Originally Posted by
Cheshirepat
I've got a question/issue that I can't seem to resolve yet...maybe there is something I'm overlooking? When I import fabric from an image file (I do this a lot as my chosen fabrics are not always downloadable from the app)... I find I cannot scale them at all, which ends up looking pretty odd. The software suggests there is a way to use a 'ruler' when importing, but my install does not have it?
Directions say "Notice that the rulers on the worktable don’t match the ruler in the photo. In this example, the worktable ruler show approximately 10 inches and the actual ruler on the fabric shows approximately 18 inches. To get the appropriate scale, we need to adjust the rulers on the worktable to match the ruler in the photo"
I see no ruler at all on the worktable. Any ideas? Thanks much!
looked this up in the EQ8 Lessons for Beginners (Basics): when you are in the "import & edit images" worktable, there should be a worktable tools button on the left showing "view actual size" and one that shows "fit to window" Right click over the image and choose "image info" to check how many pixels were used to scan the fabric. It will tell you this plus the size of the image (i.e. 75 pixels and 8.5x11") The book suggest you set your scanner to 72 or 75 dpi in order to scan correctly.
If yo did not scan it into EQ8, but rather imported from the internet (i.e. fabric manufacture's site that hasn't scaled it for EQ) it's suggested you either use the ruler in their image or if you take a picture of a fabric, that you include a ruler in the photo alongside the fabric. After you save it to sketch book you can do the right click on the image to get the image info box (# of pixels, resolution which ideally will be 72-75dpi but probably isn't, size of sample). to make the ruler in your image (that either came with the image off the internet or you placed a ruler in the photo) match the ruler on the image worktable, click the zoom button on the left side of the screen (a blue + button) and drag a marquee box around the ruler at the bottom of the image. then click "fit to window". then in the left hand palatte click "scale fabric"--the tips that you have to scroll down for should show you the way to scale without a ruler.
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highly recommend getting their new books with lessons--I go through them lesson by lesson and then keep to use for reference for those things you don't do all the time! Good luck!