How to specify object dimensions

[kappshot]

In Pro X9

There must be a way and I am overlooking it.

You draw a sqaure, and you want to tell it to make it 2" x 3", or 600px x 400px, or whatever specifics.

How to do that?

I draw a square and see various attributes on the tool bar, but not Length and Width.

Thanks, Brian

[Jean-Luc]

You draw a sqaure, and you want to tell it to make it 2" x 3", or 600px x 400px, or whatever specifics.
How to do that?

The function doesn't exist in PaintShop Pro. It exists in CorelDraw.

I suggest two indirect methods:

1. The size in pixel is displayed while you draw your square. Enable the Status bar (View / Toolbars / Status). The size in pixel (505x505) is shown here:

Square 505x505.jpg (9.2 KiB) Viewed 1346 times

2. Use the Rulers + Guides + Snap to guides.
Place the guides at the desired values. In the Rulers, Units may be displayed in Pixels, Inches, or Centimeters. Draw your square on a Guide and it will snap to the desired size.

If you explain your project, other methods could perhaps be proposed.

[LeviFiction]

If I use the rectangle vector tool to draw out a square or rectangle, then I select the Edit Mode on the Tool Options palette(bar) the four settings: Left, Top, Width, Height become available for me to edit. I can then change the Width and Height of the rectangle I just drew by editing the Width and Height options on the Tool Options Palette for the Rectangle vector tool.

It won't do inches but it will do pixels, so a little math will tell you how many pixels you need for a 2x3 inch rectangle.

It's very important to note, these options are only available while using the Rectangle tool on a Vector Rectangle. Not a vector path. And not with the Pick tool. The Pick tool still only shows alignment and distribution options for vector objects.

[kappshot]

Jean-Luc, That process will serve my purposes, thank you.

LeviFiction, I have tried what you describe, without success. Perhaps I am not doing it correctly. Attached shows my screen after drawing a rectangle and clicking Edit Mode. I do not get Height and Width fields. If you do not have any more thoughts, no problem. I'll read your note again and try some more.

[Jean-Luc]

[Jean-Luc]

You may also record a script while drawing a specific square. Playing the script will draw the desired square.

If you accept a raster square instead of a vector, you can save the square as a Picture Tube. You can then have different squares of different sizes.

What is your final project? We could perhaps give different advice if we know more about it.

[kappshot]

I was able to do what I needed with the replies here, but this it what it is. Making greeting cards, printing an image on photo paper to glue onto the face of the card stock. I wanted the image to be 1/8" all around less than the size of the card; from that point to have a 3/16" border; within that border to have the image. The image, digital photo, does not have the same aspect ratio as the resulting image space, but is close. Some of it will be cropped. So I wanted to be able to move the image around above the white background (the card), and under the frame, cropped by the frame, so I could move it into the best position, to have the best exposed part of the print. I hope this makes sense.