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Has proper group isolation finally been implemented in V2 after all these years?
Not having this feature on Designer is an absolute deal breaker (as many have commented on this thread for almost a decade).
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Jesus how many years has this been going on?
I was also one of the first to buy Designer to support Serif and to this day the software is still unusable for me without isolation mode for groups.
Some people with a different workflow are presumptuous enough to think that since this is not a big deal for them it shouldn't be for others. This is a deal breaker for a lot of users that have a different workflow and that maybe are not doing the same type of work.
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On 7/23/2018 at 11:01 AM, MEB said:
Hi Luís,
I've been mentioning it because it's the closest feature we have and that may help a few users (in some cases). I'm aware it's not the same, nor a replacement for a "true" Isolation mode like you find in Illustrator. Although i know i'm repeating myself, let me stress again that it's really difficult for a small team to acknowledge/address the impressive amount of features users have been requesting with all the work planned that's currently being done on the background. It may not seem obvious from the "outside" but they are doing the best they can already. Some requested features will come with v1.7 but there's still a "million" that will have to wait. I understand how this can be frustrating but only time (and a few more developers - which Serif is already trying to hire) will help smooth things out.Hey MEB
As mentioned many times in this thread over the years, this feature is essential. It's not a nice-to-have. Designer is basically unusable for some people without being able to work properly with groups.
How many of those "million" feature requests make the software unusable for your paying customers? This should be the number one priority on your roadmap, and it's not even there.
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@Mountainking that's not really isolation mode but hiding other layers.
At this point I have lost all faith in Designer. Even if this feature has been asked by many users, for years, it's not even in the roadmap.
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/842-affinity-designer-feature-roadmap/
Reading the roadmap thread it seems all progress in Designer is stalled. What a shame, it was a promising project.
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It is possible currently to access a basic isolation mode with ALT+click on the layer of your selection.
Yes, but the point of groups is precisely not having to deal with the layers pane which is a waste of time.
Why spend a few seconds looking for a layer in a long list when you can just double click on the group that is right in front of you?
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Hey Affinity, could we get a real answer on the status of this?
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When is isolation mode going to be implemented?
Selecting stuff on the layer panes is a waste of time. -
When is isolation mode going to be implemented?
Selecting stuff on the layer panes is a waste of time. -
When is isolation mode going to be implemented?
Selecting stuff on the layer panes is a waste of time. -
Working with layers is extremely tedious.
Working with groups and isolation mode is 10x faster.
You can edit a group in isolation mode with literally 1 double click. No need to use shortcuts, modifiers, or waste time in the layers panel.
I'm still amazed isolation mode is not in the roadmap. I've been using vector software since Corel Draw 4 (back in the 90s) and isolation mode is by far one of the most useful features ever introduced in the vector workflow.- Georgesd and GalaxySurfer
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I agree with the others. This is as essential as being able to create a group. I simply can't use Designer without this.
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This is super handy.
Copy an image from anywhere (website, other design software, Finder, etc) then create a new document and have the dimensions of this new document based on the image that resides in the clipboard.
I use this all the time in Photoshop. -
Simple but very handy feature! :)
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Hey @MEB are selection transforms planned for the future or actively being developed?
This is an essential feature and the workarounds suggested here seem overly complicated for what should be a very basic task. Even GIMP has selection transforms. -
A bit technical, but I'm curious.
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I just discovered that to edit a text object inside a group you have to actually open such group (and nested groups).
For me this makes AD unusable for making UI/Websites. The time and clicks wasted on opening groups and nested groups to edit a simple text is ridiculous. You should be able to press T for the text tool, and click on any text object to edit it.I don't want to sound harsh but I don't understand how you guys can be working on bigger fancy features without having the basics like this (or the eye dropper tool) covered.
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Any news on Metal support?
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Hey thanks again MEB!
Why did you change this behaviour to cmd? Alt drag is used in pretty much any software these days to duplicate. It's going to be hard to adapt to cmd... -
To duplicate an object you have to select it first and then drag with alt. This is fine when you need to select multiple objects, but when you only want to duplicate one object it's tedious.
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It would be awesome if there was momentum after dragging the stage with the hand tool.
[AD] Isolation Mode
in Feedback for Affinity Designer V1 on Desktop
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If you have to use the layers panel to do that then it hasn't been implemented properly. AFAIK the feature you mention has existed since v1.
You should be able to simply double click on a group and enter the group in isolation mode. No extra shortcuts and no wasting time on another panel.