ON1 2020 Grid Overlay

brian McCann

• January 22, 2020 22:40

I am wanting to create collages of various print sizes, however I cannot find a  overlay  grid option in ON1 2020. This of course would remove the “eyeball method” and make it more precise and timely. Am I missing something in On 1? suggestions are most welcome, as I do not want to jump between programs.

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  Rick Sammartino Community moderator

  • January 22, 2020 23:41
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  Sorry, you're not missing anything. There is a request to add a ruler in future version, but that's all.

  If you have an image of a grid, you can add it as a layer. 

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  Brian Lawson Community moderator

  • January 23, 2020 15:33

  One solution is to use the 3rd party program like PhiMatrix. It places a highly customizable transparent overlay on the screen for you to have whatever kind of layout guide you'd like.

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  brian McCann

  • January 24, 2020 22:24

  Thank you both, I will try each suggestion.

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  PhotoGuy52

  • December 07, 2020 18:55

  How can On1 have left out something as basic as a grid overlay?  I print my work on canvas and do my own stretching.  I've discovered that putting a 10 pixel white or black dot in the corners where the canvas will be cut is a huge time saver... but I can't put the dots on the image without a grid!  

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  Rick Sammartino Community moderator

  • December 07, 2020 19:09
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  I can't say why On1 doesn't have a grid, but you should be able to add your own and make it work.

  You could add a grid as a transparent layer, but that will create a new onphoto file each time you do it.

  Instead, you could import one as either a frame or texture depending on whether you want it to resize or not.

  If you need help with that, let us know.

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