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Affinity Team have to learn from bigger players like Adobe. It is how Adobe resolve issue [Official script guide fro 2019 year]
Adobe make tree language to use: JavaScript, VBA and AppleScript. I wrote in my post here about REST API. My aproach is more universal and not limited to OS, programming language and platform. Affinity Team can use this aproach to share multisystem graphics to share and access programs fx. in LAN. It is only example. For people who don't know here is video with basic explanation what is REST API. I use Awasu news reader and it is inbuild REST API. Using call via link I can get fx. example Awasu to front of anothers applications, update things and get data.
For some automatication using only calls from file user can control Affinity applications in matter:
url one url two ... url n fx.
localhost:8000/ad/open?file="logo.afdesigner" localhost:8000/ad/draw/rectangle?height=200&width=300&posX=23&posy=100 localhost:8000/ad/export/slices/all On Windows add this tree lines with word 'start' before them in notepad to new file, save as macro_affinitydesigner.cmd and in style:
start localhost:8000/ad/open?file="logo.afdesigner" start localhost:8000/ad/draw/rectangle?height=200&width=300&posX=23&posy=100 start localhost:8000/ad/export/slices/all you have working macro. In Affinity you can add this in fx. special "Macro" menu and Affinity application will be run from menu in the same way that you will click on them on desktop. In Photoshop is calling Actions as you can see on this example video. One the way for that is write in seperate windows API call which you can simply copy and paste. Using API you can add extra parameters like dimensions from variables. It is when it start difference.
Where is difference?
Macro system is based on specific commands / language and it is a Photoshop way. API REST is oriented on client - server. Client is what you use to open link and adjust parameters on them. Server is application with reaction on this fx. browse this forum and check how differences in links switch make post, show another subforum etc. It is the same, but in place showing part of Affinity forum you use menu / command inside Affinity application.
 

It does not support Middle Eastern and South Asian like Adobe Suite does. I was very happy to do my design in Affinity Photo n Design but at the end i was trying to type hindi text and thats it! It does not support any of those. OMG Big disappointment. I purchased it without knowing this is huge draw back. Back to photoshop.

I've seen some very nice product mock-up template files built in Affinity Photo making use of embedded files that allow for the substitution of new art in the embedded files. See the video below.
The problem is that what is possible to build is limited to flat plane objects (e.g., posters, book covers, iPad screens) because while there is a Perspective Live Filter to distort flat planes, there is no Mesh Warp Live Filter that would allow designers to wrap embedded files around curved or cylindrical shapes like wine bottles.
Is there any chance we might see a Mesh Warp Live Filter within the next few point upgrades? Please?
 

+1 for each of the following on desktop (& iPad):
Free Transform + Envelope Distort + Perspective Distort for objects, editable text (and possibly groups). These are my biggest gripes with Designer and I'm beyond shocked after all these years we still don't have them. They are staples in typography and design and, sadly, keep users from being able to have a smooth Affinity workflow. I count myself among those looking to cut the Adobe chord and I believe this would go a very long way to allow that to happen for countless users.
I understand the reason why there's a lack of a road map now, but it would be beneficial to know that these basic tools are on the radar for release, (sooner rather than later).
(While we're adding to the wishlist, Elastic Warp, Bend and Mesh Gradient would be great too. But lets get the basics implemented.)
As much as I love Affinity Designer, I can't see myself going to 2.0 if these basic tools aren't implemented. I don't think I'm the only one.

October 2020, Almost end of the year 

Are you thinking about Bengali language soon or may be in future ? @Gabe

Hi again,
Further to the other things, we are looking to add more support for game art users - can't promise this for 1.9 but we are working on it..
 

 
(I have two documents open here - you can see the texture itself, the other document is the normal map - both are being edited and a realtime preview is being rendered on a .obj model in the new Model panel).
Thanks,
Andy.
 

Any Distortion, Warp, or Perspective distort features soon?  This year?  Any date release?  I need to know if I need to change apps.
What is everyone else doing to get around not having Distortion or Perspective distorts in Affinity Designer?
Any tips?
 
 
 

Very glad to see the Affinity Apps import Adobe "Smart Objects" as equivalent "Embedded Document" layers.
I have a few questions:
In Adobe Photoshop, the primary usefulness of "Smart Object" layers is the ability to apply non-destructive distortions and transforms to the layer artwork. Do you plan for "Embedded Document" layers to share the same functional property?  In Adobe Photoshop, one can right click on a layer and convert it into a "Smart Object" layer to be used in non-destructive distortions and transforms. Do you plan to add that functionality to Photo? Can one right click on a layer in Photo and convert it into an "Embedded Document / Smart Object" layer? Is there a plan to allow both the Perspective and Mesh Warp tools to be applied non-destructively to "Embedded Document / Smart Object" layers? This is relevant to those of us who build mockups of packaging and 3D objects, where the need is to convincingly shape and apply logos and other artwork to boxes and bottles, and still have the ability to replace the artwork in the "Embedded Document / Smart Object" layer.   Is there any chance that Affinity "Embedded Document" layers can be exported out to PSD files as "Smart Object" layers rather than flattened raster layers?  

Please, can you add Mesh Wrap to Live filters? I need it as a live filter for Embedded documents sources manipulation.
This way it will be easy to replace the image (in the Embedded document) and keep the deformed mesh intact.

Hi yeshua20,
Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
It's not yet possible to distort/warp text in Affinity Designer. A Mesh warp/distort tool is already on Affinity Designer's roadmap to be implemented later.

@Dazmondo77 There you go another pretty good example of what we're talking about and how it is used (although I'm pretty sure everyone knows what it is) : 
 

I too have loved Designer. I bought it and have begun creating the illustrations for what I hope will be my first book ever. I have been a Photoshop and Illustrator user since the early 1990's. I had so much hope for Designer, but then ran into the same issue of no "Free Transform" option. You can only scale, stretch, skew, and rotate. With no option to make a selection change "perspective", a massive requirement for me is missing!
 Affinity, please get this implemented as soon as possible, since I am willing to go 100% Affinity products of you can get a few much needed features like this added. Thanks.

Please add 2 new features, like Photoshop:
Smart Object Actions Thenks! :)

Please, add new live filter, based on "Warp" tool. The same way as perspective tool has its live filter counterpart
This will be very helpful for non-destructive editing... and quite unique

Thinking outside the box  Glad you find a way to work around it.

Hi MEB,
You guys are doing great job . Just make sure warp/distort doesn't rasterize placed/linked/embedded images . 
And looking forward for implementing editable text for PSD export .
Thanks

Thanks for the new version But I have to wait another year for live/non destructive mesh warp, distort & psd editable text export.

Thanks for the new version But I have to wait another year for live/non destructive mesh warp, distort & psd editable text export.

Yah,,,,I was also expecting this feature . Non destructive Live Mesh Warp & distort tools. and still no psd text support.

Hmmmm... This is a great version, but I missed a few things:
- Live Mesh Warp Filter for mockups. I wait this function without rasterize.
- Switch to Publisher and back like as AP to AD and back from File menu. How can we testing crossing compatibility with Publisher? Ex. copied Artistic text from AP to Publisher with clipboard -  not possible now an vica versa.
- I see filler text option in AP, but I no find where is this text (in Publisher there under Preferences).
I will testing more  

+1 for Smart Objects PSD import, and extending AP/AD Embedded documents.
ATM you can't do something like this:

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdLwxt0nB8)
or to be exact you can't alter the mesh to wrap the object around something and save it as a template to easily add a different image/page every time you need. When you apply Mesh Deformation to an Embedded document in AP it will be converted to plain pixel image.

Non-Destructive Warp Tool or Live Filter.

Come on, it's 2018!

I'm loving Affinity Photo so far, I am looking forward to replacing the pirated PS at home with a legitimate app from a developer I don't hate....
 
So far, the first hurdle I've come across with experimenting with Affinity: There doesn't, as far as I can tell, seem to be a way to non-destructively warp text. I've been using Mesh Warp as it's the only tool I see for the job, but an equivalent to a Free Transform would be suitable in order to have feature parity with Photoshop in this area. I do a lot of stuff with text, and being able to distort it non-destructively is a small feature, but a make-or-break one in my book.
 
- Create Text, type in whatever.
 
- Use the Mesh Warp tool to change it.
 
- Text is no longer editable.
 
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting I can choose to make text still editable after deforming it?
 
Thanks

+100 this should come way sooner. Non destructive workflow is a must