[When trying to export PDF on Publisher or Designer it crashes]

Hi,

I recently updates my iMac to Monterey 12.2.1 and I can see that Affinity publisher (1.10.4) crashes when I try to export to PDF my document.
Previously, under Mac OS Big Sur, the exactly same document (images, fonts,...) could be exported without any problems.

I don't understand but I hope a solution will be quickly provided.
Thank you!

[From stroke to shape]

I forget to precise this point.

At first time, I tried to export as a PDF (printing settings), without expand the stroke.

The result was the same as describe with the eps format.

So I tried to select the strokes, to vectorise them and export as pdf... no way.

Them I tried to export as eps and you know the end.

 

But I still learn to work with AD and AP ;-)

 

Thank you for the link to the adobe informations about Postscript vs PDF.

I usually use PDF format for printing documents.

[From stroke to shape]

Thank you for the answer.

 

I keep hope and I'm waiting for the next release :-)

But it makes me keeping Illustrator for a moment for professional projects.

I'm going to draw my logo again on Illustrator :-(

[From stroke to shape]

Hi,

 

I draw some strokes for a logo (look at the attached picture).

I used strokes and changed the pressure to have different width along the line.

The end of the stroke is round.

I wanted to export my work in eps format to be able to print it ou use it with Illustrator...

I saw in the eps file in illustrator that the round of my stokes became broken lines.

 

Come back in AD, I decide to vectorise the stroke (layer menu). In french it's called "vectoriser le contour".

And I obtain the same result : broken lines...

Is it a normal behavior ?

I also wonder why there are so many nodes (and no tools to simplify all those nodes).

It's very difficult to change/adjust quickly the curve with so many useless nodes !!

 

I hope my explanation is clear.

 

Thank you.

[Tool panel]

Thank you MEB for your quick answer.

 

I had found the Show Tools in the menu but it wasn't that.

Your suggestion with the ctrl key worked for me.

The tools panel is full now and I can work with the complete application.

[Tool panel]

Hello,

 

I'have just download Affinity Photo from the Mac App Store.

The tool panel on the left is empty !!!

No tools icons like I can see in tutorials videos.
I deleted the appli and the preference file, downloaded again from the Mac App store, but it's the same thing: No icons !!!

 

Can you help me please ?