[Opening DXF - 1:2 proposed scale]

3 minutes ago, Hangman said:

Hi @mak,

According to the help file...

"Any drawing scale used in the CAD document is automatically applied to the new document (shown in File > Document Setup and when using the Measure Tool)".

Though your description suggests your original document use 1:1 rather than 1:2 scaling, is that correct?

Of course it is 1:1, according to almost every CAD file. Anyway I tried to save one part of the whole file in original DWG and while opening (yes) it use 1:1 instead of 1:2. 

[Opening DXF - 1:2 proposed scale]

Hi everyone,

not sure if this issue has still been raised.

While opening large DXF files, it propose a scale different from 1:1.

In the attached case you may notice a 1:2 scale. It had been set suddenly after original file opening.

I create a rectangle with a specific dimension (let's say 600x450mm)

When I convert it into an artboard, Designer scales accordingly to it's proposed scale, reducing the whole file half the original size (1:2 in my case).

Is there a way to force 1:1 DXF-DWG file opening even on large files?

Is there a max artboard size that forces to scale down large files when unable to fit them all?

Thank you so much.

 

 

[Lazo selection in NODE TOOL not working]

Hello. It seems that in Designer MacOS Beta, while in node tool, lazo selection, triggered by option modifier, doesn't select anything.

Anyone else experiencing that?

Thank you

 

[Adjusted mask behaviour]

No chance to set transparency to mask layer only, without affecting the enclosed layer

[Bitonto Blues Festival - official poster]

Some screen grabs

[Bitonto Blues Festival - official poster]

I recreated the real neon tube flavour, keeping tracks of all connection and the start and end point of each segment.

[Bitonto Blues Festival - official poster]

This is the vertical 100x70 poster. The one on the post before is 600x300 cm.

[Bitonto Blues Festival - official poster]

Hi guys,

I've recently completed this new artwork using all vectors. The challenge had been to avoid 3D modelling while reaching a similar effect with the power of lights inside Affinity Designer. I used Affinity Photo only to apply the light effect on the in-graphics vintage poster, simulating a rudimental light from up left corner.

Hope you appreciate.

[Embedded documents reuse]

Hi all,

I'm working on a Coordinate Image. In Designer I created several artboards to match my stationery elements, let's say "business cards", "letterhead", logos, mail signature and so on.

The resulting file (let's call it ARTBOARDS.AFDESIGN) is pretty technical and needs a bit of compositing to be presented to the Client.

I decided to create a new file (let's call it PRESENTATION.AFDESIGN), all made of A4 artboards that shares the same backgrounds and my company details, in which I composed the visual presentation for the client, catching elements from ARTBOARDS.AFDESIGN.

I embedded ARTBOARDS.AFDESIGN in PRESENTATION.AFDESIGN.

While working on PRESENTATION, I needed to modify and create some new or ad-hoc artboards or elements in ARTBOARD original file.

Double click, work on it and then close.

Everything's worked fine. 

BUT the original ARTBOARDS.AFDESIGN is not anymore updated, and it is stucked on a version before I embedded it in PRESENTATION.AFDESIGN

It had been forked in twos: one stands still as before embedding, and the other is embedded and "ENCLOSED" in PRESENTATION file.

So, what if I need to re-use the modified ARTBOARDS.AFDESIGN (the updated embedded one) in another file?

I mean that if I need to make another PRESENTATION2-SPECIAL-FOR-CEO and want to use the embedded updated one, how can I do that?

The original ARTBOARDS.AFDESIGN is no more updated (shame on that!!!) and a lot of suff added during PRESENTATION compositing are lacking and it seems there's no way to save the updated ARBOARDS.AFDESIGN out of embedded context.

Am I wrong? Is there something I do not understand about it? Is there something missing on embedded management?

 

Thank you so much

 

[AI multiple strokes and fills]

Hi martinus,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

As far as i know this is not ready yet but it's on the roadmap so should be implemented at some point.

https://designer.io/Gravit already does it and it's free and on-line. I payed for both Designer and Photo and on both platforms (MacOS and Windows). Gravit is web based and it supports Linux and ChromeOS. Hope you will take this as stimulation and not for critical purpose.

Apart from this, Affinity has done great products, but lately is sleeping a bit.

We need to be comforted about our choice to move apart from Adobe toward Affinity.

Sincerely.

[Designer: Angled/Calligraphic Brush?]

It's absolutely needed. It gives great control of calligraphic shapes.

Thank you so much.

[Flickering font list pulldown]

Thanks so much, Leigh. Any clues about official updates, not betas?

[Flickering font list pulldown]

Hi all,

has anyone experienced such a tedious defect in browsing font list pulldown?

I attached a small video to better explain. As you may notice, while browsing it sometimes jumps from a font to another not sequentially.

 

font pulldown list flickering.mov

[Layer Mask transparency]

Hi all,

I use many layer mask on compositing images.

Many uses mask with black or white trace to hide or reveal painted areas. What if I want to control mask transparency? Do I have to paint in gray or there's a way to control alpha level for a specific layer mask?

Is there any option to edit working mask as quick mask style (red overlay or other)?

Thank you so much.