Working with the plug-in has become easier and more efficient in SymmetryShop 3 and Photoshop CS4/CS5. Take advantage of the greatly improved pattern design workflow.

Floating SymmetryShop panel

Access the plug-in at any time as a regular Photoshop free-floating panel. Move the panel to a convenient place on your screen or dock it with other Photoshop panels.

Dynamically adjusted image size

Dramatically increase speed and improve performance by reducing the image size of your pattern on the fly. SymmetryShop preserves the quality of your original motif in a smart object and lets you rebuild the pattern at full size as soon as it is ready.

One-click pattern/motif toggling

It is easy to go back to editing your motif in SymmetryShop 3. The new Target Seed/Pattern Layer button lets you quickly toggle between the pattern layer and the seed layer with a single click.

Easy selection of the control path

Instantly select the control path to visualize or transform it as needed. Deselect with a click too. The new Select/Deselect Control Path button in the SymmetryShop panel lets you quickly switch between editing pattern elements and changing the repeat size.

Interactive editing of the control path

Use the Photoshop Transform Path command to change the repeat size of your pattern. SymmetryShop will automatically rebuild the pattern as soon as you apply the transformation. Or easily edit the control path with your other favorite Photoshop vector tools. Then update the pattern with a click.

Enhanced pattern preview

Fill the entire SymmetryShop Layer with a pattern or preview the pattern in another layer. Fill the whole layer or a selected region. The new Preview Pattern button lets you instantly see the exact result that will be produced when you export your SymmetryShop pattern as a Photoshop preset.

Support for large images

Use images of any size that are supported in your version of Photoshop. SymmetryShop no longer limits document sizes to less than 30,000 pixels.

Other productivity enhancements

Work faster and more efficiently by taking advantage of multiple technical improvements in many SymmetryShop operations, such as canvas extension management, autorun, and others.

New: CS5-compatible version

SymmetryShop 3 now runs natively on 64-bit Macs with Creative Suite 5. CS5 versions are also available for all other Mac OS and Windows platforms. SymmetryShop 3 users, download your FREE updates.

Other features in SymmetryShop 3.