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how do i scale the patterns i create? it is always saved bigger in scale than i want, despite the placement of the scale sliding gizmo, regardless of where it is right before i save it, when i start making the pattern, etc. any help would be appreciated. new to these programs.

The gizmo you refer to acts as a zoom function but does not actually resize anything.

To resize, select all the layers you want to resize with the shift key, then shift-drag the corner of the selected layers inwards to shrink and outward to expand.

Please be careful of layer placement before re-sizing or rotating; if what you are changing overlaps the sides of the pattern box (The bright square in the middle), results will be unpredictable.

praxicalidocious wrote:

The gizmo you refer to acts as a zoom function but does not actually resize anything.

To resize, select all the layers you want to resize with the shift key, then shift-drag the corner of the selected layers inwards to shrink and outward to expand.

Please be careful of layer placement before re-sizing or rotating; if what you are changing overlaps the sides of the pattern box (The bright square in the middle), results will be unpredictable.

thank you SO much for the help!!! very excited!
and thank you for the "loves". i've been away from the site for awhile, but am happy to be back!