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Have you tried it recently? I know some fixes were added about a month ago in Vectorstyler to allow for gradients in VS to be opened correctly in Illustrator. I have not tried in reverse - I will test that

Thanks for that tip @walt.farrell. that is helpful. I hope Affinity gets to the point they allow any feature to be assigned a custom keyboard shortcut so that users can customize it to work best for their needs

Is there a way to set a keyboard shortcut to the "convert to sharp" (as well as the smooth and smart)option in the UI? I understand I can select a node while holding down the alt/option modifier and it automatically converts to a sharp node - this is great, but it is not as efficient as if I could click-drag a selection box around a node and press a keyboard shortcut to have the selected node convert automatically to a sharp node. Vectorstyler has this option and it speeds up the workflow because I don't have to waste time directly selecting each node accurately as I go. I can select a node and while activated, double-click the "L" key and it converts automatically. I know there are buttons at the top of the UI that are active when a node is selected - if I click on it while the node is selected, it will convert it AFTER I have selected it - this is ideal, but I don't see a way to set a shortcut key to the "convert to sharp" button. is there any way to set it in the shortcuts in the settings?

I'd love to learn more about how this is currently done. Are there links to YouTube videos explaining the process you'd be willing to share?

Affinity took one approach, essentially spreading resources thin by created three apps for three operating systems. This allows for users to utilize all three major design needs right away, but it also means features are going to be lacking in all three apps. Vectorstyler took a different approach and focused exclusively on a feature rich and powerful vector editing software. Hopefully one day there will also be a Photoshop and InDesign replacement in the Vectorstyler world. In the meantime, why not support both affinity and vectorstyler? Use Designer as your primary vector design program if you wish and pull up Vectorstyler to solve the issues where Designer is lacking. Back in the day I owned the Macromedia suite as well as adobe. Today I own affinity and vectorstyler as well as several other programs that together effectively replace adobe in my workflow Both the cost of the affinity suite and vectorstyler at full price are still amazing deals when you consider the alternative of paying adobe monthly. Vectorstyler also has sales occasionally throughout the year, but even full price is a bargain.

PDF/X file exporting was just added to Vectorstyler today in the newest update to version 1.2. Might be worth looking into and providing feedback for improvement. Vectorstyler and Affinity Designer work well together; it's easy to copy and paste vectors between the two programs.

@Dazmondo77are you still using vectorstyler? I've been trying to reach you for a while now. Reach out sometime!

@TonyO I used illustrator for years until it went to subscription. I still have my cs6 suite on an old computer for occasional use as the need arises. Have you tried out vectorstyler? For me, it's been my go to professional vector app for the last couple years. It's superior to illustrator in my book. It's also half off until the middle of April. It's a standalone app and only available for desktop at this time. In my workflow, when I use the affinity suite, it's primarily on my iPad and port things over to vectorstyler for final output.

The massive update just came out of beta officially a couple weeks ago. Sounds like you were using the older version. Might be better to try the updated program and not rely on experiences with the older version when assessing the program. Really impressive update a year in the making

maybe so - that seems to be the way the world is going right now unfortunately. The beauty of Vectorstyler is that it offers far more tools than Designer has and for now, it's thankfully still SaaS

It takes some time to learn and use any professional program.

Adobe has subscriptions as well - I guess it would depend on what Adobe offers that you need versus the subscription cost for Canva-Affinity. But there are also alternatives to both Adobe and Affinity so there's that option as well

@Dazmondo77 Are you still using Vectorstyler? I haven't seen you on the forum there in a long time. Big update was released recently

When was the last time you used Vectorstyler? They just released last week a giant update to version 1.2 with a lot of stability fixes and improvements. There are some bugs but I use the program day in and day out each day and rarely have major issues

They just recently released their big 1.2 update with a ton of stability updates and new features. It's half off for that release. No SaaS. I use it as my main vector editing program daily.