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    AffinityAppMan reacted to PixelPest in SVG not exporting into Silhouette Studio   
    We can't see what's inside the "Group". I recommend ungroup - convert text to curves, select everything inside the group then go Layer->Geometry->Merge Curves and export to SVG again.
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from nosey_gamedev in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from retrograde in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Frozen Death Knight in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Intuos5 in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Ezbaze in REQUEST: Enable "Save" over imported SVG files   
    FEATURE REQUEST:
    I use some applications that support the SVG file format and I open Affinity Designer from within those applications.  The problem that I am having is the Affinity Designer will not save the UPDATED as SVG unless I export it as SVG.  But if I export as SVG, I lose the connection from the other apps. 
    Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer support the Enable "Save" over imported PSD files which keeps the connection with other apps if you are working with PSD file and the workflow is very good.
    It would be very helpful to have the same feature with SVG file support, Enable "Save" over imported SVG files option in preferences, since I am using Affinity Designer right now as my exclusive Vector App.  This will improve my workflow and the workflow of users that us Affinity Designer and other apps together in this way.
    Cheers!
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from moi.cool in REQUEST: Enable "Save" over imported SVG files   
    FEATURE REQUEST:
    I use some applications that support the SVG file format and I open Affinity Designer from within those applications.  The problem that I am having is the Affinity Designer will not save the UPDATED as SVG unless I export it as SVG.  But if I export as SVG, I lose the connection from the other apps. 
    Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer support the Enable "Save" over imported PSD files which keeps the connection with other apps if you are working with PSD file and the workflow is very good.
    It would be very helpful to have the same feature with SVG file support, Enable "Save" over imported SVG files option in preferences, since I am using Affinity Designer right now as my exclusive Vector App.  This will improve my workflow and the workflow of users that us Affinity Designer and other apps together in this way.
    Cheers!
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Ezbaze in move / copy layers from one file to another   
    Ctrl + C / Crtl + V does not work well with large files / low ram. I don't know how "different" it would be if the "layer dragging between documents" was implemented, but I feel like it would make it more manageable, performance-wise. I have to move layers between files constantly and it is starting to be a huge pain, right now due to another bug I have to copy all artboards from one document to another, copying all of them just does not work as Af Designer just crashes, so I have to copy paste each one separately.
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Hilltop in REQUEST: Enable "Save" over imported SVG files   
    FEATURE REQUEST:
    I use some applications that support the SVG file format and I open Affinity Designer from within those applications.  The problem that I am having is the Affinity Designer will not save the UPDATED as SVG unless I export it as SVG.  But if I export as SVG, I lose the connection from the other apps. 
    Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer support the Enable "Save" over imported PSD files which keeps the connection with other apps if you are working with PSD file and the workflow is very good.
    It would be very helpful to have the same feature with SVG file support, Enable "Save" over imported SVG files option in preferences, since I am using Affinity Designer right now as my exclusive Vector App.  This will improve my workflow and the workflow of users that us Affinity Designer and other apps together in this way.
    Cheers!
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from thedivclass in REQUEST: Enable "Save" over imported SVG files   
    FEATURE REQUEST:
    I use some applications that support the SVG file format and I open Affinity Designer from within those applications.  The problem that I am having is the Affinity Designer will not save the UPDATED as SVG unless I export it as SVG.  But if I export as SVG, I lose the connection from the other apps. 
    Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer support the Enable "Save" over imported PSD files which keeps the connection with other apps if you are working with PSD file and the workflow is very good.
    It would be very helpful to have the same feature with SVG file support, Enable "Save" over imported SVG files option in preferences, since I am using Affinity Designer right now as my exclusive Vector App.  This will improve my workflow and the workflow of users that us Affinity Designer and other apps together in this way.
    Cheers!
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Tom Lachecki in New search bar available in your add-ons listing   
    Nice feature. Thanks 
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Ash in New search bar available in your add-ons listing   
    Apps: All
    Platforms: Windows, macOS and iPad
    In my account, from the burger menu from within My add-ons you can now optionally expose a new search bar. This gives you the ability to search your content by a search term, or filter based on the type of content it is (brushes, assets, etc.)

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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Ash in Vector Flood Fill   
    Apps: Designer
    Platforms: All
    A new vector flood tool has been added to Affinity Designer. This is denoted by a paint bucket icon in the Tools Panel (on iPad you can find it nested with the gradient fill tool, on Windows it will currently need to be manually added via Customising the Tools Panel).
    This tool allows you to automatically fill areas created by overlapping / intersecting shapes and open curves in your document. This tool requires you to make a selection first of the curves / shapes you want the tool to consider. You can then choose a colour from the colour or swatches panel, and tap within any enclosed area to create a new shape with that fill colour. While in the tool you can also drag swatches from the swatches panel onto any area.

    There are two insertion modes to this tool you can select from the context toolbar:
    Inside. This will attempt to create the new shapes / fills and place them inside existing shapes where possible. In-between. This will break fills and strokes apart in existing shapes, and insert the new fills in-between.  The difference between the two is shown below. 


    While using the tool you can hold Cmd (macOS / iPad) or Ctrl (Windows) to make new selections (also combining with Shift to add / remove items from your selection). You can also click-drag the tool to quickly fill many areas all at once, a simple example is shown below with some text:

    The tool works with any type of fill - solid colour, gradient or bitmap. The options in the context toolbar for min, max and stretch to fit are relevant only to gradient and bitmap fills, and refers to the method used to scale the fill to the new shape.
    For bitmap fills you can select a bitmap fill swatch to use, alternatively you can create bitmap fills on the fly by dragging a texture file or asset directly into the active colour in the toolbar. Below is a video showing that in action with using assets to create bitmap fills:
    Texture Fills.mov
    For bitmap fills if the texture has any transparency then the fill will be added as an additional fill to the shape. This allows for overlay style textures to be easily added on top of an existing colour fill. We will look at a way to make this behaviour optional.
    Finally it's also worth pointing out that when you are in the tool you can also drag swatch from your swatches panel directly into any area in your selection, to quickly add multiple different colours to areas without having to select them first.
    We would love you to try this new tool out and let us know what you think or if you encounter any bugs or unexpected results.
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Ash in Auto clean added to paint mixer brush   
    Apps: Photo (and Photo Persona in Publisher)
    Platforms: Windows, macOS and iPad
    A new option available in the context toolbar options of the paint mixer brush to auto-clean the brush after every stroke.
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to v_kyr in SDK Applications / OLE / API   
    The sad answer is nope, there isn't any SDK or programmers API yet.
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Artwo in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from randomjames in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan got a reaction from Dreatern in FEATURE REQUEST for Affinity Designer 2, Vector Eraser   
    Nice job on Affinity 2.0.  I already purchased all apps.
    FEATURE REQUEST: It would be nice to see a type of VECTOR ERASER in Affinity Designer 2 that would allow us to quickly erase INTERSECTING LINES.  This can dramatically increase productivity with illustrations. 
    See attached video.
     
    Thanks!!!  I am enjoying 2.0 !!!

    vector eraser demo.mp4
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    What's new in Affinity Publisher 2: 
     
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    What's new in Affinity Photo 2: 
     
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    What's new in Affinity Designer 2:
     
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    System requirements
    Operating system To ensure the apps are focused on the latest advances in operating system versions possible the minimum operating system requirements for Affinity V2 is as follows.
    Windows — Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004, 20H1, build 19041) Mac — MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) iPad — iPadOS 15 Hardware Mac Mac Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini Mac with Apple silicon (M1/M2) chip or Intel processor 8GB RAM recommended 1280x768 display size or larger Supports regular, retina, and expanded gamut DCI-P3 displays Windows Windows-based PC (64 bit) with mouse or equivalent input device Hardware GPU acceleration—Requires: Direct3D level 12.0-capable card DirectX 10-compatible Graphics Cards and above 8GB RAM recommended 1280x768 display size or larger iPad Compatible with…
    iPad Pro (all models) iPad Air (2, 3, 4 & 5) iPad (2017 onwards) iPad Mini (5 & 6) Supported Languages
    English (UK/US) French German Italian Spanish Brazilian Portuguese Simplified Chinese Japanese
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    NEW TO IPAD VERSIONS
    While the iPad versions of all the apps will see nearly all the new feature additions mentioned above, they will also see their own special enhancements to the UI, including:
    Command Controller This new radial menu gives quick access to common modifiers in all tools.
     
      Quick Menu Gain instant access to clipboard options and nine customisable shortcut operations with a simple three-finger swipe.

      Compact Mode New mode available for the layers and brush panel allows you to keep these panels open while maximising document real estate.
     
      iPadOS 16 Ready All iPad apps are now optimised to take advantage of the increased memory limits available since iPadOS 15. Customers of iPadOS 16 will also get the added benefit of the new virtual memory swap – dramatically increasing performance on very large documents.
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    NEW FEATURES in Affinity Publisher 2
    These are some of the most important new features in Affinity Publisher 2
     
    Books Combine separate Publisher documents as chapters to create one long publication, automatically syncing page numbers, table of contents, indexes and styles throughout—an especially useful feature for collaboration, as contributors can work on their own sections individually before bringing it all together. Available in desktop version only.
     
      Footnotes, endnotes and sidenotes Easily add academic style notes or references to sections of text.
     
      Place Auto-flow Create a single layout that automatically repeats across your document until all desired images are accommodated. Plus, with the ability to choose a repeat count for images, you can set up advanced templates so that in the future you can instantly produce multiple variants in only a few clicks.
     
      Linked File Layer Visibility Override Turn any layers on or off from within placed files, including PSD, PDF, DWG, DXF and other Affinity documents without losing the integrity of the link. Even if the source file is changed, your layer visibility settings will be maintained.
     
      DWG/DXF Place Place DXF or DWG files into your Affinity Publisher publications.
    Style Picker Tool Pick style of any object or text on your page and drop it onto any other objects or passages of text easily (desktop only).
    Performance The handling of memory for large documents, particularly with lots of large placed files and images, has been reengineered, resulting in significant performance improvements.
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    AffinityAppMan reacted to Patrick Connor in Affinity Version 2 Sets New Standards in Creative Software   
    NEW FEATURES in Affinity Photo 2
    These are some of the most important new features in Affinity Photo V2   Non-destructive RAW Develop You can now develop RAW files non-destructively, which means you can go back to change your develop settings at anytime, even after adding additional layers or adjustments to your file. Choose to embed into a document file or link externally to reduce file size.
     
      Compound Masks Easily combine multiple mask layers together non-destructively using add, intersect, subtract and XOR operations. This means separate masks you have created can be maintained non-destructively while creating new masks based on those component parts.
     
      Live Mesh Warp Want an image or file to be distorted to match the surface of an underlying template? Now you can apply a non-destructive warp to make that happen, and go back to edit whenever you like. It is highly effective for mock-up work, where you might place document files and composite them onto surfaces such as book or magazine pages.
     
      Normals Adjustment Adjust lighting information baked into existing normal maps. Great as a standalone feature for texture artists, but also allows the editing of lighting layers generated from 3D render software.
     
      Live Masks Build lots of powerful, non-destructive workflows with new Live Masks which update automatically based on the properties of the underlying image.
    Hue Range Create a mask based on a specific colour in your image, allowing you to apply adjustments, effects or just paint on the automatically generated mask for your chosen hue.
     
      Band-Pass Band-Pass creates a mask focused around edges within an image. This has wide uses for retouchers who work on different frequency layers, but also enables the creation of artistic effects.
     
      Luminosity Mask specific luminosity ranges, for example, specific ranges of highlights or shadows (or anything in between) to apply controlled adjustments to those areas.
     
      Saved Layer States A powerful feature that allows you to save different visibility states of your layer stack to quickly review different design options or versions of your work.
    Either create a manual layer state to save your layer visibility as it currently is or smart layer states which let you specify whether you want to turn layers on or off based on one or more of the following filter criteria: layer colour tag, layer type, layer name and lock status.
     
      JPEG XL Import/Export Affinity Photo has been a leader in editing wide colour gamut and HDR images, with full support for full HDR displays. JPEG XL support now allows you to export to a format which is being more and more supported—particularly by web browsers—meaning what you see in Affinity Photo can now be consumed by others.
     
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