lowdown
08-25-2007, 01:56 PM
This is a great tip for duplicating and placing multiple copies of a layer in an exact sequence.
1. Start with a new layer and put text, an object or whatever you like in the layer.
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate01.jpg
2. Duplicate the layer and then got to [Edit] [Free Transform] (or just hit Control T) then move your layer to any position you want and hit enter.
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate02.jpg
3. Now hold down your Shift Control Alt keys and press T.
Every time you do this the layer will be duplicated and moved or transformed the exact amount each time.
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate03.jpg
Resulting in something like this:
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate04.jpg
Here are a cople of examples:
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate_samp01.jpg
Duplicating a simple line:
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate_samp02.jpg
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate_samp03.jpg
The posibilities are left only to your imagination, experiment with this one and have fun!
Hope this helps someone.
1. Start with a new layer and put text, an object or whatever you like in the layer.
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate01.jpg
2. Duplicate the layer and then got to [Edit] [Free Transform] (or just hit Control T) then move your layer to any position you want and hit enter.
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate02.jpg
3. Now hold down your Shift Control Alt keys and press T.
Every time you do this the layer will be duplicated and moved or transformed the exact amount each time.
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate03.jpg
Resulting in something like this:
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate04.jpg
Here are a cople of examples:
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate_samp01.jpg
Duplicating a simple line:
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate_samp02.jpg
http://www.koolcartoons.com/posts/duplicate_samp03.jpg
The posibilities are left only to your imagination, experiment with this one and have fun!
Hope this helps someone.