rockclimber

The symmetry tool is definitely useful, but getting the symbols synchronized is a bit tricky and seems to require switching the object from move mode to node mode and back again. Sometimes I need to convert the object to curves, and then use the move tool to get the synchronized objects to undergo simultaneous changes. I find similar issues with the knife tool. Thanks for introducing me to the symmetry tool, it's great for working on mandalas.

Is there a tool similar to that in pixel mode that will allow me to make symmetry operations using vector objects in the same way that can be done with the paint brush in pixel mode? I am using Affinity Designer V2.

Darn, I was hoping to convince my wife to let me buy a new PC! The number of selected vectors that leads to a problem seems to be quite consistent, e.g., if I go over 2100 it invariably pops out to the front page of the app, but not to the page that contains the thumbnails of my projects. The issue does seem to get worse as the data and docs associated with AD gets larger so I am routinely removing the app and reloading it to remove files. Thanks for your input.

I have a project that comprises tens of thousands of small vectors (generated from a half-tone app). When I attempt to expand the vectors into the actual half tone circles to allow me to do a Bolean add, the app crashes unless I keep the number of selected vectors to less than about 2000. I am using the iPad version, and I wonder if I am simply asking too much of the program. Should I be using the PC version?

iuli: Thanks for the words of encouragement, I have pretty much adopted your approach.

1. I always start a new file with the + sign in the app. 2. I generally use the app to open an existing file, but I do sometimes select a file I have stored on my iPad or Dropbox which then asks me if I want to open it in Affinity Designer. 3. I have never used pasteboard copy. 4. I do switch to other apps while Designer is open, for example, to mail if an email comes in. I don't do this a lot, but I know it happens. 5. I generally use the preset parameters that come up when I create a new document, e.g., 144 DPI. Same with the color format. 6. I almost always use vector, but occasionally bit map for erasing, etc. 7. I have been working on a fairly complex project with hundreds of individual vectors. I have noticed that it sometimes takes an uncharacteristically long time for the project to save on the home screen when I leave the work space. 8. I always save from the home screen, and almost never use export persona. I do export files quite often from within Designer. 9. When I use place, it's almost always with a photo or simple jpeg or png 10. I've never imported stock images 11. No special functions when I import/export. 12. I think my largest files are about 25 MB (bit map) 13. No anti-malware 14. I haven't knowingly registered any file types as default apps. The only thing that I have been doing a lot recently is working on my files with both Designer and Adobe Illustrator, and doing work on the files in both apps. I've been using Designer for several years, and this issue has ony recently appeared. I have attached a copy of the file I have been working on. When I Save As from Adobe for subsequent work in Designer, I generally use Dropbox and send it as an SVG. Thanks for your help in this matter. Bruce treesfinal03_exp_svg_25mb_vecrasvec_180thr_nowht_2cln Copy.afdesign

For the second time in three days, my iPad data cache has been filled with hundreds of GB of "apparent" data through Affinity Designer. This data disappears if I totally remove Affinity Designer from my iPad. I understand that this is a known problem, but I wondered if there was any estimate as to when this bug might be addressed.

So I should be able to use the same email address and password for both? (I only have one email). Sorry to be bothering about this, I really like the Affinty apps.

All my attempts to establish an Affinity Account or register my products have been unsuccessful. I've tried resetting passwords, logging out of this forum, registering as a new user, signing in with various passwords, all to no avail. Either my passwords are rejected, or I'm told my email is already in use. Are the emails and passwords for this forum related to the passwords and emails for the account? Affinity apps are working fine, but I'm unable to get the free offer associated with registering my products.

Thanks Walt, this could be. However, it seems peculiar to Designer as my other apps such as Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, Shaper3d, and even Affinity Photo seem to be OK. My largest files are only about 25 MB, and I only have a few of these. I think I saw a suggestion from a few years ago to delete Designer, and reload, but I worry about losing things. Thanks again for your input.

I am using an iPad Pro and it is indicating that the Affinity Designer data and documents are consuming 143 GB of space which is not possible since my ipad only has 128 GB of storage. This issue has also made it appear that my icloud storage limit has been exceeded so that I can no longer backup my ipad without purchasing more space.

Many thanks, this worked well. I also tried the duplicate/rotate with a circle with a lune removed via subtract which also worked.

I’ve run into a rather odd problem that I can’t seem to sort out. I was trying to make a flower pattern with overlapping petals by duplicating an object, rotating it, and then using the power duplicate to generate the remainder of the petals. I have presented a simplified example below. The problem is that the final petal (B in the example) is not properly ordered, i.e. I want petal B to be above A but below C to properly complete the pattern. I’ve tried putting B down one level, but then A is wrong. I’ve also tried moving layers in the layer stack, but to no avail. I suspect the problem may be that because it is circular, I have come back to the starting point (petal C) which is at the top of the layer stack while petal B is at the bottom of the layer stack.

FYI, I use an app called RapidResizer which allows me to accurately set the size of a printed image. Therefore, if I set the image size to the AD document size e.g., in mm, I get a paper copy which matches the AD size. I can then transfer this to my wood for carving.

Great! This seems to work. I viewed my 100mm x 100mm document at 50% and it measured (with a ruler) 100 x 100. Similarly, my 10 mm circle measured 10 mm. Do I need to set my DPI at a specific value to ensure this works. I think it was set to 144 for the 100 x 100. This help has been awesome, thanks.

Many thanks for the quick reply!! Yes, this would be viewing the document on my iPad. As another example when I created a new document I set the dimensions of the document at 100mm x 100mm. When I open that document in AD, the aspect ratio is 1:1 which is correct, but when I created a 10mm circle on the screen, it is physically larger than that, I.e., when I measure it with a ruler. I was wondering if there was a setting that would automatically show the document as 100mm x 100mm on my iPad screen, i.e, an "actual size" button. The reason I am doing this is that I want to convert some of my drawings into wood carvings, and I need to assess if the size of something I have drawn is practical in terms of carving. Thanks again

I would like to be able to view my Affinity Designer document as it will appear when printed. For example, when I created a new document I set the document size to 203 mm x 279 mm and I would like to see it displayed on my iPad at this size. I suspect that the answer to this question is either very simple or very complicated. Thanks.

On several occasions, the Affinity Designer app has closed on me while I was actively using it with a loss of recent actions. This has happened three times today.