Editor will not be applied symmetrically. To see what drawing tools work with the Symmetry guides, see What are the different types of guides?
Step 6: Other guide options
The following options are extra actions you can perform while using the guides:
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Delete Guide button Removes the selected guide from the list. |
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Guide Menu button Allows you to perform the following actions:
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Q&A
Question:
Why can’t I see my guides?
Answer:
Make sure you have followed all the requirements listed in Step 3.
Question:
How do I disable or deselect a guide?
Answer:
Toggle the Enable Guide button, or click in any blank space in the guide list window so that the guide loses its highlight.