If you are using a circle or a rectangle selection you can change the style to fixed size and that will give you the same size selection every time.
wade
Yes, you can easily duplicate the dimensions of a circular selection using the "Marquee Tool (M)". Choose the "Style:" of marquee as "fixed size".
Does that answer your question?
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Or use the shape tool to create a circle, alt-click with the path selection tool to make copies and then make them into selections.
Yes, that does help at least some. But if the selection I need to duplicate is an unusual shape, do you know any method for quick easy duplication? I suppose if nothing else, I would have to resort to the save / load selection process. If there isn’t an easier way to do this, I hope Adobe would consider making a Selection Shape Duplication command or something.
Thanks for the other input though, that does help quite a bit!!!
VES
You can either create any shape as a path initially or turn it into a path and then easily duplicate it as above.
Thanks Mick, I think that is the best solution for unusual shapes.
VES
The other trick you might try: make the selection and save it. Go to the channel menu and go to the saved selection channel. Use the wand to select your selection. Go to the move tool, but hold down alt and copy as much as you want. You can now select this channel and it will have the copied selections.
You can even define it as a custom shape and give it dimensions in the Custom Shape tool options bar. I’ve just learnt this from you asking the question. It’s great.
That’s a neat trick Philo. I’ll stick that away for the future.
Thanks Philo! I appreciate the rapid responses I got to this question!
VES
….and from the cat-skinning department:
Make your 1st selection.
Enter Quickmask mode.
Marquis around the shape.
Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V.
Use move tool to move the duplicate shape to the next position.
Ctrl-V again, use move tool again.
Repeat as needed.
Exit Quickmask.
Vernon,
I am wondering why you don’t like saving the selection? It’s just one click in the channels palette. And one Ctrl-click to put a copy of that selection anywhere you want. Furthermore the selection is saved with the document so it’s reusable. And you can drag the channel (selection) from one document to another…
Ronald