02337755 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I have used the Geometry feature easily on other projects and once had this same problem but it somehow got it working. The problem is, I'm trying to Subtract a small crescent shape from the corner of a rectangle. When I select both, only the Divide option shows up and I can't change it to Subtract. Any thoughts? Proto1.2.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 You can't use a vector object to remove a part from a raster object, You can however change the blend mode of the crescent to erase and the will make the pixels underneath the crescent transparent. Another option would be to trace the green shape with the pen tool to make a vector version and then you will be able to boolean subtract the crescent from the new green vector shape. In fact if you traced with the pen tool you wouldn't really need the crescent because you could make the curve you want anyway. 02337755 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.4.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 This is your file edited, I have Saved with history so you can jog back and forth in the history panel. to see what I have done. Proto1.2 edited.afphoto 02337755 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.4.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02337755 Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Thank You for this. I am confused why this time it didn't work since in the past I have done the same thing (make a shape, make another shape, and Subtract) with no problem. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 59 minutes ago, 02337755 said: in the past I have done the same thing (make a shape, make another shape, and Subtract) with no problem. Your green "shape" is a raster object, not a vector object. Presumably you did something different when creating it than you did in the past, where you must have been working with vector shapes. 02337755 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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