Karl Toon

Okay. Got it now thanks. Tried what you said above, but still had problems. I changed the color format from RGB/16 to RGB/8 and am having more luck now. It imported with layers okay into Moho, but then Moho crashed! That's not Affinity's problem though.

Thanks for your reply stokerg. I have uploaded the file: T.afdesign

When exporting to PSD, the file comes out as a flattened file with no layers. The original file is made up of multiple layers, some in groups, made up of curve layers and one pixel layer. Just can't figure out why it won't export with layers intact.

Wrong thread. Sorry!

No good for me, Patick Connor, but thanks anyway. I still have version 1 installed as well as version 2, so I'm not completely stuck. Just another thought on this subject, but it is also down to other softwares to be aware of this issue if they want to launch the new MS apps.

Thanks for that walt.farrell. Unfortunately, there is no windows alias for Designer 2 on my system. Not particularly liking the workaround. I'll just wait for the developers to fix it.

Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can find the .exe of the installed Affinity Desinger 2. I need to point at the Designer 2 .exe from Cartoon Animator 5 to use as my default graphics editor within it

As a hobbyist, I was careful to buy lifetime licences for software. I didn't realise this just meant for the lifetime of the current version, which with some software appears to be about 2 years. Clip Studio Paint are doing exactly the same thing with their new version. I don't mind paying occasionally for good software, but I do mind being conned into thinking "lifetime" licences meant longer. The appeal of free open-source software such as Krita, and Blender is drawing me in. I'm not adverse to paying an upgrade price from a previous version, but for software I use on-occasion, I won't be taking the current offer. When I get around to possibly needing to use Affinity again, the price will probably have gone up again, so it looks like I will remain an occasional V1 user. Loyalty lost!

If you could move this thread to feedback, that would be great Dan C. Thanks.

Thanks for that PixelPest. I have used that in the past but find it a bit of a faff to use. Clicking and dragging an individual node is so much easier. Also, you can easily get lines like this. Maybe I should stick it in as a feature request (or just use Clip Studio Paint!?!)

Is there a facility for adjusting the line width at a certain point by dragging individual nodes left and right (similar to functionality of Clip Studio Paint)?

Does anyone have a solution for Mike089123's question of, "Is there any way to retain the groups of the EPS files commonly downloaded from these types of sites, where the author probably made them in illustrator?" I also have this problem and it would really speed up my workflow if there was a solution, or could this be a feature request?

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I do have a copy of CS2, so am looking to see if that's going to be of any use to me.

Cool. That's well useful. Thank you.

Yes indeedy. Been playing with CA4 for a while now, but for my current little project I am using MOHO 13 Pro.

Hi Dan C, Thanks for the effort you put into that. Unfortunately, it's not quite what I was after. It's probably easier if I explain the end result I am after. I want to eventually save the character as a PSD file, with layers for head, front hair, back hair, eyewhites, eyeballs, eyebrows, ears, nose, torso, limbs, etc. Basically, I want to create a puppet in a set format ready for animation. AND, to top it all, this particular file would never have done what I wanted it to do anyway!!!! I've just realised, as you did, the character isn't a vector!!! Doh! However, your answer has made me think more clearly about checking the make up of the layers in the file I want to extract from and also cleared up using the CTRL key with the selection tool. Clearing the background first is the answer, I think, which makes final selection so much easier. Just tried that on another EPS file and I was able to lift the character with all his layered body parts out really easily once the background was out the way. In closing, you have managed to answer the question I should have asked. So, thank you.

Hi Dan C, Thanks for your response. EPS file attached + license in case anyone wants to use their file. 31705.eps License free.txt

I use EPS files from Freepik quite a bit. When I open the EPS file I am faced with complex layer structures. I am wondering the best way of selecting an area of the image to select just the layers I need, or at least with as few extra bits as possible. An example is the attached image opened in Affinity Designer, then from that I want to select the layers associated with the character shown in the smaller image. I would then create a new file from those layers and edit so that I can use the character in an animation program. The workflow I have works, but the layer selection method I use seems very slow and is quite hit or miss. Any help appreciated.

Bump. This would be REALLY useful

Problem: Affinity is designed to automatically remove hidden layers when exporting in PSD format. I use Affinity Designer with a program called Cartoon Animator, switching (what should be) seamlessly between the two programs. The problem I have is that Affinity Designer does not save back any unchecked layers, instead ignoring them. This causes problems back in Cartoon Animator. Is there a way of ensuring the unchecked layers are saved back, ie. is there a setting I can tick, or is it possible to add this as a feature? Thank you. As a footnote, I have currently switched to using Clip Studio Paint Pro as it does not present this issue, but I would far rather continue to use Affinity Designer.

Well, shucks! Maybe I should check here more often. I was just installing Scribus to do the work, but this will be better. Thanks for the quick reply.

Has there been any development of such a tool yet? Or, can anyone recommend any freeware where I can open an EPS file and make a lasso selection. Thanx.

Same with Affinity Designer; the option to change default to Selection Without Background would be most useful - even if the programme just remembered what you last used.