AaronSte

When I do Layer - Create compound it just acts like the Add boolean. I may just have to adjust how I draw things (or in this case trace) and start with the entire outline of everything and then do the inner shapes. As of right now I'm drawing shapes, copying, subtracting, pasting, etc. and is becoming a nightmare. I tried looking through all the tabs and such and couldn't find a feature that acts the same as it does in Illustrator (which kind of sucks). I don't expect the programs to be the same, but this was one feature in illustrator that I loved. That and the locked layers to where you could go in outline mode and see the image still there so you could see what you were drawing off of.

Hey guys, A couple months ago I recently switched over from the Adobe software to Affinity. There have been a few things I have noticed that are in Illustrator but not in Designer and am unsure if this is another thing or if I'm just missing it. I'm working on creating a design in Designer and will be sending it to my vinyl cutter so I need to have no overlapping lines. In Illustrator under the pathfinder window they have an option called merge. This is similar to add boolean but instead of just adding the shape to the overlapping shape, it merges like colors together. Is there a quick easy way in Designer to do this? As of right now I have been subtracting and adding shapes but it seems like this way is taken forever to do. I would like to draw out my design (as everything I do is in black and white) and when I get done, click a button and it merges all like colors together. Thanks in advance for the help! -Aaron