Martin Majewski

Hello,
 
I love AD and I use it not only for illustration work but I also do a lot of sketching for technical designs. The vector tools of AD are the most convenient ones I know and even CAD tools like AutoCAD or Fusion 360 cannot compete with the usability, simplicity and intuitive workflow of drawing 2D shapes - plus the AD's performance is really outstanding! 
 
What I would really like to see in AD are more "parametric" ways of exactly defining shapes and shape segments i.e. by providing dimensional and relational constraints. I know AD is not a CAD tool, but it has all the snapping and precise vertex placement already implemented. It would be simply an addition to place vertices where they should be by providing numerical values like the length of a line, the distance between to vertices, the spatial alignment of lines (either parallel or orthogonal) or to force multiple segments to copy the behavior of an reference object (e.g. the length of multiple lines changes when the length of a reference line changes, or one coordinate of an object stays equal to another coordinate of another object).
 
This annotations could be also visualized or hidden in a final "rendering".
 
If this also would be exportable into lets say a DWG file, Affinity would made a big imprint into the CAD scene for sure.
 
 
Bye,
Martin

Same here! Magic Mouse scrolling does not affect numeric values.

Hi Alex,
 
I have a Apple Magic Mouse and it does not work. I tested with a mouse with scroll and physical work. (Also tested with other softwares, and are working) I have friends designers and they use the magic mouse. I believe that many people use, so if possible, I would ask them to do it work with the magic mouse. Tested it with MacBook Pro 2012 and iMac 2011 and had the same result.   Thank you for your attention!

The new grid system is AWESOME!

Two things I have noticed so far:

1) Grid spacing units should not only be constrained to Millimeter. I'm working on screen designs and need a grid in pixels.
2) Values cannot be adjusted with the mouse-wheel but only by direct input or the sliders. I would favor a system like in Photoshop where you can klick on the value field and drag the mouse (or graphic tablet pen) to the side to adjust the values.
 
Thank you

That's what brought me to Affinity Designer, to the purchase of the same and finally to this forum and this reply! :-D