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  1. Chris Heath
    @MEB This problem appears to be a bug that has something to do with Affinity and iCloud. Go to System Preferences / Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders, and for each of your Affinity Apps, remove access to iCloud. This may sound unrelated, but it gives you back access to your files. In my case this setting was preventing me from opening certain files on dropbox. I noticed the problem occurred as soon as a popup window asked me to grant access to iCloud. If this pops up, click "Don't Allow". If you click "Don't Allow", you can still access and open Affinity files on iCloud. The last point I 'd like to make here with the settings mentioned earlier. The iCloud access switch is duplicated. This has got to be a bug!
  2. Chris Heath
    @SolidSnake2003 @MmmMaarten Thank you
  3. Chris Heath
    You saved the day for me. Affinity Designer popped up a message asking for permission to access files managed by iCloud. I said yes, and it prevented me from opening an important file which was saved in dropbox. I tried to open it multiple times after restarting AD and the computer, but with no success. I made a copy of the file on my desktop and tried to open that, but still the same problem. I tried to open the file in Photo and the same message was displayed asking me if I want Photo to access iCloud,. This time I replied No, and the AD file opened in Photo okay. So I went to the settings @LeanLQ outlined above and turned off Affinity Designer's access to iCloud. Now the file that resides in dropbox opens fine and I can continue on my merry way. Seeing as I also have Publisher, I thought I'd open the same file, and sure enough, the same message was displayed, so here is a screen capture attached. So it looks like letting Affinity Designer (Mac version) have access to files managed by iCloud comes with problems. Click "Don't Allow", and all will be fine.
  4. Chris Heath
    Just adding another design made with Affinity Designer's spiral tool. I exported the spiral to SVG for importing into Cheetah 3D. The aim was to reproduce Spoonflower's new metallic wallpapers. I have since modified the pattern by rounding off the corners. The following mockups are generated automatically on Spoonflower.
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    This is really cool. I also like the idea of photographing a wet paving slab for texture. I photograph a lot of concrete floors. The best ones for textures are found in engineers' workshops.
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    I'm also looking for an ePub option. I write manuals for products and usually use MS Word. I'm currently setting up a template in Publisher, but would prefer to have some interactive elements in the document. I have used iBooks before because of its interactive features, but iBooks Author was abandoned years ago. There are some interactive features in Apple Pages ePub offering, so I may use that instead of Publisher this time around. The machine has a 24 inch touchscreen, hence why I would like to make the manual interactive. The gallery feature and embedded video features of Apple Pages ePub documents are ideal for step-by-step instructions and overviews of the product. What's missing is the zoomable annotated image feature of iBooks, but I can make do without that.
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    Thank you Bah.
  8. Chris Heath
    Thanks Trent. So far no sales, but I am new and still building a small portfolio of designs. The next step is to work out the best way to market the designs to people who make products out of fabric, architects and interior designers.
  9. Chris Heath
    I thought I'd take Affinity Designer's amazing new spiral tool for a spin in a recent Spoonflower competition. Spoonflower is a print-on-demand service for anyone who wants to buy printed fabrics and wallpaper. These spirals incorporate Pantone Peach Fuzz and Peach Blossom. Peach Fuzz is the 2024 Colour of the Year. The image above was rendered in Cheetah 3D. The remaining images are Spoonflower mockups. These patterns can be bought printed on demand; not just on fabric and wallpaper, but also as ready-made duvet covers, pillow cases, table cloths and napkins. https://www.spoonflower.com/en/collections/796023-spirals-by-geometrical_design?productType=FABRIC I'll be adding more spiral patterns to this collection over the months to come.
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    Pixelmator has implemented smooth corners. It's a pity Serif didn't get around to it. I still prefer and spend most of my creative time with Affinity products, but I find myself dipping into Pixelmator for some things. https://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2022/11/02/pixelmator-pro-3-1-adds-support-for-macos-13-avif-images-introduces-smooth-corner-styles-and-more/
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    Hi Lee I've exported something from the Assets hamburger menu. It's hard to tell what is being exported, so you may have all my assets! Thanks for looking into it. I am using AD 1.10.5 on Mac OS Catalina V 10.15.7, Late 2012 iMac 27" Cheers Chris
  12. Chris Heath
    I have this problem with a number of apps. I think it's caused by Mac OS waiting for external hard drives to spin up.
  13. Chris Heath
    It looks like this might be an Artboard problem. It seems to work fine if I first copy and paste the assets to a new document (No Artboard), and add them to Assets from there. To be on the safe side, I'll also save the new document as a backup assets file.
  14. Chris Heath
    On adding assets made up from vector shapes and text to the Assets panel, any text in the asset gets stretched. Sometimes the stretch is small, sometimes it's large. This means the stored assets are of little use. Recording 2022-07-06 at 2.49.36 PM.mp4
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    Exporting to Keynote would be really useful. Every now and then I try to import vector files into Keynote, but with no success. I know there is an Illustrator plugin for this, but I don't have Illustrator. Being able to export from Illustrator into Keynote, or at least to cut and paste from Designer to Keynote, means that I can apply Keynote's animation tools to the imported vector lines and shapes. It also streamlines slide production.
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    I would have thought it would be straightforward enough to implement using ellipses. Here is my take on Apple’s rounded corners. https://www.designbygeometry.com/ios-icon-mask-corner-curve-study/
  17. Chris Heath
    In Affinity Designer, you can use Symbols to create editable seamless patterns. You can have many instances of the same symbol laid out however you like (brick pattern, half-drop,etc). Anything you add to an instance, modify, or delete from within an instance of the symbol is immediately reflected in every other instance of the symbol. Basically you can watch the entire pattern change in real-time while making changes to one instance of a symbol. Here is an example of using Symbols to creating a border pattern. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rpyz31gnizqke3o/C02 L02 Symbols NZ HB.mp4?dl=0
  18. Chris Heath
    Also putting in a vote for a calligraphy brush.
  19. Chris Heath
    I know a number of people have asked for an arc tool over the years, but so far it hasn't appeared in Affinity Designer. It's an essential tool for drawing geometric patterns, e.g. Islamic geometric patterns, along with gothic tracery, arches, etc. Here is a video to show the functionality of the arc tool. Functionality: Snap the centre of the arc to any point on a line or curve, the end of a line, or intersection of lines/curves Snap the circumference to a line, the end of a line, or intersection of lines/curves by selecting the end point of an arc, extend the arc snap tangent to curves using the arc tool, draw a complete circle ==== VIDEO OVERVIEW BELOW >>>> arc-tool-hb.mp4
  20. Chris Heath
    Thanks Englebert You can also photograph something like some Apple skin and turn it into a planet texture. cheers chris
  21. Chris Heath
    I was asked to reproduce a geometric quilt pattern in Affinity Designer by someone who wasn’t sure where to start. This tutorial is 1 hour and 20 minutes long. It says it’s longer, but that’s because I forgot to delete some clips at the end. I’ll get round to fixing that later. The pattern is made up of pentagons and pentagrams, and consequently correlates well with the golden ratio. If you are having problems with creating geometric patterns in Affinity a Designer, this tutorial explains how some of these problems come about, and how best to resolve (well - work with) them. Here is the link to the tutorial on Vimeo.
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    An Arc tool would save a lot of time when trying to do simple geometry. Hopefully it's on its way. For now I'm making circles, converting the circle to a curve, adding points then breaking the curve at those points. However I have to make sure I don't move the arc because it's no longer centred.
  23. Chris Heath
    I cut and paste some symbols from Affinity Designer into Affinity Publisher, but could not detach them in Affinity Publisher. Does anyone know if the Symbols studio is going to be included with Affinity Publisher?
  24. Chris Heath
    It was a problem between screen and keyboard at my end. Thanks for your help Mick. The only thing left for me to figure out is how to create the custom leader text style.
  25. Chris Heath
    It took a while to make Tabs work in Affinity Designer. Perhaps it's a better way of doing it, but it's so different to what I am used to. It would be nice to have the option of setting all distances from the left-edge as well as what is the default of setting the distance of the current tab from the previous tab. I am mocking up an existing client's form so I can edit it as required for documentation purposes. The text needs to be black and the leader needs to be grey. The leader needs to be thinner than Affinity's default tab leader. How can I modify the line weight and colour of the Tab Stop Leaders?
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