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Yes I think we are on the same page. Let me try that and I'll update later the upcoming week! Thank you so much for your input

Thank you again for your input (Vielen Dank!). The problem for me however is that I have these problems within Affinity (I don't own Illustrator). Do I need to: - center-line every line in the original Illustrator file - export that individually to SVG - export the other visuals (fills, other shapes that are actually shapes) from the AI document to SVG - import both into Affinity Designer - manually re-apply every 'brush style' to the first SVG (the center-line SVG) - manually overlay (and re-layer) the second SVG (the 'other' visuals)

Thank you for your reply. I am not a 100% certain if I understand you correctly but the 'closed form path' actually results in the 'shape'? If I import the SVG into Illustrator I do retain the full control over the brush-path though (like it is in the original AI file), so Affinity does something different. Is there an 'autotracer' feature in Affinity?

Hi all! I've been using Affinity for years now and my experiences have been amazing. However, I've been running into an issue since I received some Illustrator files, as I can't seem to properly import them. The use case is as follows: - I have some paths within Illustrator (line-tool, pen-tool, brush-tool) - I export these paths as either .AI, .PDF or .SVG - Importing them into Affinity Designer results in a shape The line and pen paths import properly. I can manipulate them in Affinity Designer as paths (change bezier handles, change thickness, change stroke etc). However the brush path information is gone and I end up with a shape (in the form of the previous path + thickness), see the attached screenshot for a clear visual, but I really need the path info (for animation / scaling / etc). I've attached some files for clarification. Is there a way to export / import the brush path info from Illustrator so it is exported as a path? Thanks! Note: I looked through the forums, but couldn't find a relevant match. There are some topics about similar issues (using Photoshop / Affinity Photo), but I couldn't find a solution. I also can imagine that this question has been asked before. My apologies if this is a double post. paths.afdesign paths.ai paths.pdf paths.svg