Rulers and guides
Show canvas coordinates, drag out guides, and snap layers to them.
Rulers show canvas coordinates along the preview's edges. Guides are lines your layers snap to while you drag, which helps line up elements across a scene.
- Press ⌘R (View → Show Rulers).
- Drag from a ruler onto the canvas to add a guide.
- Move layers near a guide and they snap to it.
- Drag a guide back onto its ruler to remove it.
- ⌘R
- Show or hide rulers
- ⌘'
- Show or hide guides
- ⌘ Drag
- Move a layer without snapping
| Menu item | What it does |
|---|---|
| View → Show Rulers | Rulers along the preview's edges |
| View → Show Guides | Shows the guides you added |
| View → Lock Guides | Keeps guides from moving while you work |
The same switches are in Settings → Appearance → Stage panels.