HydroJLW
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Hi,
I can't seem to figure this out...How can I reduce the spacing in the cells in this table? The usual 'Leading' setting doesn't do anything when I change it.
Thank you,
Jack
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20 hours ago, Dan C said:
Thanks for your file provided @HydroJLW!
I can't see any specific issue with the layer setup to cause this to occur when using Vistaprint - as mentioned above I'm not seeing the same occur when viewing the exported SVG file in Affinity, or other applications.
If this is only occurring when uploading the exported file to Vistaprint, you may want to speak with the Vistaprint support team to understand why / how their software is interpreting this SVG incorrectly.
I hope this helps
Hi Dan,
Thank you for getting back to this - Yes, the issue seems to be with Vistaprint and that particular style of card...just sod's law that that was the first style I tried. I tried playing around with their own online designer and the elements I added were treated the same way, so it must just be the set style for that type of card. Glad all ok on the Affinity side of things!
Thanks again,
Jack -
7 minutes ago, HydroJLW said:
Thanks for checking that out! - Hmm, perhaps it is just Vistaprint then. I see the same results as you in Affinity, so is it possible that Vistaprint is doing something specific with the file for the specific product I am looking at? Could it be applying its own erase blend mode or something?
Export settings below.
Thanks,
I think it is that specific Vistaprint design - if I changed the background colour, the text remained in the same erase blend mode style....I tried in other products and the design behaved as I would have expected. I could change the background colours of the product, whilst the text at the bottom remained white on black.
Sorry, I just couldn't understand what was happening, as it was the only product I had looked at and I didn't think the website would override my own file!
So, I guess the style I wanted in that product isn't possible...
Thank you for your help! @GarryP -
2 minutes ago, GarryP said:
Thanks for the file.
When I export that as an SVG I get what I would expect, the top-two-thirds-or-so is transparent and the bottom-third-or-so is black with white non-transparent text.
Can you give us some screenshots showing your Export Dialog settings?
Exported SVG attached.
Thanks for checking that out! - Hmm, perhaps it is just Vistaprint then. I see the same results as you in Affinity, so is it possible that Vistaprint is doing something specific with the file for the specific product I am looking at? Could it be applying its own erase blend mode or something?
Export settings below.
Thanks,
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5 minutes ago, GarryP said:
If the text is a text layer – Artistic Text or Frame Text – then you should be able to give the text a white fill via the Colour Panel, or Swatches Panel, or via various other places.
If it already is filled then you might have used an Erase Blend Mode on it as that would erase the text from the layer it’s part of.
Difficult to know from such limited screenshots where we cannot see more of the structure of the layers in the Layers Panel.
Is it possible for you to share the actual document?
Thanks @GarryP - I tried those options but was still running into issues...very strange!
I have attached an example file.
Thank you,
Jack -
I would like this text to show up as white.
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Hi,
The text in the image below is exporting as if it is cutting out from the black rectangle below it (showing the background). Is there a way to export this text in an SVG so that it shows up as white on the black background?
Not sure what I am doing wrong here.
Thank you,
Jack
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1 minute ago, NathanC said:
Hi @HydroJLW,
You could try selecting all the nodes via CTRL/CMD + A or marquee selecting them with the node tool, and then using the 'smooth curve' function along the context toolbar, this should remove nodes from the curves but it is intended to create a rounder effect, meaning that the curve's likely won't match their original appearance. There have been requests previously for a dedicated Simplify curve feature similar to what Illustrator offers but I'm not aware of any alternatives currently.
Might need a bit of clarification on exactly what you want to achieve by adding nodes outside the group?
Many thanks
Hi @NathanC,
Thank you for getting back to me - Ahh yeah, I tried this, but it didn't reduce the nodes all that much...there are so many haha.
I was just playing around with this text and I wanted to try stretching parts of it, so I am assuming that the Warp Group functions will probably be the best way to do this at the moment. A simplify curve feature would be nice though!
Thank you,
Jack -
Hi,
Is there an easy way to reset all of the nodes in the 1st photo so that this group of letters (curves) will collectively just have the basic corner nodes around the perimeter of the shape as a whole without rasterising? (as in 2nd photo).
I would then like to be able to manipulate the group as a whole by adding in new nodes to the outside of the group. Or is the best way to do this using the Warp Group tools?
Thank you,Jack
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Hi,
Apologies if this has already been requested - I did search around for a while for this, but there were a lot of varied results.
I would like to request proper vector brush support. I feel like this is probably quite a fundamental feature for a lot of people and would be a highly valued addition to the Affinity suite (which I really like, by the way!)
Thanks,
Jack- k_au and kittyridge
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38 minutes ago, HydroJLW said:
Thank you for the reply, @v_kyr - yes I just noticed this too, so I am thinking I may play around with setting to ALL CAPS or SMALL CAPS to see if this helps balance the bounding box/alignment better...I hope so, as this is doing my head in haha
This helped a little - so I am led to believe that the issue is probably being caused by the font itself. I thought a decent workaround would be to create a circle with no stroke/fill to go around the whole logo so that everything remains aligned and the outer circle can be aligned to the centre etc without messing things up.
Jack -
26 minutes ago, v_kyr said:
First left side "E" looks to be bigger/greater in size here.
Sounds to make sense here.
Thank you for the reply, @v_kyr - yes I just noticed this too, so I am thinking I may play around with setting to ALL CAPS or SMALL CAPS to see if this helps balance the bounding box/alignment better...I hope so, as this is doing my head in haha
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2 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:
That does seem odd, but I think it's OK. Notice that the L is still aligned to the Guide that runs through it in the same way in both screenshots. So it appears that the bounding box is in a slightly different position, which should be because the box in the first screenshot is for the ellipse, and the bounding box in the second one is only for the word itself.
And you can see from the first screenshot that the word is not centered on the ellipse. Here's the first screenshot with 2 Guides added. Compare the length of the red line on the left (left side of bounding box to letter E) with the length of the red line on the right (right side of bounding box to the letter D).
Thanks for the reply, Walt - much appreciated!
So, with this in mind, do you think that the best thing would be to convert to curves and then align to centre afterwards? It is strange because even before converting to curves, the text seems out of alignment somewhat, despite the handles both being aligned to the centre...you can see the uneven spacing in the attached image.
Thanks,
Jack
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On 10/5/2023 at 9:32 PM, HydroJLW said:
Thank you!
Do you have any idea why when an SVG is exported and objects/text etc is converted to curves, the alignment changes?
It is very frustrating. Everything is aligned to the centre and then after exporting things are slightly off-centre.
CheersHi again,
Ok, I am still facing issues, unfortunately!
Does anyone know why the text is centred correctly as a shape text path, but then is not aligned to the centre when converted to curves?! Which is the correct alignment...surely it should be the same?
Thanks,
Jack -
Hi all,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to these messages - I found that the error with the alignment was occurring with the 'export text as curves...' option on. I ended up just turning this off, and things seem to be ok with the exported svg files now 👍 The text is still converted to curves, but without the alignment issues from before.
Thanks for your help/input.
Jack -
1 hour ago, v_kyr said:
You would need to add all curves first together and then export the resulting layer as an SVG. But it should be clear to you that when you geom add all curves together that they will be all the same color (stroke/fill) here.
See also related ...
Thank you!
Do you have any idea why when an SVG is exported and objects/text etc is converted to curves, the alignment changes?
It is very frustrating. Everything is aligned to the centre and then after exporting things are slightly off-centre.
Cheers -
Hi,
Apologies if this is simple...I can't find the best settings to do this - How can you export a SVG but with all objects/curves merged into one layer?
Thank you,
Jack -
5 minutes ago, Oufti said:
This what I would have done, even with the shape as it is: I would cut vertically in the center, then mirror an half and join it back.
In v2, there is the Knife tool that's handy for that:
https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Tools/tools_knife.html
Thanks @Oufti, I appreciate the reply. I will check out the knife tool - haven't had to use it yet!
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3 minutes ago, thomaso said:
There is no option to move the handles of several selected nodes "synchronously" … or to move more than one handle at a time at all. Alternatively there are various possible workflows:
A. For symmetric objects another workflow would be to create one half of the wanted object, then copy + flip this and merge the two curves / join according nodes to one common node.
B. If you prefer to drag the node handles the various snapping options may help + display guides and sizes. Also creating custom guides as snapping axis or cross point.
C. Another option in your shown example would be to copy + move + edit the black ellipse to achieve the gray object.
D. Finally a special feature of "auto-node-adjustment" may be useful in your situation (unfortunately I don't know the true / official Affinity name). Therefore you select certain nodes of the object to edit, –> select a "target" object (not its nodes), –> drag one node onto one of the target and hold a moment. This will move the nodes + their handles as "copies" of the used target object without changing the unselected nodes – like so at 1:05 min …
Amazing, thank you so much! - That's very helpful 😄
In my case, I ended up using 2 circles and a rectangle to make the shape in a symmetrical way, similar to your suggestion A, which seemed to work well in this instance. I will definitely be putting the rest of the above to use soon as well.
Cheers,
Jack -
Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't seem to figure out a way to make sure handles are perfectly aligned. I would like to make sure the shape/angles in the attached image are symmetrical and the same thickness throughout - I know I could also possibly use the pen tool, but is there a best way to do this, whilst making sure that the shape is even/symmetrical?
Thank you,
Jack -
21 hours ago, R C-R said:
Apparently it means not changing the aspect ratio, as when using the Shift key to mainstain the aspect ratio when dragging a corner of the bounding box around a selection.
Ahh yes, that makes sense - and is what I need in my usage. Thanks very much for your help!
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On 9/25/2023 at 10:16 PM, R C-R said:
There is a way in V2 using the Scale Override options in the Transform panel, but it only works for 'aspect correct' scaling.
Thank you - That was exactly what I was looking for! - Seems to work fine for my needs 👍
Do you know what 'aspect correct scaling' would mean in this usage?
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Hi,
Apologies if this has already been asked before, but it is something I have never figured out, that I am hoping is an easy to perform.
When I resize an object or a group of objects e.g a simple circular logo (containing various objects/groups), to ensure that all elements within the group of objects scale correctly I always have to use the drag handle at the bottom corner of the groups. Is there a way to type in the desired pixel size in the transform panel, but make sure that everything is resized correctly? When I do it this way, certain objects within the group do not resize/scale properly.
Thank you,
Jack
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Thank you, this was very helpful! - I have no idea what got overridden there, but setting to 'no style' and re-formatting the text has fixed this, and the spacing now responds as expected to 'leading'.
Jack