On Pixelmator Pro 1.0.6:
1) Use Draw Shape to create a polygon (I created a pentagon).
2) Rotate it by 10 degrees
3) Press Arrange followed by the Flip the object horizontally button
A green internal marker within the shape moves but the shape itself doesn't flip.
Polygon won't mirror horizontally
2018-02-02 17:28:52
This one isn't technically a bug as such. Because resizing/transforming is nondestructive, Pixelmator Pro remembers the orientation of objects and flips them internally. For example, say you add a triangle with one side horizontally parallel, then rotate the side to be perpendicular to the horizon, Pixelmator Pro remembers its internal orientation and flips the original object rather than its current orientation (and the end result with the triangle is that nothing happens). This probably sounds pretty confusing, so here's a quick workaround:
1. Add a shape
2. Rotate it
3. Press the Command-G shortcut to create a group layer
4. Flip the group
With this method, you can then flip both the object internally (by flipping the inner layer) and its new orientation (by flipping the group).
1. Add a shape
2. Rotate it
3. Press the Command-G shortcut to create a group layer
4. Flip the group
With this method, you can then flip both the object internally (by flipping the inner layer) and its new orientation (by flipping the group).
2018-02-02 19:03:55
Thanks for the workaround. That does the job.
I've a yearning for a new button now; one that reverses the rotation of a shape.
i.e. if my shape is rotated by 10 degrees, pressing this button will rotate it to 360-10=350 degrees.
That by itself would accomplish at I want if the shape is horizontally symmetrical. That and the press of reflect horizontal would do it for assymetric shapes.
I've a yearning for a new button now; one that reverses the rotation of a shape.
i.e. if my shape is rotated by 10 degrees, pressing this button will rotate it to 360-10=350 degrees.
That by itself would accomplish at I want if the shape is horizontally symmetrical. That and the press of reflect horizontal would do it for assymetric shapes.