Alignment

With these tools, you can determine alignment data and use it for image alignment:

Common Use Cases

Use this overview to find the right tool to determine alignment data and align images.

Task	Tool	Usage
Use existing alignment data to align images.	Align Image	Align an image based on alignment data from a previous tool. This means that you have to determine the alignment data with the tools Determine Alignment with Straight Border or Determine Alignment with Matching.
Use characteristic shapes to determine alignment data.	Determine Alignment with Matching	Determine the alignment data based on matching shapes. Determine Alignment with Matching works best with unique, clearly distinguishable shapes.
Use straight borders to determine alignment data.	Determine Alignment with Straight Border	Determine the alignment data based on the straight segments of an object's border. Determine Alignment with Straight Border works best if there are at least two straight borders with a clear contrast that are perpendicular to each other.

Task

Tool

Usage

Use existing alignment data to align images.

Align an image based on alignment data from a previous tool. This means that you have to determine the alignment data with the tools Determine Alignment with Straight Border or Determine Alignment with Matching.

Use characteristic shapes to determine alignment data.

Determine the alignment data based on matching shapes.

Determine Alignment with Matching works best with unique, clearly distinguishable shapes.

Use straight borders to determine alignment data.

Determine the alignment data based on the straight segments of an object's border.

Determine Alignment with Straight Border works best if there are at least two straight borders with a clear contrast that are perpendicular to each other.