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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
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To transform a floating selection, select the Transform tool
and scale, rotate, or move the floating selection.
You can also select a Transform tool options to flip horizontally or flop vertically the floating selection in relation
to the plane orientation.
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To paste an item from the clipboard, press Ctrl+V or V. Move the item into a plane and it conforms to
the perspective. For detailed information, see also “To paste an item into Vanishing Point” on page 382.
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If the plane is not the proper size to accommodate your painting, cloning, or transforming, select the Edit Plane
tool and drag an edge node of the bounding box to scale the plane.
Vanishing Point allows multiple undos. Press Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Z (Mac OS) one or more times to
undo an operation one or more times. Press Shift+Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Shift+Z (Mac OS) to redo an
operation. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to change the Cancel button to Reset so that you can revert the
image to its original state in the Vanishing Point dialog box.
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Click OK.
To preserve the perspective plane information in an image, save your document in PSD, TIFF, or JPEG format.
See also
“Keys for using Vanishing Point” on page 762
“To create a brush and set painting options” on page 475
To define and adjust perspective planes in Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point lets you define rectangular planes that line up with the perspective in an image. The accuracy of the
plane determines whether any edits or adjustments are properly scaled and oriented in your image. After you
establish the four corner nodes, you can scale, move, or reshape to fine-tune the perspective plane. Sometimes, lining
up the bounding box and grid of the plane with a texture or pattern in your image helps you accurately match the
image’s perspective.
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With an image open in Photoshop, choose Filter > Vanishing Point.
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Select the Create Plane tool
and click in the preview image to add the corner node. Try to use a rectangular
object or a plane area in the image as a guide when creating the perspective plane. To help with node placement, hold
down the “x” key to zoom into the preview image.
Note:
As you add corner nodes, you can delete the last node if it’s not correct by pressing the Backspace key (Windows)
or Delete key (Mac OS).
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Select the Edit Plane tool
and do one or more of the following:
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To reshape the perspective plane, drag a corner node.
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To adjust the grid, enter a value in the Grid Size text box or click the down arrow and move the slider. You can also
adjust the grid size when the Create Plane tool is selected.
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To move the plane, click inside the plane and drag.
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To scale the plane, drag an edge node in a segment of the bounding box.
