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Ahh, bad on me not finding that article but thanks to both @toltec and @R C-R for the simple solution.

[working with Subtract operation where overlapping fonts cause parts of layer not to subtract]

@R C-R, that is awesome! It did exactly what I was looking for. Allowed for the cut out, non-destructive, and lets me still edit the text.

 

Thank you very much!

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@MEB. Got it, thanks for the help. That makes sense to do. Really appreciate it.

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@MEB, thanks. I'll try that as well then.

 

Last question, hopefully, sounds like there is no way to do it if they are the same text object? By keeping them the same text object then the spacing and placement of each letter is as the font designer intended. Although I think I could do it as one text object and then separately overly a different text object with an extra V on top of the original V to make sure the layout is as the font designer intended? A little complicated but sounds workable.

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Thanks @MEB, that worked great!

 

I was hoping there was a way to do it without converting the text to curves so that I could still change font sizes, type in new text, etc. if need be. But no matter, this works for me too. I appreciate the help and description of how to do it.

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@Alfred and @gdenby, thanks for the info.

 

I'm a bit new to Affinity Designer. Can you explain what you mean by "add the N and V together"?

 

I had done it by simply typing the N and V as text in the same text box, then selecting the text box and the shape below and then using the "subtract" function.

 

Is there a different way to add the N and V together? I take it this is the adding vs compounding that gdenby is talking about. I'm just not sure how to add vs how to compound. I did try playing with the Layer -> Geometry -> Add but must be doing something wrong.

 

Also, thanks for letting me know I don't need to hold down "shift". Newbie here.

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Hi, this is a bit hard to describe. I've attached an example file which may help.

 

I am using text over a shape in order to subtract the text from the shape. This causes the text to essentially cut out the shape.

 

The way I am doing is is

 

1. Creating the shape
2. Typing the text and putting it over the shape
3. Selecting both the text and the shape at the same time
4. On a Mac holding down shift + alt and clicking Affinity Designers "subtract" button that is on the upper right of the screen

 

This works fine except that in the case of some fonts where the letters overlap. For the part(s) of the letters that overlap, it does not subtract. Instead the underlying shape still remains for the overlapping area.

 

For example, I am testing the font Irish Grover from Google Fonts (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Irish+Grover). If you put a capital N and a capital V next to each other the N and V slightly overlap. The overlapping area is not cut out of the shape below the letters. Situations like this cause the problem I'm talking about.

 

Attached is an example. One is a PNG of the N and V and the other is the actual Affinity Designer file I used to create the example.

 

Does anyone know how to do it so that the overlapping parts of the letters is also cut out of the shape below it?

NV Overlapping Example AD File.afdesign