Debmanks

Thank you that does seem to do the trick. It's a work around that will suffice for now but AD really needs a measuring tool.

As a pattern maker I'm used to measuring the length of a curve with an actual ruler. Is there a function in Affinity Design to make my screen display actual size so i could rotate my ruler around the screen. I'd be happy to add a few nodes to break it into sections to make it more managable.

I really also really need a measure curve function for making patterns. Please let me know when it is available. Sadly Affinity Designer is of no use to me with this.