catlover
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" two new time-saving modifiers for the Node Toolwhich allow you to instantly straighten a curve or delete a segment to create two separate curves within one curve object "
Such is the description on the 5-things webpage.
How do I access these two new features ?
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I downloaded the free assets, but they're not listed in Designer's Assets panel.
I think they are supposed to load automatically and end up in the assets panel ?Where can I find them on my HD so that I can load them manually ?
Thanks guys for yet another great job !
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Probably a by design thing, but I stumbled upon it and I thought I'd mention it anyway, just in case.
>Create object > Move pivot point >Copy object X-times >Select all. The pivot piont is back center point on the top object of the stack.
It remains at the chosen spot when selecting one by one.
This also happens in the MAS version 1.8.6.
See attachment.
If it is by design, no need to answer this post
C.L.
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See the mystery of the disappearing Operating System, see screenshot of your reply just now and compare..
Or do I really need new glasses ?
Anyway, I'm on OSX (iMac Mojave) and there the ALT thing doesn't work either.
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Seems I need new glasses. Either that, or a new brain..
Sorry 'bout that.
Still, those buttons and their function wouldn't go amiss, and indeed, the ALT pressdown doesn't work as advertised.
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These buttons are not available in the desktop version. I suppose you must be talking about the ipad version ??
In any case, as a work around you can make a copy of the original object, and perform a contour on one of them.
Not ideal and not the way I would suppose contouring should work. Alas. you can't win them all.
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Thank you Sean for your speedy answer.
Too bad : I had hoped I'd get an additional outline of the original, such as Corel Draw ( sorry) handles that : as many outlines
as you wish, all separate contours.
BTW : The "choose files" link didn't work. I had to drag the files into the box.
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Trying out the contour tool : It appears that the creation of a contour replaces the original object.
Also the object remains as one, Divide doesn't change that.
It makes no difference whether the object is filled or not.
Is this by design ?I should imagine that a contour tool would create an additional (outline) to the original ?
Please see attachments.P.S. The .AFDESIGN file differs from the .MOV file because I forgot to save the former - so had to draw it again -sorry !
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I'll be buying the Designer version for iPad.
There's just one BUT : my iPad won't be delivered until 23Feb. at least.
Until when will the 50% off offer be valid ?
Or could I get it right now and install at a later date ?
Thanks,
C.L.
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We understand your English very well.
I'm sure someone in the forum will help you with your problem.
Best,
C.L.
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Eyrisha :
Bitte sag uns ihre computer : ist es Windows oder Mac, und das versions nummer des Affinity Photo.
Antworten sie in diesem post ins Forum herunter.
@walt.farrell Thanks, I also sent her a PM, let's see what happens.
Mind you : she'll probably have a really good laugh at my "german" : I never could get my head around all those cases in German Grammar.... -
Could somebody please help Eyrisha with this problem ?
She is asking for a translation of her post.
Here it is. The post doesn't mention Win or Mac version of AFPhoto, nor the version number or which brushes were downloaded.
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TRANSLATION OF THE ABOVE POST :
"Yesterday I downloaded ca. 100 Brushes in Affinity Photo. All brushes were shown and I tried out some of them.
When I opened the program today, all brushes were gone. Only the default Basics are still available.
This is the 2nd time this happened, which doesn't really make me very happy.
It is rather a chore to download these brushes.
I would like to know why this has happened and what to do about it.
Kind regards,
Eyrisha Summers"
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Thanks, Alfred.
Just one additional question : on my present ipad i’ve got
24Gb left over of 32Gb. I would like to keep most of the present apps.
So, that leaves 24Gb for ADes. Would that give me enough playroom, you think?
CL
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I’ll be buying an iPad ( the normal one, not the Pro version) and am thinking of getting the ADes. iPad application
in addition to my desktop app.
Looked at the system requirements on the Aff.site, but could not find any
minimum requirements for the “harddisk”.
So, in other words, would 32Gb be adequate or would
i need the 128Gb at considerable more cost ?
Any advice is welcome, thanks !
Stay safe !
Best, CL
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It's a separate layer. Expand the various groups until you can see the curves.
Then delete the obsolete one.
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This might be suitable - you'd have to manipulate it to your liking, such as making the top layer neon, but the basics are there.
Look down the thread, for the Reply created & posted by First Defence in 2018.
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This might do the job.
Please be sure to thank the creator.
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I use Fontbase to simply see which fonts I've got on my system and to install a font.
It's free and does a really good job. However, if you want to make use of the full possibilities,
like finding duplicates, you'll have to pay : subscription !!!
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You can find a Mandala template in the "resources" section of the forum.
Search for "Mandala". Please be sure to thank the maker of the template.
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I don't want to put my foot in this discussion -I'm not a professional.
But in a former life I had to use Corel Draw professionally.
I always preferred it to other drawing software - and I was given the opportunity to test just about all of them,
from AutoCad (which I also used professionally) to Illustrator and everything in between.
That said, each and every one of them had plus and minus points. And usually on the "ease of use" side.
Now that I'm retired I cannot afford a program for which I have to cough up +600 Euros or pay a hefty subscription/ransom fee.
So be it...
Which gets me to Affinity products. Which I can afford.
IMO those folks are extremely customer-friendly. Rare is the occasion when
I posted a question and did not receive an answer.
Sure, there are times when valid suggestions are not followed up on.
I put that down to having a small developer team.
And, let's be honest, any UX designed by an " educated UX designer " will also be the product of his/her prefered way of doing things.
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As for tweaking curves : I'm sure you all know of this feature, if not, give it a try : when tweaking a node put the cursor directly anywhere
on the curve and pause it there. A tiny little crossline will appear across the curve. You can now pull the curve any which way you want to tweak it.There : I've said my piece.
Stay safe , keep healthy
C.L.
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Reply in full, instructions included in the example file.
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Change thedirection of the inner circle. I will reply in full later today.
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Hi, Grosev,
Please have a look at the attachment to see what I mean.
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Although your question has been answered, here's an additional pointer you might like:
If you're going to use the shape for creating a font, change the direction of the inner circle.
In font creation s/w the "cutout" direction must be counter clockwise for it to show "empty".
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AFD 19.0 (MAC):Node tool features & Downloaded Assets
in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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Thanks, old bruce. Tried & True.
Still, it would have been nice to have read it in the advertisement webpage itself.
As for those assets: they show up in the assets panel in photo, but not in the pixelpersona in designer.
I’d still like to know where they were installed in the HD (path on mac).